Putnam County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.5%), Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Retail trade (13.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Putnam County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 18,727	(52.0%)
Females: 17,292	(48.0%)

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Putnam County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,383
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$447
State:	$518

Putnam County:	$128,430
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $174,115

Here:	$174,115
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,449

Here:	$135,449
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $184,986

Here:	$184,986
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,280

Here:	$123,280
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,004

Here:	$163,004
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $43,937

Here:	$43,937
State:	$33,761

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 118
• Burglaries: 161
• Thefts: 191
• Auto thefts: 47

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 148
• Burglaries: 220
• Thefts: 237
• Auto thefts: 50

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Putnam County is $487 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $700 a month.

Cities in this county include: Greencastle, Cloverdale, Roachdale, Bainbridge, Fillmore, Russellville.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Hendricks County , Montgomery County , Morgan County , Owen County , Parke County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Okalla Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Putnam County include: Antioch Church (A), Deer Creek Church (B), Walnut Chapel (C), Beach Grove Church (D), Croys Creek Church (E), Union Valley Church (F), Bethel Church (G), Union Chapel (H), Big Walnut Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wesley Chapel Cemetery (1), Pisgah Cemetery (2), Pickle Cemetery (3), Peffley Cemetery (4), Grable Cemetery (5), Greeley Cemetery (6), Grider Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Cagles Mill Lake (A), Dogwood Springs Lake (B), Oakalla Lake (C), Greyhound Lake (D), Elmer Martens Lake (E), Van Bibber Lake (F), Thomas Lake (G), Edgewood Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Leatherwood Creek (A), Leatherman Creek (B), Mill Creek (C), Miller Creek (D), Monachals Fork (E), Jones Creek (F), Johnson Branch (G), Mosquito Creek (H), Croys Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Putnam County include: Richard Lieber State Park (1), Jaycee Park (2), Krietenste Camp (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Hulman Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.4%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 2,674
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 389 (33% naturalized citizens)

Putnam County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,083
• One, attached: 215
• Two: 381
• 3 or 4: 478
• 5 to 9: 349
• 10 to 19: 175
• 20 or more: 93
• Mobile homes: 1,705
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Putnam County with a mortgage: 4,429 (475 second mortgage, 411 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,083

Here:	68.0% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Putnam County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1990, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Putnam County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 80.6 miles away from Putnam 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 98.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 8.4 miles away from Putnam County center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 11.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 55.8 miles away from Putnam 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: 12,435 (79%) Carpooled: 1,701 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Motorcycle: 23 (0%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 830 (5%) Other means: 126 (1%) Worked at home: 508 (3%)

7.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,326 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.40%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($342 average AGI)

Putnam County:	0.21%
Indiana average:	0.10%

5.69% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($27,287 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($7,697 average AGI)

Putnam County:	1.49%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Hendricks County, IN	1.31% ($45,054 average AGI)
from Marion County, IN	1.26% ($35,119)
from Owen County, IN	0.51% ($26,185)
from Clay County, IN	0.49% ($29,306)
from Montgomery County, IN	0.35% ($24,533)
from Morgan County, IN	0.31% ($34,538)
from Vigo County, IN	0.20% ($26,846)

7.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.70%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.78% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($24,522 average AGI)
1.92% relocated to other states ($9,575 average AGI)

Putnam County:	1.92%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Hendricks County, IN	1.42% ($35,830 average AGI)
to Marion County, IN	1.24% ($33,522)
to Clay County, IN	0.57% ($26,822)
to Owen County, IN	0.33% ($30,476)
to Montgomery County, IN	0.31% ($22,900)
to Morgan County, IN	0.24% ($33,161)
to Vigo County, IN	0.23% ($27,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,967 (4,304 aged, 663 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,908 (7,719 male householders, 1,535 female householders)

  7,831 spouses, 9,461 children (8,314 natural, 213 adopted, 934 stepchildren), 331 grandchildren, 152 brothers or sisters, 189 parents, 231 other relatives, 459 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,734 (1,444 male householders (1,139 living alone)), 1,753 female householders (1,636 living alone)), 537 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,377 (2,510 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,245 2-persons, 1,926 3-persons, 1,928 4-persons, 840 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,775 1-person, 365 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

97.1% of residents of Putnam County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 50% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $147,958,000 ($4022 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,969,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $75,821,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,605,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,248,000
Federal grants: $28,177,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,046,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,060,000 ($305,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $318,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $40,229,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,622,000

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

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

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

54% of Putnam County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Indiana.

Putnam County:	54.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 27106
• Northeast: 630
• Midwest: 3771
• South: 2975
• West: 973

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,700

Here:	2.6%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	3.8%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	83.7%
Indiana:	23.4%

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