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Grant County, Indiana (IN)

County population in 2022: 66,022 (71% urban, 29% rural); it was 73,403 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 12,412
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,650
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,742
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,183 (it was 7,577 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

30%

Land area: 414 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 159 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Grant County: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.6%), Manufacturing (17.0%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Grant County, IN (2022)
    • 54,66382.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,7167.1%Two or more races
    • 3,3205.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,4763.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5690.9%Asian alone
    • 2290.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 490.07%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

39.5 years
Indiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 32,639  (49.4%)
Females: 33,383  (50.6%)
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Average household size:
Grant County:

2.0 people
Indiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $50,366 ($36,162 in 1999)
This county:

$50,366
Indiana:

$66,785

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $612 (lower quartile is $484, upper quartile is $704)
This county:

$612
State:

$780


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $115,400 (it was $68,000 in 2000)
Grant:

$115,400
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,200 - $181,800

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $157,404
Here:

$157,404
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,309
Here:

$160,309
State:

$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $124,741
Here:

$124,741
State:

$175,375

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,933
Here:

$146,933
State:

$151,116

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,730
Here:

$184,730
State:

$200,844

Mobile homes: $54,756
Here:

$54,756
State:

$67,116

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,023
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $434

Institutionalized population: 917

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 25
  • Burglaries: 45
  • Thefts: 78
  • Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 31
  • Burglaries: 89
  • Thefts: 158
  • Auto thefts: 7
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 66 buildings, average cost: $242,900
  • 2021: 32 buildings, average cost: $293,500
  • 2020: 76 buildings, average cost: $177,600
  • 2019: 62 buildings, average cost: $197,300
  • 2018: 74 buildings, average cost: $152,400
  • 2017: 54 buildings, average cost: $196,600
  • 2016: 46 buildings, average cost: $194,700
  • 2015: 43 buildings, average cost: $170,700
  • 2014: 47 buildings, average cost: $147,900
  • 2013: 48 buildings, average cost: $170,600
  • 2012: 34 buildings, average cost: $138,400
  • 2011: 31 buildings, average cost: $150,600
  • 2010: 34 buildings, average cost: $132,700
  • 2009: 43 buildings, average cost: $143,600
  • 2008: 46 buildings, average cost: $157,300
  • 2007: 68 buildings, average cost: $132,600
  • 2006: 84 buildings, average cost: $148,500
  • 2005: 94 buildings, average cost: $127,900
  • 2004: 122 buildings, average cost: $109,400
  • 2003: 144 buildings, average cost: $142,200
  • 2002: 131 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2001: 214 buildings, average cost: $97,400
  • 2000: 215 buildings, average cost: $95,700
  • 1999: 206 buildings, average cost: $92,300
  • 1998: 261 buildings, average cost: $89,100
  • 1997: 181 buildings, average cost: $81,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Grant, IN residents
Average permit cost in Grant, IN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $952 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $634 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Grant, IN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Grant, IN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Grant, IN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 20.3%
Grant County:

20.3%
Indiana:

12.6%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.7% for Black residents, 43.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.4% for American Indian residents, 49.8% for other race residents, 37.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.5 years old
(Males: 38.4 years old, Females: 41.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.0 years old, Black residents: 29.0 years old, American Indian residents: 48.3 years old, Asian residents: 37.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.3 years old, Other race residents: 30.5 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $442 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $674 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marion, Gas City, Upland, Fairmount, Jonesboro, Swayzee, Van Buren, Sweetser, Matthews, Fowlerton.

Grant County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.1%
Indiana:

2.8%

Unemployment by year in Grant, IN
County total employment by year in Grant, IN
County average yearly wages by year in Grant, IN

Current college students: 5,296
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,738 (32.2% naturalized citizens)

Grant County:

4.1%
Whole state:

6.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1,0042010 or later
  • 4392000 to 2009
  • 651990 to 1999
  • 1911980 to 1989
  • 1451970 to 1979
  • 281Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Grant County marital status for males Grant County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 23,883
  • One, attached: 550
  • Two: 966
  • 3 or 4: 804
  • 5 to 9: 512
  • 10 to 19: 409
  • 20 to 49: 482
  • 50 or more: 673
  • Mobile homes: 1,591

Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 12,368 (816 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 805 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 496

Here:

2.4% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Grant County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant14,94273
Mainline Protestant8,99547
Catholic2,3282
Black Protestant1,2676
Other5282
None42,001-
Grant County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
Grant County:

1.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:

0.87 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46
Grant County:

6.69 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 44
This county:

6.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.78 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Grant County:

9.7%
Indiana:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Grant County:

