Posey County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Posey County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 13,468	(49.8%)
Females: 13,593	(50.2%)

Recent posts about Posey County, Indiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Posey County is mentioned 11 times on our forum:

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Posey County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,463
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$381
State:	$518

Posey County:	$118,152
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $139,854

Here:	$139,854
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $234,651

Here:	$234,651
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $233,370

Here:	$233,370
State:	$113,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $237,041

Here:	$237,041
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $28,853

Here:	$28,853
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $123,333

Here:	$123,333
State:	$52,440

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Evansville, IN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Posey County is $437 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Vernon, Poseyville, New Harmony, Cynthiana, Griffin.

2005 air pollution in Posey County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Gibson County , Gallatin County, Illinois , Henderson County, Kentucky , Vanderburgh County , White County, Illinois , Union County, Kentucky .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Wilson Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Posey County include: Welborn Church (A), Bethesda Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Bethsaida Church (D), Black Chapel (E), Black River Church (F), Winfield Church (G), Olive Chapel (H), Saint Pauls Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: French Cemetery (1), Alexander Cemetery (2), Alldredge Cemetery (3), Allen Cemetery (4), Weiss Cemetery (5), Gill Cemetery (6), Pelham Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Goose Pond (A), Twin Lake (B), LaRoche Lake (C), Weirs (D), Weirs Lake (E), Hovey Lake (F), Fish Slough (G), Pitcher Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Maple Run (B), Levy Slough (C), Large Drain (D), McAdoo Creek (E), Melody Run (F), Wolf Creek (G), Indian Creek (H), Murphy Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Posey County include: Continental Camp (1), Camp Pahoka (2), Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area (3), Nash Park (4), Dogtown Ferry Public Fishing Site (5), New Harmony State Memorial (6), Harmonie State Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.2%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 1,022
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 130 (38% naturalized citizens)

Posey County:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,986
• One, attached: 39
• Two: 178
• 3 or 4: 148
• 5 to 9: 227
• 10 to 19: 121
• 20 or more: 139
• Mobile homes: 1,227
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Posey County with a mortgage: 4,407 (601 second mortgage, 772 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,217

Here:	66.5% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Posey County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/30/1977, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Posey County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 36% 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 29.5 miles away from Posey 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 4.6 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 55.0 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 31.1 miles away from Posey County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/7/2000 at 14:08:49, a magnitude 4.0 (3.3 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 10.9 miles away from Posey 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: 11,092 (86%) Carpooled: 997 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 274 (2%) Other means: 70 (1%) Worked at home: 413 (3%)

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.15% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($26,589 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($14,709 average AGI)

Posey County:	1.72%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Vanderburgh County, IN	3.06% ($37,333 average AGI)
from Gibson County, IN	0.28% ($25,893)
from Warrick County, IN	0.27% ($42,000)
from White County, IL	0.11% ($23,727)
from Henderson County, KY	0.10% ($26,200)

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.84% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($22,667 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($13,146 average AGI)

Posey County:	1.95%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Vanderburgh County, IN	3.65% ($31,482 average AGI)
to Warrick County, IN	0.32% ($29,688)
to Gibson County, IN	0.25% ($33,120)
to White County, IL	0.18% ($42,222)
to Henderson County, KY	0.13% ($44,615)
to Marion County, IN	0.11% ($26,091)
to Gallatin County, IL	0.10% ($25,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,666 (3,163 aged, 503 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,895 (6,444 male householders, 1,251 female householders)

  6,686 spouses, 8,745 children (7,919 natural, 201 adopted, 625 stepchildren), 315 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 97 other relatives, 233 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,893 (1,148 male householders (967 living alone)), 1,380 female householders (1,276 living alone)), 365 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 273 (261 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,241 2-persons, 1,781 3-persons, 1,689 4-persons, 669 5-persons, 245 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,243 1-person, 239 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

97.9% of residents of Posey County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $121,820,000 ($4514 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,780,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,583,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,033,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,426,000
Federal grants: $25,001,000
Federal procurement contracts: $690,000 ($-248,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,087,000 ($522,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $56,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,954,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,146,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.29 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

65% of Posey County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Indiana.

Posey County:	65.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 21314
• Northeast: 433
• Midwest: 2553
• South: 2172
• West: 394

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,400

Here:	18.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	8.9%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	9.1%
Indiana:	23.4%

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