Fayette County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in July 2007: 24,273 (66% urban, 34% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,304
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,895

% of renters here:	28%
State:	29%

Land area: 215 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 113 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Fayette County: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (37.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 86%
Government: 9%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Fayette County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Black (1.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 12,399	(48.5%)
Females: 13,189	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $33,913
County population in 2003: 25,026
Jobs in 2003: 9,727

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Total labor force in 2004: 11,247
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%

Average household size:

Fayette County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,335 ($38,840 in 1999)

This county:	$44,335
Indiana:	$47,448

2007 median house/condo value: $104,697 ($78,500 in 2000)

Fayette County:	$104,697
Indiana:	$122,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $436 (lower quartile is $344, upper quartile is $507)

This county:	$436
State:	$518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,337 (it was $78,800 in 2000)

Fayette County:	$104,337
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,794 - $128,703

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $129,059
Here: $129,059
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $108,379
Here: $108,379
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $93,822
Here: $93,822
State: $113,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $300,251
Here: $300,251
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $37,957
Here: $37,957
State: $33,761

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $990
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $283

Institutionalized population: 434

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 86
Thefts: 142
Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 53
Thefts: 126
Auto thefts: 8

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 88 buildings, average cost: $71,000
2001: 62 buildings, average cost: $94,600
2002: 63 buildings, average cost: $81,100
2003: 59 buildings, average cost: $71,600
2004: 71 buildings, average cost: $54,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $639 (0.8%)

Fayette County household income distribution in 2007

Fayette County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $530 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $702 a month.

Cities in this county include: Connersville.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Henry County , Rush County , Union County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Fayette County include: Village Creek Church (A), Valley Grove Church (B), Garrison Creek Church (C), Oak Grove Church (D), Sanes Creek Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Orange-North Cemetery (1), Old Friends Church Cemetery (2), Mount Zion Cemetery (3), Union Cemetery (4), Tullis Chapel Cemetery (5), Mount Garrison Cemetery (6), Simpson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Manlove Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mixed Creek (A), Mud Run (B), Nolands Fork (C), North Branch Garrison Creek (D), Owl Creek (E), Fishers Creek (F), Fall Creek (G), South Branch Garrison Creek (H), Dry Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Fayette County include: Delaware Camp (1), Bear Creek Camp (2), Boys Club Camp (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.5%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 734
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 130 (48% naturalized citizens)

Fayette County:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 20 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 35 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 19 1970 to 1974: 15 1965 to 1969: 23

Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.0%

Fayette County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,551
One, attached: 237
Two: 478
3 or 4: 343
5 to 9: 203
10 to 19: 98
20 or more: 450
Mobile homes: 615
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 3,947 (371 second mortgage, 579 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,974

Here:	66.7% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Agriculture in Fayette County
Average size of farms: 252 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46572
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $190.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.93%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $44137
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $65032
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.25
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.91%
Corn for grain: 37077 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1217 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 35686 harvested acres

Fayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (22%)
Construction (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (20%)
Health care (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Philippines (28%)
Germany (27%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Spain (6%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (6%)
Mexico (5%)
Honduras (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Fayette County:

United States or American (39%)
German (19%)
English (11%)
Irish (10%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Fayette County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,167 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,857 (16%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 189 (2%)
Other means: 71 (1%)
Worked at home: 270 (2%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Fayette County, Indiana

302 people in nursing homes
113 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
46 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
11 people in other group homes
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,038.

4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.66%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.22% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($18,086 average AGI)
1.44% relocated from other states ($10,031 average AGI)
Fayette County: 1.44%
Indiana average: 2.47%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Wayne County, IN	0.63% ($24,649 average AGI)
from Franklin County, IN	0.59% ($26,528)
from Rush County, IN	0.54% ($26,796)
from Union County, IN	0.39% ($29,171)
from Decatur County, IN	0.18% ($21,938)
from Shelby County, IN	0.17% ($28,000)
from Marion County, IN	0.13% ($25,333)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($20,735 average AGI)
1.72% relocated to other states ($9,697 average AGI)
Fayette County: 1.72%
Indiana average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Wayne County, IN	0.96% ($30,659 average AGI)
to Rush County, IN	0.44% ($28,025)
to Franklin County, IN	0.38% ($23,314)
to Marion County, IN	0.38% ($22,543)
to Decatur County, IN	0.34% ($21,581)
to Union County, IN	0.30% ($34,630)
to Shelby County, IN	0.19% ($39,824)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Births per 1000 population in Fayette County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Fayette County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fayette County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,760 (3,868 aged, 892 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.01
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12027.75
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 445.180
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 76838.85

