Perry County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (37.9%), Educational,health and social services (14.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Perry County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 9,771	(51.7%)
Females: 9,128	(48.3%)

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Perry County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,374
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$362
State:	$518

Perry County:	$96,830
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $122,477

Here:	$122,477
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $108,108

Here:	$108,108
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $219,307

Here:	$219,307
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,759

Here:	$156,759
State:	$114,735

Mobile homes: $40,089

Here:	$40,089
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500

Here:	$37,500
State:	$52,440

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 9

This county:	9.4%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perry County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $653 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tell City, Cannelton, Troy.

2005 air pollution in Perry County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.100 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 28 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 66 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Breckinridge County, Kentucky , Dubois County , Hancock County, Kentucky , Spencer County , Meade County, Kentucky .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Perry County: German Ridge Recreation Area (A), Mano Point Recreation Site (B), Buzzard Roost Overlook (C), Lake Celina Recreation Site (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Perry County include: Cross Roads Church (A), Gospel Tabernacle (B), Deer Creek Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Lilly Dale Church (E), Chestnut Grove Church (F), Sacred Heart Church (G), Fosters Ridge Church (H), Saint Augustinus Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: German Ridge Cemetery (1), Gilliand Cemetery (2), Wegenast Cemetery (3), Phelps Cemetery (4), Avery Cemetery (5), Groves Cemetery (6), Guillaume Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Gatchel Pond (A), Lost Lake Pond (B), Middle Deer Pond (C), Harding Pond (D), Indian Lake (E), Gerber Pond (F), East Deer Pond (G), Oriole Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Massey Creek (A), Lanman Run (B), Lamar Creek (C), Kraus Creek (D), Knob Creek (E), Kingley Creek (F), Miller Branch (G), Millstone Creek (H), Jubin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Perry County include: Camp Koch (1), Saddle Lake Recreation Area (2), Indian Lake Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.8%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 608
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 78 (47% naturalized citizens)

Perry County:	0.4%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,114
• One, attached: 29
• Two: 214
• 3 or 4: 104
• 5 to 9: 157
• 10 to 19: 79
• 20 or more: 238
• Mobile homes: 1,247
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41

Housing units in Perry County with a mortgage: 2,380 (237 second mortgage, 287 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,606

Here:	59.7% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Perry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 107 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Perry County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 73% 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 71.5 miles away from Perry 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 59.1 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 85.3 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 70.3 miles away from Perry County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 85.8 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 16.5 miles away from Perry 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: 6,570 (76%) Carpooled: 1,492 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 109 (1%) Other means: 80 (1%) Worked at home: 325 (4%)

4.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,042 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.54%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.62% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($18,506 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($10,535 average AGI)

Perry County:	1.92%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Spencer County, IN	1.00% ($26,662 average AGI)
from Hancock County, KY	0.38% ($20,385)
from Dubois County, IN	0.31% ($37,524)
from Crawford County, IN	0.16% ($26,455)
from Daviess County, KY	0.15% ($30,800)

5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,703 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.59% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($18,700 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($11,003 average AGI)

Perry County:	2.20%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Spencer County, IN	1.14% ($32,380 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.54% ($25,027)
to Dubois County, IN	0.49% ($35,088)
to Hancock County, KY	0.30% ($32,857)
to Harrison County, IN	0.19% ($29,538)
to Daviess County, KY	0.19% ($26,538)
to Warrick County, IN	0.17% ($34,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,179 (2,759 aged, 420 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,300 (4,161 male householders, 918 female householders)

  4,274 spouses, 5,224 children (4,670 natural, 183 adopted, 371 stepchildren), 177 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 102 other relatives, 299 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,481 (926 male householders (744 living alone)), 1,251 female householders (1,183 living alone)), 304 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,118 (1,083 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,272 2-persons, 1,170 3-persons, 1,054 4-persons, 413 5-persons, 135 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,927 1-person, 206 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

97.6% of residents of Perry County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $106,866,000 ($5625 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,086,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,842,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,026,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,604,000
Federal grants: $27,715,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,113,000 ($1,561,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,565,000 ($3,760,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $215,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,130,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,243,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.34 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

62% of Perry 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, 60% lived in Indiana.

Perry County:	62.3%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 14158
• Northeast: 177
• Midwest: 860
• South: 3291
• West: 268

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,500

Here:	1.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	6.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	29.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

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