Jennings County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Retail trade (13.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jennings County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 13,694	(49.7%)
Females: 13,860	(50.3%)

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Jennings County:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,976
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$444
State:	$518

Jennings County:	$103,169
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $142,387

Here:	$142,387
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,708

Here:	$166,708
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $146,833

Here:	$146,833
State:	$113,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $32,324

Here:	$32,324
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $39,238

Here:	$39,238
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$52,440

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jennings County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $561 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.

Cities in this county include: North Vernon, Vernon.

Neighboring counties: Bartholomew County , Decatur County , Jackson County , Jefferson County , Ripley County , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Coffee Creek Conservation Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Jennings County include: Coffee Creek Church (A), Rock Creek Church (B), Bear Creek Church (C), Graham Church (D), Marion Church (E), Tea Creek Church (F), Browns Corner Church (G), Brush Creek Church (H), Cana Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: German Cemetery (1), Green Cemetery (2), Otter Creek Cemetery (3), Old Zenas Cemetery (4), Baldwin Cemetery (5), Barkman Cemetery (6), Vernon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Broomsage Lake (A), Country Squire Lake (B), Brush Creek Reservoir (C), Gaylord Stark Lake (D), Whippoorwill Lake (E), Kimberly Lake (F), Hickory Lake (G), Crosley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Leatherwood Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Millstone Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Ice Creek (E), Huckleberry Branch (F), Nettle Creek (G), Woods Branch (H), Sugar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jennings County include: Muscatatuck State Park (1), Brush Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (2), Crosley State Fish and Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.4%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 734
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 201 (62% naturalized citizens)

Jennings County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,121
• One, attached: 97
• Two: 232
• 3 or 4: 173
• 5 to 9: 280
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 89
• Mobile homes: 3,089
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 337

Housing units in Jennings County with a mortgage: 3,402 (403 second mortgage, 508 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,226

Here:	73.5% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Jennings County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 4.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 47 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 17 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Jennings County-area historical earthquake activity is below Indiana state average. It is 94% 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 74.2 miles away from Jennings 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 42.0 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 75.1 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 68.4 miles away from Jennings County center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,294 (79%) Carpooled: 2,084 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 37 (0%) Motorcycle: 36 (0%) Walked: 177 (1%) Other means: 47 (0%) Worked at home: 287 (2%)

6.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,026 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.86% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($22,259 average AGI)
1.36% relocated from other states ($6,766 average AGI)

Jennings County:	1.36%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Bartholomew County, IN	1.51% ($27,827 average AGI)
from Jackson County, IN	1.03% ($34,132)
from Jefferson County, IN	0.42% ($32,907)
from Decatur County, IN	0.32% ($26,636)
from Marion County, IN	0.25% ($25,192)
from Ripley County, IN	0.21% ($25,182)
from Johnson County, IN	0.17% ($29,833)

7.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,106 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.28%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.62% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($20,929 average AGI)
1.65% relocated to other states ($7,177 average AGI)

Jennings County:	1.65%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Bartholomew County, IN	1.64% ($27,727 average AGI)
to Jackson County, IN	1.20% ($28,960)
to Jefferson County, IN	0.50% ($22,808)
to Decatur County, IN	0.45% ($26,043)
to Marion County, IN	0.41% ($29,860)
to Johnson County, IN	0.21% ($33,227)
to Scott County, IN	0.17% ($32,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,866 (2,891 aged, 975 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: 23,879 (6,310 male householders, 1,344 female householders)

  6,412 spouses, 8,400 children (7,271 natural, 284 adopted, 845 stepchildren), 403 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 188 other relatives, 589 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,137 (1,225 male householders (912 living alone)), 1,317 female householders (1,176 living alone)), 595 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 538 (194 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,070 2-persons, 1,833 3-persons, 1,663 4-persons, 762 5-persons, 230 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,088 1-person, 355 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.5% of residents of Jennings County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $117,085,000 ($4123 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,320,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,950,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,906,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,487,000
Federal grants: $22,846,000
Federal procurement contracts: $990,000 ($261,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,907,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $815,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,707,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,893,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.46 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

56% of Jennings County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Indiana.

Jennings County:	56.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 21425
• Northeast: 433
• Midwest: 1694
• South: 3192
• West: 525

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $83,800

Here:	11.8%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	6.9%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	20.8%
Indiana:	23.4%

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