Ripley County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.8%), Educational,health and social services (14.5%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Ripley County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 13,027	(49.1%)
Females: 13,496	(50.9%)

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Ripley County:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,287
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$426
State:	$518

Ripley County:	$133,026
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $181,397

Here:	$181,397
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $213,607

Here:	$213,607
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $99,668

Here:	$99,668
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,826

Here:	$125,826
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $151,931

Here:	$151,931
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $49,110

Here:	$49,110
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000

Here:	$85,000
State:	$52,440

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 111
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 92
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ripley County is $482 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $700 a month.

Cities in this county include: Batesville, Milan, Versailles, Osgood, Sunman, Holton, Napoleon.

Neighboring counties: Dearborn County , Decatur County , Franklin County , Jefferson County , Jennings County , Ohio County , Switzerland County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ripley County: Jefferson Proving Ground (A), Vine Springs (B), Lock Spring (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ripley County include: Westfork Church (A), Adams Church (B), Wesley Chapel (C), Shelby Church (D), Arlington Avenue Baptist Church (E), Washington Church (F), Laughery Bridge Church (G), Bear Creek Church (H), Union Flatrock Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Friendship Cemetery (1), Adams Cemetery (2), Akers Cemetery (3), Perseverance Cemetery (4), Gordon Cemetery (5), Green Cemetery (6), Overturf Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Tall Oaks Lake (A), Broughton Lake (B), Old Timber Lake (C), Bischoff Reservoir (D), Hahn Reservoir (E), Paradise Lake (F), Mollenkramer Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jericho Creek (A), Horse and Poplar Branch (B), Honey Creek (C), Hickory Lick Creek (D), North Fork Graham Creek (E), Ripley Creek (F), Goose Creek (G), Plum Creek (H), Falling Timber Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ripley County include: Versailles State Park (1), Old Timbers Lodge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.2%
Indiana:	4.2%

Current college students: 770
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 179 (34% naturalized citizens)

Ripley County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,979
• One, attached: 132
• Two: 333
• 3 or 4: 227
• 5 to 9: 186
• 10 to 19: 185
• 20 or more: 317
• Mobile homes: 1,121
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Ripley County with a mortgage: 3,338 (285 second mortgage, 494 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,465

Here:	69.5% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Ripley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 fatalities and 203 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 11 people and injured 190 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,041 (79%) Carpooled: 1,617 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 360 (3%) Other means: 52 (0%) Worked at home: 527 (4%)

6.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,651 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.54% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($21,620 average AGI)
2.20% relocated from other states ($13,029 average AGI)

Ripley County:	2.20%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Dearborn County, IN	1.66% ($31,527 average AGI)
from Decatur County, IN	0.71% ($31,319)
from Franklin County, IN	0.69% ($31,814)
from Hamilton County, OH	0.65% ($46,000)
from Jennings County, IN	0.17% ($21,706)
from Marion County, IN	0.16% ($34,688)
from Switzerland County, IN	0.16% ($25,938)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,366 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.45% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($19,924 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($14,443 average AGI)

Ripley County:	2.40%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Dearborn County, IN	1.36% ($29,964 average AGI)
to Decatur County, IN	0.59% ($33,267)
to Franklin County, IN	0.53% ($40,241)
to Hamilton County, OH	0.42% ($28,186)
to Marion County, IN	0.33% ($22,088)
to Jefferson County, IN	0.29% ($21,138)
to Jennings County, IN	0.22% ($25,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,685 (4,009 aged, 676 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,285 (6,002 male householders, 1,278 female householders)

  6,100 spouses, 8,654 children (7,831 natural, 184 adopted, 639 stepchildren), 387 grandchildren, 103 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 258 other relatives, 359 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,886 (1,150 male householders (952 living alone)), 1,384 female householders (1,287 living alone)), 352 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 352 (271 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,966 2-persons, 1,605 3-persons, 1,618 4-persons, 744 5-persons, 251 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,239 1-person, 258 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

98.2% of residents of Ripley County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $160,180,000 ($5814 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,998,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $66,696,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,943,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,907,000
Federal grants: $34,167,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,488,000 ($5,431,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,980,000 ($850,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,362,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,209,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,458,000

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.06 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

62% of Ripley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Indiana.

Ripley County:	62.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 17941
• Northeast: 280
• Midwest: 4729
• South: 3045
• West: 321

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,800

Here:	12.5%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	7.9%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	24.9%
Indiana:	23.4%

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