Marshall County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 46,945 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,685
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,834

% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

Land area: 444 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 106 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (34.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Marshall County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
Hispanic (5.9%)
Other race (2.5%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 22,415	(49.7%)
Females: 22,713	(50.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,427
County population in 2003: 46,308
Jobs in 2003: 18,857

Marshall County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 22,381
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:

Marshall County:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,066 ($42,581 in 2000)

This county	$45,066
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,958

Marshall County	$108,958
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $500
Institutionalized population: 401
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Marshall County in 2000: $805

Marshall County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $810 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marshall County is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $572 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $754 a month.

Cities in this county include: Plymouth, Bremen, Bourbon, Argos, Culver, La Paz.

Neighboring counties: Elkhart County , Fulton County , Kosciusko County , Pulaski County , St. Joseph County , Starke County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Plymouth Speedway (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Marshall County include: Wesleyan Church (A), Jerusalem Church (B), Landmark Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Walnut Church (E), Saint Pauls Church (F), Gilead Church (G), Ebenezer County Line Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Parks Memorial Cemetery (1), Washington Cemetery (2), Barber Cemetery (3), Odd Fellows Cemetery (4), Nighthart Cemetery (5), Mount Zion Cemetery (6), Mount Carmel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Kreighbaum Lake (A), Thomas Lake (B), Eddy Lake (C), Gilbert Lake (D), Myers Lake (E), Lawrence Lake (F), Moore Lake (G), Holem Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Middle Fork Yellow River (A), Wolf Creek (B), Outlet Creek (C), Pine Creek (D), Deer Creek (E), Deep Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Marshall County: Menominee State Wetlands (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.0%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,346
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: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,998 (28% naturalized citizens)

Marshall County:	4.4%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 905
1990 to 1994: 424
1985 to 1989: 161
1980 to 1984: 126
1975 to 1979: 60
1970 to 1974: 51
1970 to 1974: 98
1965 to 1969: 173

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.6%

Marshall County marital status for males

Marshall County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,108
One, attached: 205
Two: 496
3 or 4: 592
5 to 9: 346
10 to 19: 223
20 or more: 376
Mobile homes: 1,753

Housing units in Marshall County with a mortgage: 6,548 (785 second mortgage, 1,197 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,110

Agriculture in Marshall County
Average size of farms: 243 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $74790
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $237.29
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 36.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $72472
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.17%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.07%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $68526
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.85
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.17%
Corn for grain: 81859 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2267 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 68933 harvested acres
Vegetables: 28 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 20 acres

Marshall County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 29 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/24/2001, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused $3 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Educational services (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

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

Mexico (66%)
Canada (5%)
Honduras (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Germany (2%)
Romania (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Marshall County:

German (37%)
United States or American (14%)
English (8%)
Irish (8%)
Polish (3%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Marshall County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,158 (79%)
Carpooled: 2,785 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 44 (0%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 134 (1%)
Walked: 673 (3%)
Other means: 214 (1%)
Worked at home: 737 (3%)

People in group quarters in Marshall County, Indiana

355 people in nursing homes
115 people in religious group quarters
46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
45 people in other group homes
41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in homes for the physically handicapped
4 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,252.

5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,413 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.32% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($28,963 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($9,449 average AGI)
Marshall County: 1.55%
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 St. Joseph County, IN	1.29% ($38,036 average AGI)
from Starke County, IN	0.51% ($25,943)
from Elkhart County, IN	0.48% ($39,146)
from Kosciusko County, IN	0.47% ($51,383)
from Fulton County, IN	0.41% ($29,700)
from Marion County, IN	0.16% ($23,741)
from Pulaski County, IN	0.15% ($20,077)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.52% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($22,605 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($10,117 average AGI)
Marshall County: 2.01%
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 St. Joseph County, IN	1.27% ($32,320 average AGI)
to Elkhart County, IN	0.61% ($36,819)
to Kosciusko County, IN	0.49% ($41,036)
to Starke County, IN	0.49% ($28,524)
to Fulton County, IN	0.43% ($32,635)
to Allen County, IN	0.13% ($24,435)
to LaPorte County, IN	0.12% ($30,238)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Births per 1000 population in Marshall County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Marshall County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marshall County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,734 (6,003 aged, 731 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

