Monroe County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	46%
State:	29%

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Races in Monroe County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	27.6 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 59,153	(49.1%)
Females: 61,410	(50.9%)

Recent posts about Monroe County, Indiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Monroe County is mentioned 81 times on our forum:

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Monroe County:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,534
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$577
State:	$518

Monroe County:	$143,500
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $188,708

Here:	$188,708
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,939

Here:	$135,939
State:	$148,761

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,808

Here:	$105,808
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,844

Here:	$110,844
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $30,787

Here:	$30,787
State:	$33,761

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 178
• Thefts: 328
• Auto thefts: 56

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 172
• Thefts: 225
• Auto thefts: 39

Monroe County:	27.3%
Indiana:	12.3%

This county:	18.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $524 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $621 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $873 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bloomington, Ellettsville, Stinesville.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Greene County , Jackson County , Lawrence County , Morgan County , Owen County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Monroe County: Bloomington Speedway (A), Blackwell Pond Campground (B), Scout Ridge Youth Campground (C), Ransburg Boy Scout Reservation (D), Wheeler Mission Campground (E), Hardin Ridge Recreation Site (F), Buzzard Roost Recreation Area (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Monroe County include: Crossroads Church (A), Walkers Chapel (B), Shiloh Temple (C), Maple Grove Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bethel Lane Church (F), Mount Calvary Church (G), Liberty Church (H), Blackwell Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Friendship Cemetery (1), Perry Cemetery (2), Hanson Cemetery (3), Harmony Cemetery (4), Van Buskirk Cemetery (5), Valhalla Memory Gardens (6), Hillenburg Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Jay Pond (A), Hunter Creek Pond (B), Geiger Ridge Pond (C), Bethal Lake (D), Schact Lake (E), Beanblossom Lake (F), Lazy Lake (G), Blackwell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lazy Creek (A), May Creek (B), Middle Fork Salt Creek (C), Kerr Creek (D), Wolf Creek (E), Judah Branch (F), Moore Creek (G), Mose Ray Branch (H), Jackson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Monroe County include: North Fork State Wildlife Refuge (1), Fairfax State Recreation Area (2), Mason Ridge Camping Area (3), Allens Creek State Recreation Area (4), Oak Ridge Camping Area (5), Paynetown State Recreation Area (6), Hardin Ridge Recreation Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.4%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 34,916
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,566 (27% naturalized citizens)

Monroe County:	5.4%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 26,541
• One, attached: 2,330
• Two: 1,924
• 3 or 4: 2,832
• 5 to 9: 4,747
• 10 to 19: 4,241
• 20 or more: 4,397
• Mobile homes: 3,814
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 14,447 (1,526 second mortgage, 1,627 home equity loan, 78 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,303

Here:	73.1% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Monroe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 138 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/20/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 127 people and caused $103 million in damages.

Monroe County-area historical earthquake activity is above Indiana state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from Monroe County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 76.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from Monroe 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 71.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 84.0 miles away from Monroe 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: 44,462 (74%) Carpooled: 6,243 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,016 (2%) Railroad: 27 (0%) Taxi: 70 (0%) Motorcycle: 92 (0%) Bicycle: 956 (2%) Walked: 5,173 (9%) Other means: 274 (0%) Worked at home: 2,110 (3%)

10.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,889 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.71%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.93% of residents moved from foreign countries ($517 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.93%
Indiana average:	0.10%

5.20% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($13,825 average AGI)
4.59% relocated from other states ($17,547 average AGI)

Monroe County:	4.59%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Marion County, IN	0.58% ($31,635 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, IN	0.55% ($28,504)
from Greene County, IN	0.49% ($25,612)
from Owen County, IN	0.40% ($25,982)
from Brown County, IN	0.19% ($28,519)
from Cook County, IL	0.19% ($40,316)
from Lake County, IN	0.17% ($20,886)

10.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.03%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($427 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.19%
Indiana average:	0.03%

4.89% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($13,886 average AGI)
4.95% relocated to other states ($19,393 average AGI)

Monroe County:	4.95%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Marion County, IN	1.15% ($27,529 average AGI)
to Greene County, IN	0.55% ($28,022)
to Lawrence County, IN	0.47% ($29,724)
to Cook County, IL	0.41% ($31,812)
to Owen County, IN	0.30% ($32,056)
to Johnson County, IN	0.25% ($36,286)
to Hamilton County, IN	0.22% ($46,613)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,324 (11,431 aged, 1,893 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 73,064 (18,740 male householders, 6,191 female householders)

  19,742 spouses, 23,981 children (21,907 natural, 708 adopted, 1,366 stepchildren), 877 grandchildren, 510 brothers or sisters, 403 parents, 718 other relatives, 1,902 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 33,139 (10,379 male householders (6,731 living alone)), 11,629 female householders (8,436 living alone)), 11,131 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 14,360 (1,130 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,853 2-persons, 5,784 3-persons, 4,679 4-persons, 1,917 5-persons, 543 6-persons, 155 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,167 1-person, 4,424 2-persons, 1,276 3-persons, 739 4-persons, 325 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

91.9% of residents of Monroe County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $633,254,000 ($5233 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,862,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $211,957,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $97,539,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,107,000
Federal grants: $272,181,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,797,000 ($7,750,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $29,674,000 ($6,865,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $411,352,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $171,715,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,000,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.72 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

40% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Indiana.

Monroe County:	40.5%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 75532
• Northeast: 6239
• Midwest: 16935
• South: 10185
• West: 4141

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $96,800

Here:	10.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	4.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	2.9%
Indiana:	23.4%

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