Ohio County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in July 2007: 5,772 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,709
Renter-occupied apartments: 492

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Land area: 87 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 67 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Ohio County: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.4%), Educational,health and social services (13.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Ohio County, Indiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Ohio County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 2,768	(49.2%)
Females: 2,855	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $29,740
County population in 2003: 5,742
Jobs in 2003: 1,972

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Ohio County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,083
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Ohio County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,198 ($41,348 in 1999)

This county:	$47,198
Indiana:	$47,448

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $466 (lower quartile is $328, upper quartile is $569)

This county:	$466
State:	$518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,073 (it was $106,500 in 2000)

Ohio County:	$146,073
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,389 - $192,628

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $219,069
Here: $219,069
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $225,313
Here: $225,313
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $177,137
Here: $177,137
State: $113,796

Mobile homes: $46,291
Here: $46,291
State: $33,761

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $951
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $328

Institutionalized population: 46

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 23 buildings, average cost: $93,600
2001: 31 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2002: 34 buildings, average cost: $115,900
2003: 31 buildings, average cost: $138,700
2004: 42 buildings, average cost: $122,900
2005: 45 buildings, average cost: $124,700
2006: 32 buildings, average cost: $146,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Ohio County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $447 (0.4%)

Ohio County household income distribution in 2007

Ohio County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ohio County is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $877 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rising Sun.

Neighboring counties: Boone County, Kentucky , Dearborn County , Ripley County , Switzerland County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Ohio County include: Mount Carmel Church (A), Olive Branch Church (B), Mount Pleasant Church (C), Saint Peters Church (D), Pleasant Ridge Church (E), New Hope Church (F), Salem Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pate Cemetery (1), Bear Creek Cemeteries (2), LaGrange Cemetery (3), Cooper Cemetery (4), Saint Peters Cemetery (5), Downey Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Knigga Branch (A), Mire Branch (B), Wolfpen Creek (C), Island Branch (D), Mud Lick Creek (E), Murray Branch (F), Henschen Branch (G), Buck Run (H), Black Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	10.3%
Indiana:	10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 169
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Ohio County:	0.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.7%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,767
One, attached: 22
Two: 93
3 or 4: 71
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 28
20 or more: 57
Mobile homes: 352

Housing units in Ohio County with a mortgage: 708 (85 second mortgage, 136 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 333

Here:	68.0% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,040
Total congregations: 13

Adherents

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other
Adherents	615 (30.1%)	427 (20.9%)	319 (15.6%)	234 (11.5%)	445 (21.8%)
Congregations	1 (7.7%)	3 (23.1%)	3 (23.1%)	2 (15.4%)	4 (30.8%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Ohio County - Rising Sun

Agriculture in Ohio County
Average size of farms: 112 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11044
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $210.36
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13237
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.49%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27369
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.17
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.14%
Corn for grain: 1441 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3546 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres

Ohio County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 7.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 210 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 210 people

Ohio County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from Ohio County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from the 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 98.5 miles away from the 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 64.0 miles away from Ohio 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 99.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from Ohio County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Chemicals (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ohio County (%):

German (38%)
United States or American (27%)
English (10%)
Irish (10%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Dutch (2%)
European (1%)

Ohio County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,330 (83%)
Carpooled: 299 (11%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 53 (2%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 91 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

46 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,590.

8.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,681 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.69%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.54% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($20,213 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($11,473 average AGI)
Ohio County: 3.15%
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 Dearborn County, IN	3.23% ($31,935 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, OH	1.05% ($31,800)
from Switzerland County, IN	1.01% ($30,208)
from Ripley County, IN	0.59% ($31,286)

8.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,265 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.00%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.42% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($20,868 average AGI)
2.58% relocated to other states ($11,397 average AGI)
Ohio County: 2.58%
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 Dearborn County, IN	3.05% ($32,597 average AGI)
to Switzerland County, IN	0.89% ($24,524)
to Ripley County, IN	0.55% ($41,077)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Births per 1000 population in Ohio County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Ohio County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ohio County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 844 (724 aged, 120 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1038.470
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1140.620
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17.02

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18.44
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 34.05

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,576

In family households: 4,881 (1,325 male householders, 284 female householders)
1,377 spouses, 1,665 children (1,459 natural, 40 adopted, 166 stepchildren), 92 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 64 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 695 (267 male householders (209 living alone)), 323 female householders (299 living alone)), 105 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 47 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 709 2-persons, 365 3-persons, 351 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 508 1-person, 73 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

98.6% of residents of Ohio County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $23,548,000 ($4026 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $614,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,437,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,452,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $249,000
Federal grants: $4,212,000
Federal procurement contracts: $256,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $943,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $70,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,249,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,028,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 336

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 281

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

Net international migration: -4

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

Net internal migration: +211

Here:	+36 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Ohio County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 74
1995 to 1998: 185
1990 to 1994: 311
1980 to 1989: 293
1970 to 1979: 402
1960 to 1969: 163
1950 to 1959: 156
1940 to 1949: 110
1939 or earlier: 730

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ohio County, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 159 5 rooms: 473 6 rooms: 363 7 rooms: 345 8 rooms: 262 9+ rooms: 95

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ohio County, Indiana:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 97 4 rooms: 123 5 rooms: 78 6 rooms: 55 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 22 9+ rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ohio County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 388 3 bedrooms: 916 4 bedrooms: 313 5+ bedrooms: 50

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ohio County:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 159 2 bedrooms: 146 3 bedrooms: 141 4 bedrooms: 30 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 87 1 vehicle: 267 2 vehicles: 676 3 vehicles: 420 4 vehicles: 189 5+ vehicles: 70

Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 264 2 vehicles: 95 3 vehicles: 35 4 vehicles: 19 5+ vehicles: 3

63% of Ohio 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, 54% lived in Indiana.

Ohio County:	62.7%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 3214
Northeast: 67
Midwest: 1508
South: 692
West: 104

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (30.3%) Utility gas (28.3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13.5%) Wood (4.3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (39.4%) Utility gas (31.9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10.4%) Wood (5.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29

Here:	4.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	1.6%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	23.9%
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 (Noninst.)

Ohio County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $116,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $6,102,000
Regular Highways: $550,000

Welfare - Other: $278,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $261,000

Financial Administration: $226,000

Police Protection: $214,000

Corrections - Other: $174,000

Health Services - Other: $148,000

Central Staff Services: $75,000

Natural Resources - Other: $65,000

General Public Buildings: $56,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,000

Fire Protection: $7,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $119,000
Libraries: $30,000

Solid Waste Management: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $59,000
Highways: $40,000

Public Welfare: $37,000

General Support: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $756,000
General Revenue, NEC: $220,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,017,000
Regular Highways: $60,000

Health - Other: $12,000

Judicial: $3,000

Police Protection: $2,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000

Corrections - Other: $0

Financial Administration: $0

Central Staff: $0
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,603,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,049,000
Highways: $539,000

All Other: $314,000

Public Welfare: $45,000

Health & Hospitals: $33,000
Tax - Individual Income: $921,000
Property: $820,000

Other Selective Sales: $216,000

NEC: $75,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,405,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Ohio County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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