Jasper County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 31,876 (39% urban, 61% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,279
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,407

% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

Land area: 560 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 57 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This county:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Jasper County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 14,888	(49.6%)
Females: 15,155	(50.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,885
County population in 2003: 31,178
Jobs in 2003: 11,342

Jasper County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 14,839
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Jasper County:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,900 ($43,369 in 2000)

This county	$45,900
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $130,725

Jasper County	$130,725
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $486
Institutionalized population: 329
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Jasper County in 2000: $861

Jasper County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 193 buildings, average cost: $123,000
2005: 248 buildings, average cost: $169,300
2006: 234 buildings, average cost: $172,300

2004 Presidential Election results in Jasper County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $817 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jasper County is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $598 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $780 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rensselaer, Remington, Collegeville, Wheatfield.

2005 air pollution in Jasper County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Lake County , LaPorte County , Newton County , Porter County , Pulaski County , Starke County , White County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Jasper County: State Boulevard Plaza (A), Shady Pines Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Haa-guar Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Jasper County include: Abundant Life Family Church (A), Barkley Church (B), United Pentecostal Church (C), Brushwood Church (D), Burr Oak Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Zion Church (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Independence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Welsh Cemetery (1), Parkison Cemetery (2), Osborne Cemetery (3), Old Settlers Cemetery (4), Hankle Cemetery (5), Hershman Cemetery (6), Holland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Delehanty Ditch (A), Carpenter Creek (B), Curtis Creek (C), Slough Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Jasper County: Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,392
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 452 (62% naturalized citizens)

Jasper County:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 94
1990 to 1994: 26
1985 to 1989: 31
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 26
1970 to 1974: 47
1970 to 1974: 31
1965 to 1969: 183

Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.0%

Jasper County marital status for males

Jasper County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,046
One, attached: 235
Two: 385
3 or 4: 268
5 to 9: 193
10 to 19: 106
20 or more: 165
Mobile homes: 838

Housing units in Jasper County with a mortgage: 4,302 (438 second mortgage, 679 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,014

Agriculture in Jasper County
Average size of farms: 437 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $207341
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $286.72
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.02%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $179675
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.53%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $125049
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.48
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 55.16%
Corn for grain: 133175 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1155 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 103723 harvested acres
Vegetables: 38 harvested acres

Jasper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/8/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Social assistance (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Mexico (33%)
Netherlands (8%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Canada (8%)
Poland (6%)
Yugoslavia (6%)
Greece (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jasper County:

German (25%)
Dutch (13%)
United States or American (13%)
Irish (10%)
English (8%)
Polish (6%)
Italian (3%)

Jasper County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,120 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,364 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
Ferryboat: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 25 (0%)
Bicycle: 19 (0%)
Walked: 429 (3%)
Other means: 124 (1%)
Worked at home: 491 (4%)

People in group quarters in Jasper County, Indiana

654 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
199 people in nursing homes
71 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
23 people in other types of correctional institutions
3 people in religious group quarters
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,909.

7.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.35%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.29% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($27,564 average AGI)
2.06% relocated from other states ($9,201 average AGI)
Jasper County: 2.06%
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 Lake County, IN	1.80% ($47,403 average AGI)
from Porter County, IN	1.16% ($34,191)
from Newton County, IN	0.84% ($32,755)
from Cook County, IL	0.36% ($45,048)
from White County, IN	0.26% ($46,300)
from Tippecanoe County, IN	0.26% ($28,767)
from Benton County, IN	0.15% ($29,889)

6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,755 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($22,196 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($11,559 average AGI)
Jasper County: 2.21%
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 Lake County, IN	0.95% ($35,108 average AGI)
to Porter County, IN	0.73% ($38,529)
to Tippecanoe County, IN	0.54% ($29,254)
to Newton County, IN	0.51% ($29,400)
to White County, IN	0.42% ($27,959)
to Pulaski County, IN	0.31% ($26,917)
to Marion County, IN	0.27% ($32,290)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Births per 1000 population in Jasper County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Jasper County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jasper County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,654 (4,038 aged, 616 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,058

In family households: 26,166 (7,098 male householders, 1,124 female householders)
7,067 spouses, 9,514 children (8,641 natural, 202 adopted, 671 stepchildren), 506 grandchildren, 83 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 220 other relatives, 410 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,892 (1,080 male householders (864 living alone)), 1,370 female householders (1,257 living alone)), 442 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 985 (331 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,389 2-persons, 1,850 3-persons, 1,690 4-persons, 885 5-persons, 223 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,121 1-person, 272 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

6,362 married couples with children.
1,172 single-parent households (359 men, 813 women).

96.2% of residents of Jasper County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 45% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $140,307,000 ($4437 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,780,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $73,383,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,969,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,003,000
Federal grants: $12,060,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,298,000 ($804,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,594,000 ($716,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,967,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,051,000
Federal Government insurance: $61,289,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,103

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,334

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +71

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,036

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Jasper County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 457
1995 to 1998: 1,349
1990 to 1994: 1,022
1980 to 1989: 1,194
1970 to 1979: 2,283
1960 to 1969: 978
1950 to 1959: 994
1940 to 1949: 853
1939 or earlier: 2,106

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 23
3 rooms: 80
4 rooms: 593
5 rooms: 1,954
6 rooms: 2,239
7 rooms: 1,658
8 rooms: 944
9 or more rooms: 783

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

1 room: 53
2 rooms: 111
3 rooms: 312
4 rooms: 785
5 rooms: 515
6 rooms: 341
7 rooms: 134
8 rooms: 107
9 or more rooms: 49

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

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 97
2 bedrooms: 1,453
3 bedrooms: 5,012
4 bedrooms: 1,431
5 or more bedrooms: 281

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jasper County:

no bedroom: 77
1 bedroom: 410
2 bedrooms: 1,142
3 bedrooms: 550
4 bedrooms: 199
5 or more bedrooms: 29

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

no vehicle: 157
1 vehicle: 1,628
2 vehicles: 4,030
3 vehicles: 1,720
4 vehicles: 579
5 or more vehicles: 165

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

no vehicle: 354
1 vehicle: 1,029
2 vehicles: 715
3 vehicles: 204
4 vehicles: 92
5 or more vehicles: 13

61% of Jasper County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Indiana.

Jasper County:	60.6%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 21849
Northeast: 405
Midwest: 5046
South: 1654
West: 508

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (58%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 452

Here:	12.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 174

Here:	9.4%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 726

Here:	55.4%
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)

Jasper County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $18,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,368,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $24,008,000
All Other: $897,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $201,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $24,084,000
Central Staff Services: $4,910,000

Police Protection: $1,665,000

Regular Highways: $1,152,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $917,000

Health Services - Other: $916,000

Welfare - Other: $881,000

Financial Administration: $697,000

Corrections - Other: $667,000

General - Other: $621,000

Natural Resources - Other: $340,000

General Public Buildings: $220,000

Air Transportation: $117,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,631,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $899,000
Libraries: $470,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $344,000
All Other: $23,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $123,305,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $118,305,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,000,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,246,000
General Revenue, NEC: $833,000

Rents: $17,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $236,000
Air Transportation: $231,000

Central Staff: $133,000

Regular Highways: $55,000

Judicial: $45,000

Corrections - Other: $29,000

Natural Resource - Other: $13,000

Financial Administration: $12,000

Health - Other: $8,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,359,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $118,307,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,580,000
General Support: $1,815,000

All Other: $669,000

Public Welfare: $305,000

Health & Hospitals: $158,000
Tax - Property: $4,165,000
Individual Income: $2,165,000

NEC: $95,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $22,035,000

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