Ohio County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 5,874 (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: 68 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

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 tout: 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

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 2005: $43,761 ($41,348 in 2000)

This county	$43,761
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $120,089

Ohio County	$120,089
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $463
Institutionalized population: 46
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Ohio County in 2000: $816

Ohio County races chart

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 (0.5%)

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 September 2007:

Here:	4.6%
Indiana:	4.1%

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%

Ohio County marital status for males

Ohio County marital status for females

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

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

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%)

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%

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.

1,005 married couples with children.
288 single-parent households (93 men, 195 women).

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 or more 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 or more 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 or more 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 or more 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 or more 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 or more 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%)
Utility gas (28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (39%)
Utility gas (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Wood (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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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

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