Miami County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.3%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Miami County, Indiana:

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

Males: 18,312	(50.8%)
Females: 17,770	(49.2%)

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Miami County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,727
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$437
State:	$518

Miami County:	$92,659
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $118,636

Here:	$118,636
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,340

Here:	$117,340
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $85,842

Here:	$85,842
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $53,504

Here:	$53,504
State:	$114,735

Mobile homes: $31,045

Here:	$31,045
State:	$33,761

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Miami County is $385 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $734 a month.

Cities in this county include: Peru, Converse, Bunker Hill, Mexico, Denver, Amboy, Macy.

Neighboring counties: Cass County , Fulton County , Grant County , Howard County , Wabash County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Mississinewa Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Miami County include: Weasaw Church (A), Paw Paw Church (B), Ebenezer Church (C), The Little Church (D), Emmanuel Church (E), Center Chapel (F), Howard Miami Church (G), Olive Branch Church (H), Woodlawn Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Friends Cemetery (1), Gaerte Cemetery (2), Garnand Cemetery (3), Plainview Cemetery (4), Pipe Creek Cemetery (5), Gerber Cemetery (6), Park Lawn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Gaerte Lake (A), Plothrow Pond (B), Mississinewa Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mississinewa River (A), Honey Creek (B), Negro Creek (C), Sugar Creek (D), Paw Paw Creek (E), Goose Run (F), Gilbert Branch (G), Flowers Creek (H), Rife Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	16.6%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 1,208
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 345 (60% naturalized citizens)

Miami County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,885
• One, attached: 673
• Two: 731
• 3 or 4: 420
• 5 to 9: 207
• 10 to 19: 77
• 20 or more: 133
• Mobile homes: 2,173

Housing units in Miami County with a mortgage: 4,949 (626 second mortgage, 513 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,660

Here:	65.0% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Miami 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 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/28/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Miami County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from Miami 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 81.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.9 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 88.1 miles away from Miami County center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.3 miles away from Miami County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,231 (81%) Carpooled: 1,827 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 53 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 26 (0%) Walked: 366 (2%) Other means: 130 (1%) Worked at home: 595 (4%)

6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.99% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($21,457 average AGI)
1.77% relocated from other states ($9,313 average AGI)

Miami County:	1.77%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Howard County, IN	1.64% ($29,170 average AGI)
from Cass County, IN	0.86% ($30,883)
from Wabash County, IN	0.47% ($26,902)
from Grant County, IN	0.39% ($27,118)
from Fulton County, IN	0.30% ($26,026)
from Marion County, IN	0.14% ($33,222)
from Allen County, IN	0.11% ($21,857)

7.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,028 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.28% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,034 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($8,994 average AGI)

Miami County:	1.85%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Howard County, IN	1.39% ($32,790 average AGI)
to Wabash County, IN	0.64% ($26,554)
to Cass County, IN	0.56% ($30,110)
to Fulton County, IN	0.38% ($29,673)
to Grant County, IN	0.32% ($26,512)
to Marion County, IN	0.29% ($-14,474)
to Allen County, IN	0.20% ($24,615)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,426 (4,630 aged, 796 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,195 (8,060 male householders, 1,795 female householders)

  8,086 spouses, 10,882 children (9,502 natural, 409 adopted, 971 stepchildren), 370 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 233 other relatives, 536 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,395 (1,701 male householders (1,436 living alone)), 2,123 female householders (1,932 living alone)), 571 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,492 (1,459 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,501 2-persons, 2,227 3-persons, 1,908 4-persons, 825 5-persons, 339 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,368 1-person, 377 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

96.4% of residents of Miami County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $220,675,000 ($6138 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $55,265,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $96,773,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,976,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,719,000
Federal grants: $27,434,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,847,000 ($14,488,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $35,927,000 ($31,205,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,129,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,386,000
Federal Government insurance: $37,892,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

58% of Miami County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Indiana.

Miami County:	58.3%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 26916
• Northeast: 572
• Midwest: 3458
• South: 3673
• West: 807

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,200

Here:	9.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	4.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	10.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

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