Shelby County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.1%), Educational,health and social services (14.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Shelby County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 21,505	(49.5%)
Females: 21,940	(50.5%)

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Shelby County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$49,824
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$533
State:	$518

Shelby County:	$132,514
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $166,134

Here:	$166,134
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,518

Here:	$131,518
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $136,820

Here:	$136,820
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,679

Here:	$111,679
State:	$114,735

Mobile homes: $25,201

Here:	$25,201
State:	$33,761

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 115
• Auto thefts: 13

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 77
• Thefts: 162
• Auto thefts: 27

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

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.

2005 air pollution in Shelby County:

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.

Neighboring counties: Bartholomew County , Decatur County , Hancock County , Johnson County , Marion County , Rush County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Shelby County: Blue Ridge (A), Elks Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Shelby County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Gorton Memorial Church (B), Valley Church (C), Lewis Creek Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Pleasant Grove Church (F), Liberty Church (G), Blue River Chapel (H), Blue River Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gallagher Cemetery (1), Webb Cemetery (2), Pelham Cemetery (3), Patterson Cemetery (4), Parrish Cemetery (5), Asbury Cemetery (6), Old Sugar Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Pleasant, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Manilla Branch (A), Lewis Creek (B), Snail Creek (C), Hills Branch (D), Foreman Branch (E), Prairie Branch (F), Little Sugar Creek (G), Sulphur Run (H), Cotton Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Shelby County include: Broad Ripple Camp (1), Camp Joy (2), Camp Newheart (3), Lee Camp (4), Willow Park (5), Walnut Grove Camp (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.9%
Indiana:	10.4%

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)

Shelby County:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,954
• One, attached: 260
• Two: 705
• 3 or 4: 442
• 5 to 9: 698
• 10 to 19: 337
• 20 or more: 382
• Mobile homes: 855

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

Here:	71.4% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Shelby County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 7.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 63 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Shelby County-area historical earthquake activity is below Indiana state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 4.3 miles away from Shelby County center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 47.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from the county center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from Shelby County center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Shelby County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,303 (84%) Carpooled: 2,093 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%) Taxi: 24 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 57 (0%) Walked: 473 (2%) Other means: 250 (1%) Worked at home: 556 (3%)

6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,510 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
Indiana average:	6.54%

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%

from Marion County, IN	1.53% ($41,655 average AGI)
from Hancock County, IN	0.54% ($41,433)
from Johnson County, IN	0.50% ($34,024)
from Decatur County, IN	0.45% ($29,880)
from Rush County, IN	0.42% ($27,606)
from Bartholomew County, IN	0.32% ($50,340)
from Hamilton County, IN	0.11% ($34,722)

6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,811 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.41%
Indiana average:	6.56%

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%

to Marion County, IN	1.65% ($34,076 average AGI)
to Johnson County, IN	0.78% ($31,788)
to Hancock County, IN	0.58% ($37,361)
to Rush County, IN	0.39% ($29,924)
to Decatur County, IN	0.25% ($29,190)
to Bartholomew County, IN	0.24% ($48,756)
to Hamilton County, IN	0.14% ($47,792)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 37,346 (9,610 male householders, 2,507 female householders)

  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

• In nonfamily households: 5,430 (2,266 male householders (1,797 living alone)), 2,194 female householders (1,955 living alone)), 970 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 669 (487 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $188,696,000 ($4316 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,164,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $90,917,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,471,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,883,000
Federal grants: $27,207,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,779,000 ($1,472,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,439,000 ($11,451,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $153,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,440,000
Federal Government insurance: $68,008,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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.

Shelby County:	59.2%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 35312
• Northeast: 557
• Midwest: 2455
• South: 3813
• West: 502

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,900

Here:	5.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	5.7%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	22.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

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