County population in 2014: 25,384 (38% urban, 62% rural); it was 27,401 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,771 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,880 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,301 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,800 (it was 2,636 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
30%
Land area: 453 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 56 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Randolph County: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $41,868 ($34,544 in 1999)
This county:
$41,868
Indiana:
$50,532
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $433 (lower quartile is $294, upper quartile is $528)
This county:
$433
State:
$603
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $82,481 (it was $67,000 in 2000)
Randolph:
$82,481
Indiana:
$131,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,916 - $125,844 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $838 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $340
Institutionalized population: 319
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 0
Assaults: -1
Burglaries: 53
Thefts: 71
Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 2
Rapes: 8
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 50
Thefts: 82
Auto thefts: 5
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $694 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $661 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.0%
(16.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.8% for Black residents, 53.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.5% for American Indian residents, 62.3% for other race residents, 18.9% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 17.1%
Randolph County:
17.1%
Indiana:
14.5%
(16.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.1% for Black residents, 48.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.5% for American Indian residents, 58.4% for other race residents, 18.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 42 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 44 years old, American Indian residents: 52 years old, Asian residents: 28 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 20 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Randolph County is $419 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $717 a month.
Current college students: 660 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 200 (26% naturalized citizens)
Randolph County:
0.7%
Whole state:
3.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 91
1990 to 1994: 25
1985 to 1989: 30
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 12
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 5
1965 to 1969: 23
Note: State values scaled to Randolph County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,423
One, attached: 140
Two: 467
3 or 4: 249
5 to 9: 249
10 to 19: 66
20 or more: 135
Mobile homes: 1,043
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Housing units in Randolph County with a mortgage: 3,809 (360 second mortgage, 285 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,415
Here:
61.2% with mortgage
State:
70.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Randolph County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
4,374
35
Evangelical Protestant
3,437
36
Catholic
698
2
Other
92
2
None
17,570
-
Randolph County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Randolph County:
1.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
1.16 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Randolph County:
4.26 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
3.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
This county:
10.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.78 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Randolph County:
9.8%
Indiana:
9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Randolph County:
28.6%
State:
29.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
9.1%
State:
14.3%
Agriculture in Randolph County:
Average size of farms: 328 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89,451 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $210.70 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.70% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81,131 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.39% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $114,016 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.75% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.45 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.85% Corn for grain: 91362 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 4230 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 126825 harvested acres Vegetables: 471 harvested acres Land in orchards: 16 acres
Earthquake activity:
Randolph County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 147.0 miles away from Randolph County center 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) earthquake occurred 194.4 miles away from the county center On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 42.2 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 179.6 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 211.9 miles away from Randolph County center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 258.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2008 to June 27, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1766: June 08, 2008, FEMA Id: 1766, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Indiana Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3197: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3197, Natural disaster type: Snow
Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 26, 2003 to September 15, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1487: September 05, 2003, FEMA Id: 1487, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Indiana Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: September 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1433: September 25, 2002, FEMA Id: 1433, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
Indiana Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3135: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3135, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Indiana Blizzard of 96, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1109: April 02, 1996, FEMA Id: 1109, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Randolph County (15) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Production occupations (12%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (54%)
India (9%)
Korea (8%)
Germany (5%)
Canada (4%)
South Africa (4%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Randolph County (%):
United States or American (33%)
German (26%)
English (12%)
Irish (9%)
Dutch (2%)
Italian (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 9,976 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,439 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 389 (3%)
Other means: 64 (1%)
Worked at home: 453 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Randolph County, Indiana in 2000:
201 people in nursing homes
72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Randolph County, Indiana in 2010:
219 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
100 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
10 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $42,278.
5.21% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,133 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.21%
Indiana average:
5.59%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.26% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($17,724 average AGI)
1.95% relocated from other states ($9,409 average AGI)
Randolph County:
1.95%
Indiana average:
2.09%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Births per 1000 population in Randolph County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Randolph County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Randolph County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 9.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Randolph County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Randolph County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,013 (4,310 aged, 703 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 433 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Randolph County, Indiana in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (375)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (333)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (158)
Unspecified dementia (134)
Congestive heart failure (111)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (109)
Pneumonia, unspecified (109)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (81)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.75 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,735 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 94 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32,708
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,225 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,124 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 45
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 123.3. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 25,842
In family households: 22,086 (5,465 male householders, 1,835 female householders)
5,635 spouses, 7,388 children (6,650 natural, 167 adopted, 571 stepchildren), 493 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 196 other relatives, 690 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,756 (1,505 male householders (1,206 living alone)), 1,646 female householders (1,481 living alone)), 605 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 329 (319 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,555 2-persons, 1,529 3-persons, 1,253 4-persons, 606 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.
4,989 married couples with children.
1,383 single-parent households (402 men, 981 women).
97.8% of residents of Randolph County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 60% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $150,736,000 ($5,646 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,971,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,202,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,603,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,302,000 Federal grants: $27,593,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,740,000 ($144,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,296,000 ($431,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $583,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,552,000 Federal Government insurance: $33,616,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,677
Here:
63 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,516
Here:
57 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +76
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+9 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -921
Here:
-35 per 1000 residents
State:
-3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Randolph County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.59 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 81
2000 to 2009: 665
1990 to 1999: 900
1980 to 1989: 902
1970 to 1979: 1,525
1960 to 1969: 1,160
1950 to 1959: 1,411
1940 to 1949: 809
1939 or earlier: 4,168
Note: State values scaled to Randolph population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Randolph County, Indiana
Note: State values scaled to Randolph County population
no vehicle: 264
1 vehicle: 2,007
2 vehicles: 3,679
3 vehicles: 1,750
4 vehicles: 446
5+ vehicles: 155
no vehicle: 407
1 vehicle: 1,096
2 vehicles: 837
3 vehicles: 246
4 vehicles: 48
5+ vehicles: 2
63% of Randolph County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Indiana.
Randolph County:
62.8%
State average:
55.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,861
Northeast: 385
Midwest: 3,242
South: 2,351
West: 324
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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