Noble County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (47.8%), Educational,health and social services (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Noble County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 23,310	(50.4%)
Females: 22,965	(49.6%)

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Noble County:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$48,741
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$458
State:	$518

Noble County:	$120,908
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $155,919

Here:	$155,919
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $114,319

Here:	$114,319
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $146,729

Here:	$146,729
State:	$113,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $269,083

Here:	$269,083
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $28,071

Here:	$28,071
State:	$33,761

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Noble County is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Avilla, Rome City, Wolcottville, Cromwell.

Neighboring counties: Allen County , DeKalb County , Elkhart County , Kosciusko County , LaGrange County , Steuben County , Whitley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Sacred Heart Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Noble County include: Allen Chapel (A), Bear Lake Chapel (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Broadway Church (D), Sweet Church (E), Charter Oak Church (F), Pilgrim Church (G), Sugar Grove Church (H), Burr Oak Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fulk Cemetery (1), Perseverance Cemetery (2), Grays Cemetery (3), Orange Cemetery (4), Valley Cemetery (5), Northport Cemetery (6), Hooper Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Tamarack Lake (A), Steinbarger Lake (B), Wolf Lake (C), Bristol Lake (D), Clouse Lake (E), McHenry Lake (F), Brackney Lake (G), Bowman Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Iden Branch (A), North Branch Elkhart River (B), Piper Branch (C), Rimmell Branch (D), Forker Creek (E), South Branch Elkhart River (F), Carrol Creek (G), Correll Creek (H), Clock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Noble County include: Pioneer Trails Camp (1), Gene Stratton Porter State Memorial (2), Longwood Rest Park (3), Chain O'Lakes State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	17.3%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 1,061
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,260 (26% naturalized citizens)

Noble County:	4.9%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,747
• One, attached: 273
• Two: 688
• 3 or 4: 399
• 5 to 9: 496
• 10 to 19: 186
• 20 or more: 405
• Mobile homes: 2,027
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Noble County with a mortgage: 6,704 (705 second mortgage, 677 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,661

Here:	71.6% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Noble County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 105 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 53 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Noble County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 99% 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 81.2 miles away from Noble County center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,244 (80%) Carpooled: 3,128 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 49 (0%) Railroad: 5 (0%) Ferryboat: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 459 (2%) Other means: 156 (1%) Worked at home: 588 (3%)

6.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,028 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.75% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($26,545 average AGI)
1.48% relocated from other states ($8,483 average AGI)

Noble County:	1.48%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Allen County, IN	1.17% ($39,945 average AGI)
from DeKalb County, IN	0.87% ($28,560)
from LaGrange County, IN	0.84% ($32,524)
from Kosciusko County, IN	0.51% ($28,636)
from Whitley County, IN	0.40% ($27,882)
from Elkhart County, IN	0.34% ($47,000)
from Steuben County, IN	0.18% ($40,419)

7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,357 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.53% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($24,197 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($6,160 average AGI)

Noble County:	1.50%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Allen County, IN	1.54% ($31,742 average AGI)
to DeKalb County, IN	0.98% ($27,912)
to LaGrange County, IN	0.71% ($29,715)
to Whitley County, IN	0.54% ($31,538)
to Elkhart County, IN	0.46% ($34,538)
to Kosciusko County, IN	0.36% ($31,127)
to Steuben County, IN	0.25% ($20,209)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,873 (4,928 aged, 945 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,378 (10,396 male householders, 1,983 female householders)

  10,316 spouses, 15,185 children (13,560 natural, 383 adopted, 1,242 stepchildren), 663 grandchildren, 296 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 582 other relatives, 782 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,227 (2,070 male householders (1,609 living alone)), 2,281 female householders (2,044 living alone)), 876 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 670 (639 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,873 2-persons, 2,792 3-persons, 2,623 4-persons, 1,298 5-persons, 467 6-persons, 326 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,653 1-person, 564 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

90.4% of residents of Noble County speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (24% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $158,444,000 ($3350 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,938,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,201,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,757,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,668,000
Federal grants: $23,989,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,280,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,549,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,012,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,784,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,533,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.08 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

58% of Noble County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Indiana.

Noble County:	58.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 34044
• Northeast: 726
• Midwest: 4570
• South: 3928
• West: 639

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,600

Here:	11.4%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	2.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	21.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

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