Fountain County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 17,462 (34% urban, 66% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,488
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,553

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Land area: 396 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 44 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Fountain County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,738
County population in 2003: 17,732
Jobs in 2003: 5,730

Total labor force in 2004: 8,490
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Fountain County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,344 ($38,119 in 2000)

This county	$40,344
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,584

Fountain County	$85,584
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $439
Institutionalized population: 183
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Fountain County in 2000: $703

Fountain County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Fountain County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $554 (0.8%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 55
1990 to 1994: 20
1985 to 1989: 28
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 17
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 54

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

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

Fountain County marital status for males

Fountain County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Fountain County
Average size of farms: 422 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $107464
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $269.93
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $83394
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 84.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $101065
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.95%
Corn for grain: 81263 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1372 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 86229 harvested acres
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (15%)
Metal and metal products (14%)
Construction (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Germany (21%)
Mexico (17%)
Romania (12%)
Panama (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
India (5%)
Canada (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Fountain County:

United States or American (33%)
German (24%)
English (11%)
Irish (8%)
Dutch (3%)
Italian (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Fountain County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

148 people in nursing homes
35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,540.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Fountain County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Fountain County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fountain County

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

Households: 17,767

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.

3,452 married couples with children.
883 single-parent households (284 men, 599 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,135

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

Deaths: 1,043

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

Net international migration: +44

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

Net internal migration: -608

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

Population growth in Fountain County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 112
1995 to 1998: 410
1990 to 1994: 418
1980 to 1989: 675
1970 to 1979: 1,065
1960 to 1969: 822
1950 to 1959: 893
1940 to 1949: 511
1939 or earlier: 2,786

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fountain County, Indiana:

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 13
3 rooms: 85
4 rooms: 618
5 rooms: 1,285
6 rooms: 1,516
7 rooms: 968
8 rooms: 543
9 or more rooms: 456

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fountain County, Indiana:

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 51
3 rooms: 224
4 rooms: 457
5 rooms: 309
6 rooms: 258
7 rooms: 128
8 rooms: 80
9 or more rooms: 41

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fountain County:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 131
2 bedrooms: 1,552
3 bedrooms: 2,870
4 bedrooms: 757
5 or more bedrooms: 174

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fountain County:

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 347
2 bedrooms: 613
3 bedrooms: 459
4 bedrooms: 56
5 or more bedrooms: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in Fountain County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 219
1 vehicle: 1,312
2 vehicles: 2,530
3 vehicles: 961
4 vehicles: 374
5 or more vehicles: 92

Cars and other vehicles available in Fountain County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 171
1 vehicle: 740
2 vehicles: 462
3 vehicles: 126
4 vehicles: 54
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Electricity (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (58%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 97

Here:	4.4%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	2.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81

Here:	21.1%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Fountain County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $123,000
Charges - All Other: $399,000
Solid Waste Management: $149,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $226,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,315,000
Central Staff Services: $2,053,000

Welfare - Other: $1,450,000

Corrections - Other: $1,391,000

Health Services - Other: $896,000

Financial Administration: $561,000

General - Other: $459,000

Police Protection: $425,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $345,000

General Public Buildings: $95,000

Natural Resources - Other: $39,000

Housing & Community Development: $36,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $133,000
Housing & Community Development: $36,000

All Other: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $574,000
Libraries: $106,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $83,000
Public Welfare: $80,000

Health & Hospitals: $62,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $167,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $123,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $44,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,162,000
Interest Earnings: $195,000

Rents: $154,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $188,000
General - Other: $169,000

Financial Administration: $62,000

Central Staff: $41,000

Welfare - Other: $37,000

Police Protection: $36,000

Health - Other: $10,000

Corrections - Other: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,808,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,010,000
General Support: $1,795,000

Public Welfare: $348,000

Health & Hospitals: $82,000
Tax - Property: $3,352,000
Individual Income: $1,294,000

Motor Vehicle License: $290,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,462,000

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