Households: 44,454

In family households: 39,338 (10,153 male householders, 2,062 female householders)
10,071 spouses, 14,564 children (13,109 natural, 367 adopted, 1,088 stepchildren), 717 grandchildren, 317 brothers or sisters, 249 parents, 419 other relatives, 786 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,116 (1,892 male householders (1,465 living alone)), 2,396 female householders (2,218 living alone)), 828 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 674 (405 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,138 2-persons, 2,522 3-persons, 2,531 4-persons, 1,365 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 285 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,683 1-person, 487 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

9,611 married couples with children.
2,090 single-parent households (604 men, 1,486 women).

90.2% of residents of Marshall County speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (15% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $177,374,000 ($3796 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,203,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $95,761,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,950,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,608,000
Federal grants: $20,435,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,486,000 ($6,154,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,135,000 ($388,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,895,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,626,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,308,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,602

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,224

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

Net international migration: +731

Here:	+16 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -230

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Marshall County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.89 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 451
1995 to 1998: 1,398
1990 to 1994: 1,377
1980 to 1989: 2,024
1970 to 1979: 2,990
1960 to 1969: 1,825
1950 to 1959: 1,932
1940 to 1949: 1,150
1939 or earlier: 4,952

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 36
3 rooms: 274
4 rooms: 1,074
5 rooms: 2,778
6 rooms: 2,974
7 rooms: 2,431
8 rooms: 1,708
9 or more rooms: 1,404

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

1 room: 52
2 rooms: 316
3 rooms: 777
4 rooms: 930
5 rooms: 739
6 rooms: 424
7 rooms: 348
8 rooms: 144
9 or more rooms: 104

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

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 327
2 bedrooms: 2,575
3 bedrooms: 6,777
4 bedrooms: 2,392
5 or more bedrooms: 603

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall County:

no bedroom: 84
1 bedroom: 1,047
2 bedrooms: 1,441
3 bedrooms: 930
4 bedrooms: 289
5 or more bedrooms: 43

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

no vehicle: 562
1 vehicle: 2,701
2 vehicles: 5,874
3 vehicles: 2,485
4 vehicles: 728
5 or more vehicles: 335

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

no vehicle: 532
1 vehicle: 1,746
2 vehicles: 1,160
3 vehicles: 265
4 vehicles: 104
5 or more vehicles: 27

61% of Marshall County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Indiana.

Marshall County:	60.6%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 34491
Northeast: 771
Midwest: 5153
South: 1884
West: 743

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (72%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (69%)
Electricity (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 700

Here:	12.0%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 139

Here:	5.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 285

Here:	25.0%
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)

Marshall County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $1,401,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,249,000
Welfare - Other: $2,867,000

General - Other: $2,763,000

Central Staff Services: $2,667,000

Police Protection: $1,144,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,142,000

Financial Administration: $987,000

Corrections - Other: $825,000

General Public Buildings: $788,000

Natural Resources - Other: $542,000

Health Services - Other: $540,000

Solid Waste Management: $270,000

Fire Protection: $207,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $15,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $85,000
Public Welfare: $15,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,543,000
Libraries: $446,000

Solid Waste Management: $66,000
Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $707,000
All Other: $309,000

Highways: $11,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,160,000
Interest Earnings: $737,000

Special Assessments: $549,000

Rents: $16,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $441,000
Police Protection: $154,000

Regular Highways: $97,000

Judicial: $78,000

Financial Administration: $76,000

Corrections - Other: $48,000

General Public Building: $27,000

Health - Other: $21,000

Central Staff: $12,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,907,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,130,000
General Support: $1,577,000

All Other: $182,000

Public Welfare: $135,000

Health & Hospitals: $47,000
Tax - Property: $7,041,000
Individual Income: $2,155,000

NEC: $188,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,852,000

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