Scott County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in July 2007: 23,679 (49% urban, 51% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,691
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,141

% of renters here:	24%
State:	29%

Land area: 190 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 124 people per square mile

(average).

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

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Retail trade (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 84%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Scott County, Indiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Scott County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

Males: 11,397	(49.6%)
Females: 11,563	(50.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,203
County population in 2003: 23,578
Jobs in 2003: 7,774

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Scott County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 11,245
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:

Scott County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,559 ($34,656 in 1999)

This county:	$39,559
Indiana:	$47,448

2007 median house/condo value: $99,250 ($76,900 in 2000)

Scott County:	$99,250
Indiana:	$122,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $473 (lower quartile is $340, upper quartile is $565)

This county:	$473
State:	$518

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,046
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $291

Institutionalized population: 172

Scott County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 117 buildings, average cost: $55,400
2001: 116 buildings, average cost: $59,500
2002: 173 buildings, average cost: $143,200
2003: 76 buildings, average cost: $105,400
2004: 102 buildings, average cost: $111,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Scott County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $718 (1.0%)

Scott County household income distribution in 2007

Scott County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	13.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scott County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.

Cities in this county include: Scottsburg, Austin.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Jackson County , Jefferson County , Jennings County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Englishton Park Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Scott County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Alpha Church (B), Fairview Church (C), Old Ox Church (D), Zoah Church (E), Emmanuel Church (F), Pleasant Ridge Church (G), New Providence Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Owens Cemetery (1), Harrod Cemetery (2), Bethel Cemetery (3), Hopewell Cemetery (4), Horner Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Lexington Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: David Garriott Lake (A), Hardy Lake (B), Hamilton and Ridlen Lake (C), Marshall King Lake (D), Pine Lake (E), Marysville Lake (F), Howard Lake (G), Lake McCulloch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Caney Fork (A), Maple Run (B), Leaf Run (C), Roger Creek (D), Kimberlin Creek (E), Jabber Run (F), Iola Run (G), Hutto Creek (H), Hopewell Drain (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Scott County include: Pigeon Roost Memorial (1), Morgan Trail Park (2), Clarks Grant Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.6%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 582
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 95 (71% naturalized citizens)

Scott County:	0.4%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 42

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.1%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,983
One, attached: 89
Two: 216
3 or 4: 232
5 to 9: 236
10 to 19: 133
20 or more: 113
Mobile homes: 1,735

Housing units in Scott County with a mortgage: 3,051 (329 second mortgage, 245 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,493

Here:	67.1% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Agriculture in Scott County
Average size of farms: 179 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32343
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $232.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.72%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.59%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27537
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53650
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.09%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.04
Corn for grain: 10510 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 529 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 29904 harvested acres
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 32 acres

Scott County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 7.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 114 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (18%)
Canada (15%)
Taiwan (14%)
Germany (7%)
Japan (7%)
Venezuela (7%)
Other Caribbean (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Scott County:

United States or American (41%)
German (17%)
Irish (11%)
English (9%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Scott County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,541 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,305 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 148 (1%)
Other means: 89 (1%)
Worked at home: 225 (2%)

People in group quarters in Scott County, Indiana

107 people in nursing homes
65 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,060.

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,907 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.58% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($19,678 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($8,229 average AGI)
Scott County: 1.73%
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 Clark County, IN	1.14% ($27,495 average AGI)
from Jackson County, IN	1.12% ($25,579)
from Jefferson County, IN	0.65% ($21,836)
from Washington County, IN	0.45% ($25,000)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.35% ($30,900)
from Jennings County, IN	0.21% ($32,500)
from Floyd County, IN	0.19% ($39,188)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,454 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.54% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($19,980 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($10,474 average AGI)
Scott County: 2.00%
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 Clark County, IN	1.29% ($26,291 average AGI)
to Jackson County, IN	0.89% ($27,763)
to Jefferson County, IN	0.56% ($30,271)
to Washington County, IN	0.44% ($25,421)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.36% ($27,710)
to Floyd County, IN	0.27% ($29,696)
to Jennings County, IN	0.18% ($31,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Births per 1000 population in Scott County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Scott County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Scott County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,870 (2,869 aged, 1,001 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.24
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6638.710
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 237.250
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 61921.71

