Howard County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	29%

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Races in Howard County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 41,089	(48.4%)
Females: 43,875	(51.6%)

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Howard County:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,361
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$458
State:	$518

Howard County:	$109,300
Indiana:	$122,900

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 68
• Burglaries: 258
• Thefts: 449
• Auto thefts: 46

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 168
• Thefts: 426
• Auto thefts: 36

Howard County:	13.9%
Indiana:	12.3%

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Kokomo, IN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Howard County is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $768 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kokomo, Indian Heights, Greentown, Russiaville.

2005 air pollution in Howard County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Cass County , Clinton County , Grant County , Miami County , Tipton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Howard County include: Cloverdale Church (A), Shiloh Church (B), Honey Creek Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Trinity Temple Church (E), Maple Crest Church (F), Macedonia Church (G), Lynn Church (H), Center Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Freeman Cemetery (1), Albright Cemetery (2), Pickett Cemetery (3), Petes Run Cemetery (4), Greenlawn Cemetery (5), Barnett Cemetery (6), North Union Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Kokomo Waterworks Reservoir Number Two (A), Kokomo Reservoir Number One (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lawn Run (A), Kitty Run (B), Middle Fork (C), Irwin Creek (D), Mud Creek (E), Hook Run (F), Honey Creek (G), Green Run (H), Grassy Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Howard County: Houston Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	19.3%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 2,932
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,487 (48% naturalized citizens)

Howard County:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,836
• One, attached: 1,050
• Two: 913
• 3 or 4: 1,643
• 5 to 9: 1,886
• 10 to 19: 843
• 20 or more: 1,681
• Mobile homes: 1,752

Housing units in Howard County with a mortgage: 15,572 (1,864 second mortgage, 1,800 home equity loan, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,693

Here:	69.9% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Howard County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/6/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Howard County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.4 miles away from Howard 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.5 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 69.0 miles away from Howard County center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.1 miles away from Howard County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 32,771 (85%) Carpooled: 3,982 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 60 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 92 (0%) Motorcycle: 20 (0%) Bicycle: 172 (0%) Walked: 545 (1%) Other means: 196 (1%) Worked at home: 865 (2%)

4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.65%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.11% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($24,162 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($11,964 average AGI)

Howard County:	1.54%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Miami County, IN	0.54% ($32,790 average AGI)
from Tipton County, IN	0.39% ($38,708)
from Cass County, IN	0.34% ($33,921)
from Marion County, IN	0.25% ($25,776)
from Grant County, IN	0.19% ($41,203)
from Hamilton County, IN	0.19% ($51,859)
from Carroll County, IN	0.16% ($36,170)

5.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.61% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($22,069 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($16,775 average AGI)

Howard County:	2.18%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Miami County, IN	0.63% ($29,170 average AGI)
to Marion County, IN	0.48% ($28,988)
to Hamilton County, IN	0.43% ($48,125)
to Tipton County, IN	0.36% ($35,154)
to Cass County, IN	0.34% ($33,713)
to Tippecanoe County, IN	0.20% ($43,940)
to Grant County, IN	0.15% ($35,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,825 (11,755 aged, 2,070 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 71,095 (18,512 male householders, 5,204 female householders)

  18,387 spouses, 24,925 children (22,473 natural, 612 adopted, 1,840 stepchildren), 1,276 grandchildren, 411 brothers or sisters, 303 parents, 658 other relatives, 1,419 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,704 (4,923 male householders (4,082 living alone)), 6,207 female householders (5,722 living alone)), 1,574 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,165 (998 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,106 2-persons, 5,365 3-persons, 4,486 4-persons, 1,983 5-persons, 607 6-persons, 169 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,804 1-person, 1,140 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

96.1% of residents of Howard County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $446,071,000 ($5272 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,111,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $226,774,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $105,677,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,489,000
Federal grants: $79,390,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,319,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $22,422,000 ($5,032,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $364,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $49,860,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,370,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.17 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

56% of Howard County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Indiana.

Howard County:	56.3%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 63073
• Northeast: 2025
• Midwest: 8306
• South: 7934
• West: 1759

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,500

Here:	8.6%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	6.2%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	11.5%
Indiana:	23.4%

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