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1261.800
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1189.470
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 20.09

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26.96
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 104.480

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8.04

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,086

In family households: 21,591 (5,770 male householders, 1,382 female householders)
5,782 spouses, 7,081 children (6,140 natural, 233 adopted, 708 stepchildren), 415 grandchildren, 173 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 262 other relatives, 590 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,495 (1,162 male householders (920 living alone)), 1,878 female householders (1,717 living alone)), 455 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 502 (454 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,214 2-persons, 1,766 3-persons, 1,371 4-persons, 547 5-persons, 148 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,637 1-person, 358 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

98.4% of residents of Fayette County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $145,953,000 ($5854 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,724,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $70,395,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,398,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,820,000
Federal grants: $33,287,000
Federal procurement contracts: $821,000 ($72,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,233,000 ($300,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $479,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,120,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,106,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,699

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,591

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -793

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Fayette County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.98 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 210
1995 to 1998: 510
1990 to 1994: 430
1980 to 1989: 791
1970 to 1979: 1,864
1960 to 1969: 1,271
1950 to 1959: 1,523
1940 to 1949: 1,152
1939 or earlier: 3,230

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 138 4 rooms: 865 5 rooms: 1,983 6 rooms: 2,005 7 rooms: 1,118 8 rooms: 580 9+ rooms: 610

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Indiana:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 97 3 rooms: 494 4 rooms: 879 5 rooms: 807 6 rooms: 274 7 rooms: 215 8 rooms: 24 9+ rooms: 65

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fayette County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 167 2 bedrooms: 1,883 3 bedrooms: 4,103 4 bedrooms: 966 5+ bedrooms: 179

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County:
	no bedroom: 54 1 bedroom: 745 2 bedrooms: 1,309 3 bedrooms: 666 4 bedrooms: 91 5+ bedrooms: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 277 1 vehicle: 1,856 2 vehicles: 3,202 3 vehicles: 1,372 4 vehicles: 426 5+ vehicles: 171

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 454 1 vehicle: 1,401 2 vehicles: 737 3 vehicles: 242 4 vehicles: 55 5+ vehicles: 6

58% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Indiana.

Fayette County:	58.2%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 18651
Northeast: 363
Midwest: 2683
South: 3187
West: 522

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (61.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14.7%) Electricity (12.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8.1%) Wood (2.3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64.5%) Electricity (21.3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5.4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.8%) Wood (2.6%) Other fuel (1.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 207

Here:	7.4%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 129

Here:	10.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 59

Here:	8.9%
Indiana:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Fayette County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $819,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $2,879,000
Regular Highways: $2,567,000

Central Staff Services: $2,523,000

Corrections - Other: $1,472,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $855,000

Police Protection: $606,000

Health Services - Other: $452,000

General - Other: $439,000

Financial Administration: $423,000

General Public Buildings: $254,000

Natural Resources - Other: $183,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $139,000
Highways: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $315,000
Intergovernmental to State - Corrections: $91,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $454,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,104,000
Interest Earnings: $397,000

Special Assessments: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $592,000
Corrections - Other: $416,000

Regular Highways: $205,000

Central Staff: $128,000

Natural Resource - Other: $11,000

Health - Other: $9,000

Judicial: $4,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,641,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,495,000
General Support: $1,119,000

Public Welfare: $624,000

All Other: $521,000
Tax - Property: $5,420,000
Individual Income: $1,886,000

NEC: $278,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,100,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

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