Posey County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in July 2007: 26,262 (30% urban, 70% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,357
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,848

% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

Land area: 409 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 64 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Posey County: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Posey County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Black (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $40,006
County population in 2003: 26,931
Jobs in 2003: 9,161

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Posey County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 13,841
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Posey County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,463 ($44,209 in 1999)

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

2007 median house/condo value: $116,389 ($89,800 in 2000)

Posey County:	$116,389
Indiana:	$122,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $381 (lower quartile is $278, upper quartile is $483)

This county:	$381
State:	$518

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,149
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $345

Institutionalized population: 260

Posey County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Posey County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $875 (1.0%)

Posey County household income distribution in 2007

Posey County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 57 1990 to 1994: 15 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 54

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

Agriculture in Posey County
Average size of farms: 485 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $127373
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $249.93
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 15.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $107185
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.89%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $144743
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.49
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.81%
Corn for grain: 74103 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 30222 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 86289 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 61 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Plastics and rubber products (15%)
Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical 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 (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (13%)
South Africa (13%)
Canada (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
France (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Ireland (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Posey County:

German (44%)
United States or American (19%)
English (11%)
Irish (7%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Posey County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Posey County, Indiana

203 people in nursing homes
57 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $58,048.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Posey County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Posey County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Posey County

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%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 975.720
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 890.060
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14.9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.18
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 40.97

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3.72

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,788

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,345

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

Deaths: 1,199

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

Net international migration: +41

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

Net internal migration: -363

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

Population growth in Posey County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 229
1995 to 1998: 603
1990 to 1994: 686
1980 to 1989: 1,449
1970 to 1979: 2,379
1960 to 1969: 1,531
1950 to 1959: 1,130
1940 to 1949: 744
1939 or earlier: 2,325

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Posey County, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 140 4 rooms: 996 5 rooms: 2,016 6 rooms: 2,171 7 rooms: 1,342 8 rooms: 899 9+ rooms: 779

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Posey County, Indiana:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 72 3 rooms: 373 4 rooms: 557 5 rooms: 420 6 rooms: 239 7 rooms: 111 8 rooms: 36 9+ rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Posey County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 217 2 bedrooms: 1,872 3 bedrooms: 4,791 4 bedrooms: 1,261 5+ bedrooms: 216

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Posey County:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 494 2 bedrooms: 743 3 bedrooms: 502 4 bedrooms: 84 5+ bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Posey County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 255 1 vehicle: 1,528 2 vehicles: 3,829 3 vehicles: 1,889 4 vehicles: 677 5+ vehicles: 179

Cars and other vehicles available in Posey County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 267 1 vehicle: 952 2 vehicles: 464 3 vehicles: 151 4 vehicles: 14 5+ vehicles: 0

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

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:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 634

Here:	18.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 152

Here:	8.9%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 84

Here:	9.1%
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 (Noninst.)

Posey County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $549,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Construction - General: $300,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,470,000
Central Staff Services: $2,633,000

Welfare - Other: $1,474,000

Health Services - Other: $1,146,000

General - Other: $1,112,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,037,000

Corrections - Other: $801,000

Police Protection: $600,000

Financial Administration: $546,000

Natural Resources - Other: $214,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $109,000

General Public Buildings: $59,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $18,000

Solid Waste Management: $15,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $132,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $480,000
Public Welfare: $96,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $586,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $391,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $195,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,224,000
Interest Earnings: $754,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $298,000
Regular Highways: $147,000

Central Staff: $138,000

Financial Administration: $88,000

Health - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,001,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $95,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,214,000
General Support: $1,374,000

All Other: $324,000

Public Welfare: $159,000

Health & Hospitals: $12,000
Tax - Property: $7,487,000
NEC: $120,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,168,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Posey County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)