Jackson County, Indiana (IN)

Back to: Indiana, Indiana smaller cities, Indiana smallest towns, All US cities.

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

Please wait while loading the map...

% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.8%), Retail trade (14.6%), Educational,health and social services (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Jackson County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 20,386	(49.3%)
Females: 20,949	(50.7%)

Recent posts about Jackson County, Indiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

	Hispanics and what to call people from Indiana  (76 replies)
	Indiana bank ratings  (7 replies)
	relocating to crothersville, IN.  (4 replies)
	House to rent in Seymour, IN  (1 reply)

Jackson County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,975
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$480
State:	$518

Jackson County:	$111,752
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $143,469

Here:	$143,469
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,444

Here:	$135,444
State:	$148,761

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $50,138

Here:	$50,138
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $221,081

Here:	$221,081
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $37,336

Here:	$37,336
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500

Here:	$32,500
State:	$52,440

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jackson County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $738 a month.

Cities in this county include: Seymour, Brownstown, Crothersville, Medora.

2005 air pollution in Jackson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bartholomew County , Brown County , Jennings County , Lawrence County , Monroe County , Scott County , Washington County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jackson County: Maumee Boy Scout Reservation (A), Knobs Overlook (B), Dudleytown Conservation Club (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jackson County include: Shady Springs Tabernacle (A), Ackeret Church (B), Gorbetts Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Vallonia Church (E), Honeytown Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Liberty Church (H), Ratcliff Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gardner Cemetery (1), Weddell Cemetery (2), Glasson Cemetery (3), Peters Cemetery (4), Weathers Cemetery (5), Gorrell Cemetery (6), Goss Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Buckskin Pond (A), Beck Pond (B), Docs Lake (C), Scholl Pond (D), Peters Lake (E), Fox Pond (F), Buck Creek Pond (G), Berry Branch Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lewis Branch (A), Knob Creek (B), Kiper Creek (C), Mill Creek (D), Indian Creek (E), Hough Creek (F), Horse Lick (G), Mutton Creek (H), Myers Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jackson County include: Starve Hollow State Beach (1), Camp Pyoca (2), Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Conologue Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.5%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 1,091
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 991 (25% naturalized citizens)

Jackson County:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,199
• One, attached: 208
• Two: 273
• 3 or 4: 498
• 5 to 9: 617
• 10 to 19: 324
• 20 or more: 421
• Mobile homes: 2,579
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Jackson County with a mortgage: 5,499 (686 second mortgage, 564 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,996

Here:	64.7% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Jackson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/26/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Jackson County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from Jackson 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 47.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.5 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 58.4 miles away from Jackson County center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from Jackson 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: 16,287 (82%) Carpooled: 2,502 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 75 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 67 (0%) Walked: 292 (1%) Other means: 144 (1%) Worked at home: 577 (3%)

5.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,045 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.19%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($337 average AGI)

Jackson County:	0.06%
Indiana average:	0.10%

3.58% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($21,314 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($11,392 average AGI)

Jackson County:	1.54%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Jennings County, IN	0.78% ($28,960 average AGI)
from Bartholomew County, IN	0.72% ($32,270)
from Scott County, IN	0.47% ($27,763)
from Marion County, IN	0.22% ($37,083)
from Lawrence County, IN	0.18% ($28,897)
from Washington County, IN	0.17% ($29,593)
from Jefferson County, IN	0.15% ($28,625)

5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,400 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.75%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.10% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,757 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($10,644 average AGI)

Jackson County:	1.66%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Bartholomew County, IN	1.04% ($32,530 average AGI)
to Jennings County, IN	0.66% ($34,132)
to Scott County, IN	0.59% ($25,579)
to Marion County, IN	0.30% ($26,167)
to Johnson County, IN	0.17% ($41,714)
to Lawrence County, IN	0.17% ($31,500)
to Jefferson County, IN	0.14% ($23,174)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,755 (5,641 aged, 1,114 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,352 (9,320 male householders, 2,305 female householders)

  9,567 spouses, 12,012 children (10,810 natural, 272 adopted, 930 stepchildren), 680 grandchildren, 207 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, 334 other relatives, 792 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,429 (2,144 male householders (1,618 living alone)), 2,316 female householders (2,151 living alone)), 969 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 554 (517 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,986 2-persons, 2,848 3-persons, 2,411 4-persons, 966 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,769 1-person, 512 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 27 5-persons.

95.7% of residents of Jackson County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $188,800,000 ($4500 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,713,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,856,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,761,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,163,000
Federal grants: $32,481,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,552,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,988,000 ($2,928,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $709,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,976,000
Federal Government insurance: $42,356,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.24 millions of gallons per day (46% from ground, 54% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

59% of Jackson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Indiana.

Jackson County:	59.2%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 32724
• Northeast: 558
• Midwest: 2332
• South: 3906
• West: 674

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,400

Here:	14.4%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	8.2%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	13.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

Back to: Indiana, Indiana smaller cities, Indiana smallest towns, All US cities.