Fountain County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.5%), Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Fountain County, Indiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Fountain County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 8,908	(49.6%)
Females: 9,046	(50.4%)

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Fountain County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,512
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$371
State:	$518

Fountain County:	$89,828
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $109,087

Here:	$109,087
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,766

Here:	$118,766
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $89,781

Here:	$89,781
State:	$113,796

Mobile homes: $23,959

Here:	$23,959
State:	$33,761

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fountain County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.

Cities in this county include: Attica, Covington, Veedersburg, Kingman, Hillsboro, Mellott, Newtown, Wallace.

2005 air pollution in Fountain County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.060 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Montgomery County , Parke County , Tippecanoe County , Vermillion County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Harrison Hills Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Fountain County include: West Liberty Church (A), Salem Church (B), Wabash Chapel (C), Bethel Church (D), Union Church (E), Mount Carmel Church (F), Prairie Creek Church (G), Stringtown Church (H), Snoddy Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Greenbay Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Old Baptist Cemetery (3), Oak Ridge Cemetery (4), Hatton Cemetery (5), Norton Cemetery (6), Hibbs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Scott Pond (A), Shawnee Lake (B), Coffing Brothers Lake (C), Sugar Mill Lake (D), Riley Lake (E), Lake Holiday Hide-away (F), Painter Lake (G), South Hemlock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mallory Branch (A), Lick Branch (B), Marquess Branch (C), North Fork Coal Creek (D), Grindstone Creek (E), Graham Creek (F), Prairie Creek (G), Flint Creek (H), Bodley Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.5%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 415
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 185 (54% naturalized citizens)

Fountain County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,229
• One, attached: 14
• Two: 213
• 3 or 4: 251
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 18
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 875

Housing units in Fountain County with a mortgage: 2,328 (251 second mortgage, 198 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,618

Here:	59.0% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Fountain County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Fountain County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Fountain County center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.6 miles away from the county center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 50.2 miles away from Fountain County center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 12.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.9 miles away from Fountain County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,310 (79%) Carpooled: 1,144 (14%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 197 (2%) Other means: 31 (0%) Worked at home: 324 (4%)

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.90% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($19,632 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($9,671 average AGI)

Fountain County:	1.94%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Warren County, IN	1.13% ($22,909 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, IN	0.91% ($28,323)
from Tippecanoe County, IN	0.82% ($28,268)
from Vermilion County, IL	0.66% ($36,333)
from Vermillion County, IN	0.44% ($28,133)
from Marion County, IN	0.31% ($21,905)
from Parke County, IN	0.24% ($22,438)

6.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.93%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.93% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($20,021 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($9,849 average AGI)

Fountain County:	2.00%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Tippecanoe County, IN	1.29% ($33,011 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, IN	1.04% ($24,606)
to Warren County, IN	0.81% ($30,291)
to Vermilion County, IL	0.62% ($30,690)
to Marion County, IN	0.29% ($20,250)
to Vermillion County, IN	0.28% ($23,053)
to Parke County, IN	0.22% ($28,733)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,663 (3,213 aged, 450 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,428 (4,325 male householders, 744 female householders)

  4,177 spouses, 5,290 children (4,689 natural, 178 adopted, 423 stepchildren), 310 grandchildren, 85 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 143 other relatives, 275 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,339 (840 male householders (664 living alone)), 1,152 female householders (1,068 living alone)), 347 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 187 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,321 2-persons, 1,055 3-persons, 1,039 4-persons, 452 5-persons, 159 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,732 1-person, 203 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

97.1% of residents of Fountain County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 49% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $104,900,000 ($5936 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,797,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,047,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,811,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,414,000
Federal grants: $14,857,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,123,000 ($229,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,648,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $315,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,190,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,659,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

61% of Fountain County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Indiana.

Fountain County:	61.5%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 10160
• Northeast: 76
• Midwest: 6099
• South: 1078
• West: 290

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,400

Here:	4.4%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	2.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	21.1%
Indiana:	23.4%

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