30.1%
State:

29.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.4%
State:

14.3%

Agriculture in Grant County:

Average size of farms: 332 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $90,006
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $245.62
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.48%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $84,710
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116,411
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.30
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 19.51%
Corn for grain: 60765 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2292 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 107784 harvested acres
Vegetables: 333 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 24 acres

Earthquake activity:

Grant County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 186.4 miles away from Grant County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 184.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 186.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 167.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.2 miles away from Grant County center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 209.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2008 to June 27, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1766: June 08, 2008, FEMA Id: 1766, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 26, 2003 to September 15, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1487: September 05, 2003, FEMA Id: 1487, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: September 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1433: September 25, 2002, FEMA Id: 1433, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3162: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3162, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Grant County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Grant

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 21,615 (73.3%)
  • Carpooled: 2,635 (8.9%)
  • Bus: 68 (0.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 16 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 470 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 138 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 1,843 (6.2%)
  • Worked at home: 2,579 (8.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Other services, except public administration (10%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Other services, except public administration (10%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (18%)
  • Production occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Community and social service occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Guatemala (16%)
  • Mexico (16%)
  • Nigeria (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Venezuela (4%)
  • Fiji (4%)
  • Poland (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant County


  • American (22%)
  • German (12%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • European (4%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Dutch (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Grant County, Indiana in 2010:

  • 3,901 people in college/university student housing
  • 593 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 267 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 88 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 51 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 48 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 41 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 9 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 8 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 8 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Grant County, Indiana in 2000:

  • 3,003 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 723 people in nursing homes
  • 263 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 226 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 130 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 58 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 58 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 47 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $49,386.

5.21% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.21%
Indiana average:

6.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.43% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($25,685 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($15,788 average AGI)
Grant County:

1.78%
Indiana average:

2.58%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Madison County, IN  0.38% ($36,170 average AGI)
from Delaware County, IN  0.35% ($45,576)
from Marion County, IN  0.32% ($38,231)
from Howard County, IN  0.31% ($39,908)
from Wabash County, IN  0.26% ($37,484)
from Miami County, IN  0.25% ($43,279)
from Allen County, IN  0.23% ($34,607)


4.89% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,779 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.89%
Indiana average:

6.55%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.33% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($27,856 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($12,924 average AGI)
Grant County:

1.56%
Indiana average:

2.46%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Madison County, IN  0.32% ($36,975 average AGI)
to Howard County, IN  0.32% ($36,346)
to Allen County, IN  0.28% ($41,221)
to Wabash County, IN  0.26% ($38,594)
to Delaware County, IN  0.26% ($28,937)
to Marion County, IN  0.24% ($29,339)
to Hamilton County, IN  0.21% ($101,096)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Grant County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Grant County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Grant County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grant County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Grant County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Grant County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Grant County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Grant County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Grant County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,506 (10,913 aged, 2,593 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 978 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Grant County, Indiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,022)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,171)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,110)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (638)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (594)
  • Unspecified dementia (450)
  • Congestive heart failure (364)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (352)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (236)
  • Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, without complications (234)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.4
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,121
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 281
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 53,632

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,076
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,179
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 98

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 142.0. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 94.0
  • Other - 48.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 66,022
  • Male householders: 12,607 (3,807 living alone), Female householders: 13,953 (4,345 living alone)
  • 12,170 spouses (12,161 opposite-sex spouses), 2,429 unmarried partners, (2,366 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,848 children (13,268 natural, 1,426 adopted, 1,154 stepchildren), 747 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 307 parents, 0 foster children, 729 other relatives, 1,647 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,475

Size of family households: 8,226 2-persons, 3,903 3-persons, 2,079 4-persons, 1,232 5-persons, 699 6-persons, 564 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,152 1-person, 1,501 2-persons, 191 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

7,800 married couples with children.
4,161 single-parent households (796 men, 3,365 women).

95.8% of residents of Grant speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $457,864,000 ($6,400 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,449,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $210,516,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $100,322,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,134,000
Federal grants: $79,958,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,662,000 ($64,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $48,272,000 ($1,749,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $730,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,390,000
Federal Government insurance: $50,986,000

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

Births: 4,421
Here:

63 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,300
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +135
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,999
Here -43 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Grant County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.81 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Year house built in Grant County, Indiana
  • Year house built in Grant County, Indiana
  • 2702020 or later
  • 3652010 to 2019
  • 2,6402000 to 2009
  • 2,9651990 to 1999
  • 2,8371980 to 1989
  • 4,0281970 to 1979
  • 3,9551960 to 1969
  • 4,3981950 to 1959
  • 1,7041940 to 1949
  • 6,7081939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Grant County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, Indiana
  • 141 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1413 rooms
  • 1,2604 rooms
  • 4,3325 rooms
  • 5,7906 rooms
  • 3,8707 rooms
  • 2,2698 rooms
  • 2,8359+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, Indiana
  • 4941 room
  • 7542 rooms
  • 6583 rooms
  • 1,4294 rooms
  • 1,0315 rooms
  • 9946 rooms
  • 4667 rooms
  • 2038 rooms
  • 209+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Grant County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, Indiana
  • 14no bedroom
  • 1991 bedroom
  • 4,2342 bedrooms
  • 11,0043 bedrooms
  • 3,7524 bedrooms
  • 1,3085+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, Indiana
  • 494no bedroom
  • 1,7861 bedroom
  • 2,1362 bedrooms
  • 1,3983 bedrooms
  • 2354 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 743no vehicle
  • 4,8231 vehicle
  • 9,5462 vehicles
  • 3,2843 vehicles
  • 1,3054 vehicles
  • 8105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 965no vehicle
  • 3,3631 vehicle
  • 9682 vehicles
  • 6963 vehicles
  • 574 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

87.0% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Indiana.

Grant County:

87.0%
State average:

87.1%

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

  • This state: 47,701
  • Other state: 15,281
  • Northeast: 514
  • Midwest: 7,434
  • South: 5,006
  • West: 2,327
Year householders moved into unit in Grant County, IN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Grant County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 57.4%Utility gas
  • 31.8%Electricity
  • 7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.3%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 48.8%Utility gas
  • 47.2%Electricity
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 398
Here:

6.4%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,243
Here:

77.8%
Indiana:

22.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Grant County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,776,000
    Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,707,000
    Other: $1,578,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    Sewerage: $67,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,421,000
    Regular Highways: $1,409,000
    General - Other: $600,000
    General - Other: $451,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $8,701,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,115,000
    Police Protection: $6,491,000
    Police Protection: $6,323,000
    Regular Highways: $5,521,000
    General - Other: $3,572,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,295,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,202,000
    Regular Highways: $2,608,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,524,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,424,000
    Financial Administration: $1,215,000
    Health - Other: $1,202,000
    Financial Administration: $1,179,000
    Health - Other: $1,143,000
    General - Other: $1,021,000
    Correctional Institutions: $908,000
    Correctional Institutions: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $473,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $152,000
    Solid Waste Management: $105,000
    Solid Waste Management: $96,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $36,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $35,000
    Sewerage: $31,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $970,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $383,000
    Interest on Debt: $45,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $620,000
    Highways: $462,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,578,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,578,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,022,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,022,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,370,000
    General Revenue - Other: $918,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $791,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $633,000
    General Revenue - Other: $140,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $65,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $54,000
    Rents: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $269,000
    Regular Highways: $254,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,875,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,151,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $329,000
    Cash and Securities: $172,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $28,626,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,970,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,806,000
    Highways: $4,121,000
    Highways: $3,970,000
    Other: $387,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,377,000
    Property: $13,202,000
    Other Selective Sales: $468,000
    Other Selective Sales: $431,000
    Other License: $244,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $144,000

Grant County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,776,000
    Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,707,000
    Other: $1,578,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    Sewerage: $67,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,421,000
    Regular Highways: $1,409,000
    General - Other: $600,000
    General - Other: $451,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $8,701,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,115,000
    Police Protection: $6,491,000
    Police Protection: $6,323,000
    Regular Highways: $5,521,000
    General - Other: $3,572,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,295,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,202,000
    Regular Highways: $2,608,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,524,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,424,000
    Financial Administration: $1,215,000
    Health - Other: $1,202,000
    Financial Administration: $1,179,000
    Health - Other: $1,143,000
    General - Other: $1,021,000
    Correctional Institutions: $908,000
    Correctional Institutions: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $473,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $152,000
    Solid Waste Management: $105,000
    Solid Waste Management: $96,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $36,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $35,000
    Sewerage: $31,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $970,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $383,000
    Interest on Debt: $45,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $620,000
    Highways: $462,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,578,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,578,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,022,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,022,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,370,000
    General Revenue - Other: $918,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $791,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $633,000
    General Revenue - Other: $140,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $65,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $54,000
    Rents: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $269,000
    Regular Highways: $254,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,875,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,151,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $329,000
    Cash and Securities: $172,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $28,626,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,970,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,806,000
    Highways: $4,121,000
    Highways: $3,970,000
    Other: $387,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,377,000
    Property: $13,202,000
    Other Selective Sales: $468,000
    Other Selective Sales: $431,000
    Other License: $244,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $144,000

