Races in Orange County, Indiana:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $34,492 ($31,564 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $346 (lower quartile is $225, upper quartile is $431)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $91,454 (it was $63,500 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,342 - $142,510

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $139,586

Here:	$139,586
State:	$155,412

Townhouses or other attached units: $54,009

Here:	$54,009
State:	$141,472

In 2-unit structures: $24,992

Here:	$24,992
State:	$103,490

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $342,326

Here:	$342,326
State:	$131,334

Mobile homes: $64,631

Here:	$64,631
State:	$33,761

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,027
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $266

Institutionalized population: 235

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $499 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $432 (0.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.1%
(21.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.0% for Black residents, 22.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 44.0% for American Indian residents, 43.4% for other race residents, 23.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 42 years old, Asian residents: 33 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 18 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Orange County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $633 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paoli, Orleans, French Lick, West Baden Springs.

Orange County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Click to draw/clear Orange County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Orange County: Pilgrim Campground (A), Shirley Creek Horsemans Camp (B), River View Farms (C), Lost River Game Farm (D), Crandall Farms (E), Hager Farms (F), Orange County Rural Fire Department 1 (G), Spring Mill (H), Orange County Rural Volunteer Fire Department District 1 (I), Southeast Orange County Volunteer Fire Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Orange County include: Beech Grove Church (A), Green Briar Church (B), Ames Chapel (C), Apple Church (D), Beech Grove Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Bonds Chapel (G), Cane Creek Church (H), Concord Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Cemetery (1), Mount Lebanon Cemetery (2), Swift Cemetery (3), Sulphur Creek Cemetery (4), Patoka Memorial Cemetery (5), Springer Cemetery (6), Scott Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Sleepy Hollow Lake (A), Orleans Water Works Reservoir (B), Olinger Lake (C), Walton Lake (D), Wildwood Lake (E), Tucker Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shirley Creek (A), South Fork Lost River (B), Stampers Creek (C), Sulphur Creek (D), Willow Creek (E), Wolf Creek (F), Youngs Creek (G), Painter Creek (H), Jordan Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Orange County include: Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area (1), Tillery Hill State Recreation Area (2), Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area (3), Jackson State Recreation Area (4), Pioneer Mothers State Wayside (5), Inital Point Historical Monument (6), Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Dubois County , Lawrence County , Martin County , Washington County .

Current college students: 471
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 158 (27% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,675
• One, attached: 49
• Two: 113
• 3 or 4: 177
• 5 to 9: 74
• 10 to 19: 120
• 20 or more: 167
• Mobile homes: 1,966
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Orange County with a mortgage: 2,011 (175 second mortgage, 148 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,424

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.03%

Here		47.0%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 9,080
Total congregations: 56

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	The Wesleyan Church
Adherents	2,446 (26.9%)	1,629 (17.9%)	1,390 (15.3%)	587 (6.5%)	581 (6.4%)
Congregations	8 (14.3%)	5 (8.9%)	11 (19.6%)	2 (3.6%)	4 (7.1%)

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Old Order Amish	Southern Baptist Convention	Other
Adherents	363 (4.0%)	305 (3.4%)	274 (3.0%)	267 (2.9%)	1,238 (13.6%)
Congregations	6 (10.7%)	3 (5.4%)	4 (7.1%)	1 (1.8%)	12 (21.4%)

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

Religions in Orange County - Paoli, Orleans, French Lick, West Baden Springs

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Orange County:

Average size of farms: 198 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,401
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $168.08
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30,788
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46,280
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.95%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.73
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.42%
Corn for grain: 19481 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2577 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 16810 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 16 acres

Tornado activity:

Orange County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/15/1994, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Orange County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 76% 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 74.4 miles away from the 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 75.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.2 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 72.2 miles away from Orange County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 85.2 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 30.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1828): March 5, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1828, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to October 6, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1795): September 23, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1795, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3238): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 1, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1573): January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Indiana Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared (EM-3197): January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3197, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Indiana Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 3, 2004 to July 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1542): September 1, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1542, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1520): June 3, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2002 to June 7, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1418): June 13, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1418, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: June 11, 1998 to July 7, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1234): July 22, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1234, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 1996 to May 25, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1125): July 3, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1125, Natural disaster type: Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Orange County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,754.

5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,669 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.79% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($19,053 average AGI)
1.44% relocated from other states ($8,616 average AGI)

Orange County:	1.44%
Indiana average:	2.47%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,600 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.78% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,521 average AGI)
1.43% relocated to other states ($6,079 average AGI)

Orange County:	1.43%
Indiana average:	2.55%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,342 (2,746 aged, 596 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.07
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3981.130
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 121.720
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 46698.45

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1239.250
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1188.670
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 20.23

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.4
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 45.52

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5.06

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 169.2. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,582

• In family households: 16,670 (4,026 male householders, 1,390 female householders)

  4,205 spouses, 5,699 children (5,075 natural, 131 adopted, 493 stepchildren), 445 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 133 other relatives, 448 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,912 (1,201 male householders (974 living alone)), 1,255 female householders (1,124 living alone)), 456 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 258 (235 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,517 2-persons, 1,239 3-persons, 953 4-persons, 429 5-persons, 159 6-persons, 119 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,098 1-person, 297 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

96.7% of residents of Orange County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $107,529,000 ($5453 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,098,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,159,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,889,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,388,000
Federal grants: $25,210,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,127,000 ($389,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,756,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,980,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,518,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,689,000

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

Births: 1,319

Deaths: 1,084

Net international migration: +56

Net internal migration: +195

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 88% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

64% of Orange County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Indiana.

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

• This state: 15457
• Northeast: 303
• Midwest: 1282
• South: 1766
• West: 302

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 165

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 493
• Number of aged recipients: 29
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 464
• Number of recipients under 18: 67
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 354
• Number of recipients older than 64: 72
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 201
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 203

Most common first names in Orange County, IN among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	168	79.3 years
William	157	74.8 years
Charles	138	75.2 years
John	137	73.9 years
James	130	71.5 years
Robert	103	71.7 years
George	68	78.3 years
Harold	56	74.3 years
Helen	51	79.2 years
Harry	49	76.0 years

Most common last names in Orange County, IN among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	98	76.1 years
Wilson	59	78.3 years
Hall	51	81.2 years
Wininger	50	77.1 years
Brown	50	77.1 years
Flick	46	77.4 years
Moore	44	77.6 years
Smith	42	78.5 years
Taylor	38	78.6 years
Burton	37	77.8 years

Businesses in Orange County, IN
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	2		MasterBrand Cabinets	2
CVS	2		Nike	1
Comfort Suites	1		Pizza Hut	1
Dairy Queen	1		RadioShack	1
Dennys	1		Subway	1
FedEx	2		Taco Bell	1
H&R Block	2		True Value	1
Hardee's	1		U-Haul	1
Jones New York	1		UPS	2
KFC	1		Walmart	1
Kroger	1		Wendy's	1
Long John Silver's	1

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