Putnam County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in July 2007: 37,014 (28% urban, 72% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,723
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,651

% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

Land area: 480 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 77 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Putnam County: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Putnam County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
Black (2.9%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,041
County population in 2003: 36,680
Jobs in 2003: 13,795

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Putnam County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 17,777
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Putnam County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,383 ($38,882 in 1999)

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

2007 median house/condo value: $126,088 ($94,300 in 2000)

Putnam County:	$126,088
Indiana:	$122,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $447 (lower quartile is $334, upper quartile is $541)

This county:	$447
State:	$518

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,072
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $341

Institutionalized population: 2,447

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

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 139 buildings, average cost: $140,100
2005: 245 buildings, average cost: $171,300
2006: 109 buildings, average cost: $182,100

2004 Presidential Election results in Putnam County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $745 (0.8%)

Putnam County household income distribution in 2007

Putnam County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.3%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 129 1990 to 1994: 71 1985 to 1989: 66 1980 to 1984: 30 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 66

Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

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

Putnam County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Putnam County
Average size of farms: 212 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $52183
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $246.98
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.64%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51025
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 74.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $70059
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.97
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.37%
Corn for grain: 62042 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3026 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 61306 harvested acres
Vegetables: 29 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 51 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (3%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

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

Mexico (15%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (14%)
Ireland (10%)
Japan (8%)
Canada (8%)
Germany (7%)
Philippines (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Putnam County:

United States or American (25%)
German (23%)
English (13%)
Irish (11%)
Italian (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Putnam County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Putnam County, Indiana

2023 people in state prisons
1901 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
320 people in nursing homes
74 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
30 people in unknown juvenile institutions
14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,449.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Putnam County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Putnam County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Putnam County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.72
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5387.920
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 149.510
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30223.45

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1036.340
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 687.290
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.82

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26.11
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78.47

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 2.71

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,642

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,111

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

Deaths: 1,666

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

Net international migration: +114

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

Net internal migration: +430

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

Population growth in Putnam County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 403
1995 to 1998: 1,538
1990 to 1994: 1,100
1980 to 1989: 1,588
1970 to 1979: 2,062
1960 to 1969: 1,913
1950 to 1959: 1,206
1940 to 1949: 750
1939 or earlier: 2,945

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Putnam County, Indiana:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 49 3 rooms: 268 4 rooms: 919 5 rooms: 2,696 6 rooms: 2,371 7 rooms: 1,559 8 rooms: 873 9+ rooms: 963

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam County, Indiana:
	1 room: 24 2 rooms: 102 3 rooms: 434 4 rooms: 886 5 rooms: 586 6 rooms: 348 7 rooms: 145 8 rooms: 46 9+ rooms: 80

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Putnam County:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 408 2 bedrooms: 2,512 3 bedrooms: 4,933 4 bedrooms: 1,456 5+ bedrooms: 389

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam County:
	no bedroom: 32 1 bedroom: 746 2 bedrooms: 1,119 3 bedrooms: 601 4 bedrooms: 121 5+ bedrooms: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 189 1 vehicle: 2,210 2 vehicles: 4,135 3 vehicles: 2,318 4 vehicles: 656 5+ vehicles: 215

Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 287 1 vehicle: 1,335 2 vehicles: 763 3 vehicles: 191 4 vehicles: 28 5+ vehicles: 47

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

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:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Electricity (30%) Utility gas (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 103

Here:	2.6%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 81

Here:	3.8%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,118

Here:	83.7%
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.)

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)

Putnam County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)