Jefferson County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.0%), Educational,health and social services (22.7%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jefferson County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 15,699	(49.5%)
Females: 16,006	(50.5%)

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Jefferson County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,592
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$407
State:	$518

Jefferson County:	$112,927
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $145,147

Here:	$145,147
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,819

Here:	$118,819
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $195,997

Here:	$195,997
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,269

Here:	$128,269
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,518

Here:	$136,518
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $37,836

Here:	$37,836
State:	$33,761

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $633 a month.

Cities in this county include: Madison, Hanover, Dupont, Brooksburg.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Carroll County, Kentucky , Jennings County , Ripley County , Scott County , Switzerland County , Trimble County, Kentucky .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jefferson County: Brights Station (A), New London (B), Indian Mound (C), Stony Point (D), Eagle Springs Grange Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jefferson County include: Sharon Hill Church (A), Lancaster Church (B), Morris Church (C), Jefferson Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Tryus Church (F), Liberty Church (G), Lick Branch Church (H), Macedonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (1), Grandview Memorial Garden (2), Greenbriar Cemetery (3), Olive Branch Cemetery (4), Old Bethel Cemetery (5), Ogden Cemetery (6), Valley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Jefferson Lake (A), I V West Lake (B), Rider Lake (C), Paradise Acre Lake (D), Miller Lake (E), Perkinson Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lewis Creek (A), Marble Creek (B), Lee Creek (C), Doe Run (D), McCurry Branch (E), Middle Fork Creek (F), Miller Branch (G), Mollys Run (H), Wolf Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jefferson County include: Camp Louis Ernst (1), Camp Meeting Ground (2), Cedar Cliffs Park (3), Clifty Falls State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 2,077
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 381 (47% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,535
• One, attached: 332
• Two: 565
• 3 or 4: 397
• 5 to 9: 381
• 10 to 19: 284
• 20 or more: 255
• Mobile homes: 1,619
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 4,445 (481 second mortgage, 715 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,037

Here:	68.6% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 5.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 109 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 104 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from the county center
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) earthquake occurred 69.6 miles away from the 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 60.4 miles away from Jefferson 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 70.4 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 86.4 miles away from Jefferson County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,210 (81%) Carpooled: 1,591 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 36 (0%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Taxi: 23 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 20 (0%) Walked: 617 (4%) Other means: 122 (1%) Worked at home: 369 (2%)

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,555 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.23% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($16,904 average AGI)
2.49% relocated from other states ($16,653 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.49%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Jennings County, IN	0.43% ($22,808 average AGI)
from Scott County, IN	0.39% ($30,271)
from Trimble County, KY	0.35% ($31,767)
from Switzerland County, IN	0.30% ($25,889)
from Clark County, IN	0.25% ($36,100)
from Ripley County, IN	0.24% ($21,138)
from Marion County, IN	0.20% ($40,750)

5.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.70%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($281 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.09%
Indiana average:	0.03%

2.86% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($14,903 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($15,476 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.75%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Scott County, IN	0.45% ($21,836 average AGI)
to Jennings County, IN	0.35% ($32,907)
to Trimble County, KY	0.34% ($28,927)
to Marion County, IN	0.28% ($21,500)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.24% ($30,241)
to Switzerland County, IN	0.23% ($25,250)
to Clark County, IN	0.20% ($36,125)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,072 (4,079 aged, 993 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,602 (6,792 male householders, 1,738 female householders)

  6,815 spouses, 8,780 children (7,846 natural, 244 adopted, 690 stepchildren), 476 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 237 other relatives, 516 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,251 (1,719 male householders (1,363 living alone)), 1,923 female householders (1,760 living alone)), 609 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,852 (837 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,883 2-persons, 2,029 3-persons, 1,685 4-persons, 657 5-persons, 196 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,123 1-person, 479 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

96.6% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $173,691,000 ($5409 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,568,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,132,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,824,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,395,000
Federal grants: $36,726,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,255,000 ($2,048,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,359,000 ($3,828,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,338,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,549,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,044,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.54 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

56% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Indiana.

Jefferson County:	55.8%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 20935
• Northeast: 574
• Midwest: 2772
• South: 6244
• West: 623

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,400

Here:	9.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	9.2%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	58.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

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