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1234.260
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1074.730
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16.79

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26.16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 83.96

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8.4

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,751

In family households: 20,122 (5,147 male householders, 1,384 female householders)
5,141 spouses, 7,063 children (6,055 natural, 180 adopted, 828 stepchildren), 440 grandchildren, 85 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 225 other relatives, 545 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,629 (1,019 male householders (825 living alone)), 1,282 female householders (1,170 living alone)), 328 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 209 (184 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,751 2-persons, 1,740 3-persons, 1,262 4-persons, 542 5-persons, 178 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,995 1-person, 275 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

98.1% of residents of Scott County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 41% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $130,448,000 ($5527 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,800,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $60,005,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,593,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,797,000
Federal grants: $30,111,000
Federal procurement contracts: $949,000 ($237,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,992,000 ($2,765,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $894,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,231,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,777,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,582

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,181

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +492

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Scott County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.58 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 329
1995 to 1998: 1,086
1990 to 1994: 660
1980 to 1989: 1,450
1970 to 1979: 1,799
1960 to 1969: 1,251
1950 to 1959: 1,052
1940 to 1949: 797
1939 or earlier: 1,313

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scott County, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 104 4 rooms: 825 5 rooms: 2,262 6 rooms: 1,850 7 rooms: 769 8 rooms: 523 9+ rooms: 351

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scott County, Indiana:
	1 room: 23 2 rooms: 68 3 rooms: 328 4 rooms: 716 5 rooms: 476 6 rooms: 357 7 rooms: 128 8 rooms: 39 9+ rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scott County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 145 2 bedrooms: 1,675 3 bedrooms: 3,996 4 bedrooms: 746 5+ bedrooms: 129

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scott County:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 478 2 bedrooms: 868 3 bedrooms: 649 4 bedrooms: 111 5+ bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Scott County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 237 1 vehicle: 1,469 2 vehicles: 2,897 3 vehicles: 1,494 4 vehicles: 395 5+ vehicles: 199

Cars and other vehicles available in Scott County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 259 1 vehicle: 1,024 2 vehicles: 591 3 vehicles: 209 4 vehicles: 41 5+ vehicles: 17

59% of Scott County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Indiana.

Scott County:	59.3%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 14385
Northeast: 207
Midwest: 1381
South: 6448
West: 369

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,100

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:
	Electricity (40%) Utility gas (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Wood (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (42%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 142

Here:	5.5%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 97

Here:	7.6%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 72

Here:	13.8%
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.)

Scott County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Hospital Public: $16,728,000
All Other: $328,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $24,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $15,584,000
Central Staff Services: $1,876,000

Regular Highways: $1,404,000

General - Other: $1,014,000

Corrections - Other: $874,000

Police Protection: $734,000

Welfare - Other: $646,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $640,000

Parks & Recreation: $633,000

Health Services - Other: $632,000

Financial Administration: $394,000

General Public Buildings: $246,000

Solid Waste Management: $126,000

Housing & Community Development: $119,000

Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
General - Interest on Debt: $161,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $383,000
General Support: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,052,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,143,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $37,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,970,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $188,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,427,000
Interest Earnings: $322,000

Special Assessments: $200,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $411,000
Own Hospitals: $386,000

Regular Highways: $309,000

Financial Administration: $96,000

Police Protection: $15,000

Corrections - Other: $9,000

General Public Building: $6,000

Central Staff: $5,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,262,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $340,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $986,000
All Other: $876,000

General Support: $478,000

Public Welfare: $351,000
Tax - Property: $3,139,000
Individual Income: $1,705,000

Other Selective Sales: $213,000

NEC: $62,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,587,000

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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)