Pike County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.8%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pike County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 6,414	(50.0%)
Females: 6,423	(50.0%)

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Pike County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,676
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$281
State:	$518

Pike County:	$77,574
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $99,167

Here:	$99,167
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $32,516

Here:	$32,516
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $48,699

Here:	$48,699
State:	$113,796

Mobile homes: $29,230

Here:	$29,230
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$52,440

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pike County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.

Cities in this county include: Petersburg, Winslow, Spurgeon.

2005 air pollution in Pike County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.011 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Daviess County , Dubois County , Gibson County , Knox County , Warrick County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Pike County include: Anderson-Chappell Church (A), Arnold Church (B), Ashby Church (C), Atkinson Chapel (D), Vincent Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Blackfoot Church (G), Traylor Union Church (H), Brenton Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Weist Cemetery (1), Weathers Cemetery (2), Arnold Cemetery (3), Walnut Hill Cemetery (4), Walnut Grove Cemetery (5), Old Union Cemetery (6), Barnes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Warner Lake (A), Chew Pond (B), Globe Pond (C), Eros Lake (D), Lake William (E), Grey Lake (F), Lake Molly (G), Lake Helmerich (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Mud Creek (B), Honey Creek (C), Hog Branch (D), Hat Creek (E), Sugar Creek (F), Bone Creek (G), Pond Creek (H), Flat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pike County include: Otwell Holiness Camp (1), Patoka State Fish and Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.3%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 333
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 74 (30% naturalized citizens)

Pike County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,038
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 93
• 3 or 4: 52
• 5 to 9: 80
• 10 to 19: 14
• 20 or more: 54
• Mobile homes: 1,249
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Pike County with a mortgage: 1,439 (136 second mortgage, 124 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,188

Here:	54.8% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Pike County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 4.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 62 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Pike County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 46% 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 35.3 miles away from Pike 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 45.0 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 41.7 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 33.3 miles away from Pike County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 48.0 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 47.7 miles away from Pike 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: 4,544 (79%) Carpooled: 831 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Walked: 101 (2%) Other means: 52 (1%) Worked at home: 249 (4%)

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,934 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.47% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($27,298 average AGI)
1.26% relocated from other states ($6,636 average AGI)

Pike County:	1.26%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Dubois County, IN	1.29% ($30,148 average AGI)
from Gibson County, IN	0.86% ($35,707)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.55% ($31,577)
from Daviess County, IN	0.51% ($37,458)
from Knox County, IN	0.23% ($50,364)
from Warrick County, IN	0.23% ($29,636)

5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,797 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.83% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($26,111 average AGI)
0.89% relocated to other states ($4,683 average AGI)

Pike County:	0.89%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Dubois County, IN	1.43% ($26,397 average AGI)
to Daviess County, IN	0.78% ($24,730)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.67% ($43,469)
to Gibson County, IN	0.57% ($29,963)
to Knox County, IN	0.23% ($23,091)
to Warrick County, IN	0.21% ($36,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 22.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,274 (1,893 aged, 381 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,071 (3,038 male householders, 633 female householders)

  3,088 spouses, 3,729 children (3,348 natural, 62 adopted, 319 stepchildren), 191 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 92 other relatives, 207 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,594 (608 male householders (525 living alone)), 804 female householders (749 living alone)), 182 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 172 (158 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,778 2-persons, 825 3-persons, 676 4-persons, 284 5-persons, 75 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,274 1-person, 127 2-persons, 6 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

98.2% of residents of Pike County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,602,000 ($6153 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,157,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,691,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,010,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,552,000
Federal grants: $13,411,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,767,000 ($6,237,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,171,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,887,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,109,000

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

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 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: 1.32 millions of gallons per day (93% from ground, 7% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

62% of Pike County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Indiana.

Pike County:	61.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 10994
• Northeast: 145
• Midwest: 691
• South: 758
• West: 111

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,300

Here:	3.0%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	2.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	17.3%
Indiana:	23.4%

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