Jay County, Indiana (IN)

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• • 19,09693.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7343.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4242.1%Two or more races
  • 890.4%Asian alone
  • 580.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 80.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $162,260

Here:	$162,260
State:	$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $207,445

Here:	$207,445
State:	$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $100,164

Here:	$100,164
State:	$175,375

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $221,284

Here:	$221,284
State:	$151,116

Mobile homes: $35,140

Here:	$35,140
State:	$67,116

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 24
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 6

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $691 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $599 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jay County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $682 a month.

Cities in this county include: Portland, Dunkirk, Redkey, Pennville, Bryant, Salamonia.

Neighboring counties: Brooke County, West Virginia , Utah County, Utah , Davis County, Iowa , Mercer County, Missouri , Van Buren County, Iowa .

Current college students: 526
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 213 (53.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 672010 or later
• 692000 to 2009
• 451990 to 1999
• 471980 to 1989
• 231970 to 1979
• 49Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,501
• One, attached: 51
• Two: 266
• 3 or 4: 227
• 5 to 9: 206
• 10 to 19: 74
• 20 to 49: 95
• 50 or more: 43
• Mobile homes: 564

Housing units in Jay County with a mortgage: 3,556 (380 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 325 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62

Religion statistics for Jay County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jay County:

Earthquake activity:

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 Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3197: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3197, Natural disaster type: Snow
• 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3135: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3135, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.08% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($34,473 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.70% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($25,774 average AGI)
1.38% relocated from other states ($8,702 average AGI)

Jay County:	1.38%
Indiana average:	2.58%

from Delaware County, IN	0.79% ($34,016 average AGI)
from Randolph County, IN	0.49% ($36,079)
from Adams County, IN	0.48% ($32,243)
from Blackford County, IN	0.48% ($37,351)
from Wells County, IN	0.27% ($32,571)
from Mercer County, OH	0.26% ($64,200)

5.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,060 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.13% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($27,454 average AGI)
1.43% relocated to other states ($11,604 average AGI)

Jay County:	1.43%
Indiana average:	2.46%

to Delaware County, IN	1.11% ($46,419 average AGI)
to Randolph County, IN	0.72% ($33,304)
to Blackford County, IN	0.48% ($31,459)
to Adams County, IN	0.45% ($31,971)
to Mercer County, OH	0.33% ($56,731)
to Wells County, IN	0.27% ($36,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jay County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,434 (1,232 living alone), Female householders: 3,871 (1,333 living alone)

• 3,649 spouses (3,642 opposite-sex spouses), 836 unmarried partners, (828 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,708 children (5,301 natural, 141 adopted, 263 stepchildren), 908 grandchildren, 178 brothers or sisters, 171 parents, 0 foster children, 202 other relatives, 359 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 260

Size of family households: 2,367 2-persons, 1,015 3-persons, 1,063 4-persons, 387 5-persons, 165 6-persons, 259 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,565 1-person, 449 2-persons, 36 3-persons.

2,879 married couples with children.
1,344 single-parent households (548 men, 796 women).

93.6% of residents of Jay speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $115,563,000 ($5,337 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,854,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,623,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,654,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,808,000
Federal grants: $21,914,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,436,000 ($707,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,129,000 ($288,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $958,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,015,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,979,000

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

Here:	-34 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Jay County, Indiana
• 132020 or later
• 3222010 to 2019
• 5942000 to 2009
• 1,0271990 to 1999
• 6671980 to 1989
• 8901970 to 1979
• 8271960 to 1969
• 8891950 to 1959
• 5741940 to 1949
• 3,0531939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jay County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jay County, Indiana
• 391 room
• 02 rooms
• 673 rooms
• 4294 rooms
• 1,4815 rooms
• 1,4166 rooms
• 1,2677 rooms
• 6408 rooms
• 1,0649+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jay County, Indiana
• 651 room
• 232 rooms
• 2583 rooms
• 3014 rooms
• 4135 rooms
• 2976 rooms
• 2237 rooms
• 1528 rooms
• 1309+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jay County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jay County, Indiana
• 48no bedroom
• 1001 bedroom
• 1,4672 bedrooms
• 3,5283 bedrooms
• 1,0564 bedrooms
• 2285+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jay County, Indiana
• 68no bedroom
• 3651 bedroom
• 7222 bedrooms
• 5523 bedrooms
• 1044 bedrooms
• 705+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Jay County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jay County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 586no vehicle
• 1,5491 vehicle
• 2,3812 vehicles
• 1,3573 vehicles
• 3534 vehicles
• 2405+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jay County in renter-occupied apartments
• 290no vehicle
• 7671 vehicle
• 5052 vehicles
• 2813 vehicles
• 354 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.0% of Jay County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Indiana.

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

• This state: 16,380
• Other state: 3,774
• Northeast: 179
• Midwest: 2,253
• South: 987
• West: 358

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 332
• Number of aged recipients: 19
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 313
• Number of recipients under 18: 65
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 219
• Number of recipients older than 64: 48
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 126
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 141