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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.1%), Educational,health and social services (14.4%).
Detached houses: $172,364Here:$172,364State:$155,412 Townhouses or other attached units: $69,247Here:$69,247State:$141,472 In 2-unit structures: $636,011Here:$636,011State:$103,490 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,694Here:$189,694State:$111,630 Mobile homes: $39,455Here:$39,455State:$33,761
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.2%
McCain (Republican): 59.6% Obama (Democratic): 40.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,013 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $845 (0.8%)
Area name: Indianapolis, IN HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shelby County is $567 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $673 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $871 a month.
Cities in this county include: Shelbyville, Fairland, Morristown.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Shelby County: Blue Ridge (A), Elks Country Club (B), Links Golf Club (C), Fountaintown Community Volunteer Fire Department (D), Marietta Volunteer Fire Department (E), Moral Township Volunteer Fire Department (F), Flat Rock Volunteer Fire Department (G), Waldron Volunteer Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Shelby County include: Gorton Memorial Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Blue River Chapel (C), Blue River Church (D), Brandywine Church (E), Lewis Creek Church (F), Liberty Church (G), Little Blue River Church (H), Mount Pisgah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Means Cemetery (1), Asbury Cemetery (2), Miller Cemetery (3), Mitchell Cemetery (4), Mohr Cemetery (5), Bennett Cemetery (6), Boggstown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Lake Pleasant (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lewis Creek (A), Snail Creek (B), Stop Branch (C), Sulphur Run (D), Swamp Creek (E), Sweet Creek (F), Tile Creek (G), Devault Run (H), Slash Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Shelby County include: Walnut Grove Camp (1), Willow Park (2), Broad Ripple Camp (3), Camp Joy (4), Camp Newheart (5), Lee Camp (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Shelby County: Blue Ridge (A), Elks Country Club (B), Links Golf Club (C), Fountaintown Community Volunteer Fire Department (D), Marietta Volunteer Fire Department (E), Moral Township Volunteer Fire Department (F), Flat Rock Volunteer Fire Department (G), Waldron Volunteer Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Shelby County include: Gorton Memorial Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Blue River Chapel (C), Blue River Church (D), Brandywine Church (E), Lewis Creek Church (F), Liberty Church (G), Little Blue River Church (H), Mount Pisgah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Means Cemetery (1), Asbury Cemetery (2), Miller Cemetery (3), Mitchell Cemetery (4), Mohr Cemetery (5), Bennett Cemetery (6), Boggstown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lake Pleasant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lewis Creek (A), Snail Creek (B), Stop Branch (C), Sulphur Run (D), Swamp Creek (E), Sweet Creek (F), Tile Creek (G), Devault Run (H), Slash Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Shelby County include: Walnut Grove Camp (1), Willow Park (2), Broad Ripple Camp (3), Camp Joy (4), Camp Newheart (5), Lee Camp (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Bartholomew County , Decatur County , Hancock County , Johnson County , Marion County , Rush County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 1,443 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 682 (19% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.9%
Housing units in Shelby County with a mortgage: 7,198 (807 second mortgage, 1,062 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,879
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby County (%):
6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,510 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 5.06% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($29,685 average AGI) 1.19% relocated from other states ($5,825 average AGI)Shelby County:1.19%Indiana average:2.47%
6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,811 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 4.99% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($26,428 average AGI) 1.42% relocated to other states ($8,383 average AGI)Shelby County:1.42%Indiana average:2.55%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,842 (5,032 aged, 810 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 121.3. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
9,843 spouses, 13,178 children (11,836 natural, 401 adopted, 941 stepchildren), 548 grandchildren, 148 brothers or sisters, 212 parents, 439 other relatives, 861 non-relatives
Size of family households: 5,182 2-persons, 2,850 3-persons, 2,603 4-persons, 1,007 5-persons, 408 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,752 1-person, 556 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 19 5-persons.
97.4% of residents of Shelby County speak English at home. 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
Population growth in Shelby County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
59% of Shelby County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Indiana.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,900
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Central Staff Services: $2,337,000
Police Protection: $2,143,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,137,000
General - Other: $898,000
Financial Administration: $779,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $704,000
Natural Resources - Other: $209,000
Solid Waste Management: $198,000
Corrections - Other: $190,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $79,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $2,000
Libraries: $266,000
Public Welfare: $37,000
All Other: $20,000
Interest Earnings: $418,000
Fines and Forfeits: $275,000
Rents: $106,000
Sale of Property: $16,000
Special Assessments: $12,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,135,000
Correctional Institutions: $55,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Highways: $2,559,000
All Other: $1,392,000
Public Welfare: $981,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,000
Individual Income: $5,096,000
Other Selective Sales: $178,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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