Grant County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,776,000
    Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,707,000
    Other: $1,578,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    Sewerage: $67,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,421,000
    Regular Highways: $1,409,000
    General - Other: $600,000
    General - Other: $451,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $8,701,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,115,000
    Police Protection: $6,491,000
    Police Protection: $6,323,000
    Regular Highways: $5,521,000
    General - Other: $3,572,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,295,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,202,000
    Regular Highways: $2,608,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,524,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,424,000
    Financial Administration: $1,215,000
    Health - Other: $1,202,000
    Financial Administration: $1,179,000
    Health - Other: $1,143,000
    General - Other: $1,021,000
    Correctional Institutions: $908,000
    Correctional Institutions: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $473,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $152,000
    Solid Waste Management: $105,000
    Solid Waste Management: $96,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $36,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $35,000
    Sewerage: $31,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $970,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $383,000
    Interest on Debt: $45,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $620,000
    Highways: $462,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,578,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,578,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,022,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,022,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,370,000
    General Revenue - Other: $918,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $791,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $633,000
    General Revenue - Other: $140,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $65,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $54,000
    Rents: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $269,000
    Regular Highways: $254,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,875,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,151,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $329,000
    Cash and Securities: $172,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $28,626,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,970,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,806,000
    Highways: $4,121,000
    Highways: $3,970,000
    Other: $387,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,377,000
    Property: $13,202,000
    Other Selective Sales: $468,000
    Other Selective Sales: $431,000
    Other License: $244,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $144,000

Grant County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,776,000
    Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,707,000
    Other: $1,578,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    Sewerage: $67,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,421,000
    Regular Highways: $1,409,000
    General - Other: $600,000
    General - Other: $451,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $8,701,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,115,000
    Police Protection: $6,491,000
    Police Protection: $6,323,000
    Regular Highways: $5,521,000
    General - Other: $3,572,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,295,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,202,000
    Regular Highways: $2,608,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,524,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,424,000
    Financial Administration: $1,215,000
    Health - Other: $1,202,000
    Financial Administration: $1,179,000
    Health - Other: $1,143,000
    General - Other: $1,021,000
    Correctional Institutions: $908,000
    Correctional Institutions: $780,000
    Parks and Recreation: $473,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $152,000
    Solid Waste Management: $105,000
    Solid Waste Management: $96,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $36,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $35,000
    Sewerage: $31,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $970,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $383,000
    Interest on Debt: $45,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $620,000
    Highways: $462,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,578,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,578,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,022,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,022,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,370,000
    General Revenue - Other: $918,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $791,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $633,000
    General Revenue - Other: $140,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $65,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $54,000
    Rents: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $269,000
    Regular Highways: $254,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,875,000
    Cash and Securities: $16,151,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $329,000
    Cash and Securities: $172,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $28,626,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,970,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,806,000
    Highways: $4,121,000
    Highways: $3,970,000
    Other: $387,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,377,000
    Property: $13,202,000
    Other Selective Sales: $468,000
    Other Selective Sales: $431,000
    Other License: $244,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $144,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,725
  • Number of aged recipients: 78
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,647
  • Number of recipients under 18: 306
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,222
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 197
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 613
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 785
Most common first names in Grant County, IN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary73578.5 years
William59173.8 years
James53770.3 years
John53673.6 years
Robert51271.0 years
Charles47374.1 years
George30775.3 years
Ruth25179.8 years
Helen23379.4 years
Richard21367.5 years
Most common last names in Grant County, IN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith37375.2 years
Miller23676.0 years
Jones20773.4 years
Davis15373.3 years
Johnson14973.3 years
Williams14673.3 years
Brown13773.1 years
Thompson13374.9 years
Wilson11873.4 years
Scott9775.1 years
Businesses in Grant County, IN
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Lane Furniture1
AT&T1Lowe's1
Ace Hardware1McDonald's2
Advance Auto Parts1Meijer1
Arby's2Nike1
AutoZone2Payless1
Best Western1Penske1
Blockbuster1Pizza Hut2
Burger King2RadioShack1
CVS2Sprint Nextel1
Chevrolet1Staples1
Circle K2Starbucks2
Cracker Barrel1Steak 'n Shake1
Curves1Subway5
Dairy Queen1Super 81
Days Inn1T-Mobile1
FedEx2Taco Bell2
GameStop1True Value1
H&R Block2U-Haul3
Holiday Inn1UPS7
IHOP1Walgreens1
Jones New York1Wendy's1
KFC2White Castle1
Kmart1