Spencer County, Indiana (IN)

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• • 19,40194.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6233.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2191.1%Two or more races
  • 1460.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 770.4%Asian alone
  • 280.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $861 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $773 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Spencer County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rockport, Santa Claus, Dale, Hatfield, St. Meinrad, Grandview, Chrisney, Gentryville.

Neighboring counties: Iron County, Utah .

Current college students: 573
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 335 (50.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 222010 or later
• 1142000 to 2009
• 1241990 to 1999
• 301980 to 1989
• 81970 to 1979
• 15Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,596
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 280
• 3 or 4: 113
• 5 to 9: 101
• 10 to 19: 42
• 20 to 49: 86
• 50 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 923

Housing units in Spencer County with a mortgage: 3,739 (43 second mortgage, 464 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,013

Religion statistics for Spencer County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Spencer County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
• Indiana Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - March 4, 2018, FEMA Id: 4363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1997: June 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1828: March 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1828, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to October 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1795: September 23, 2008, FEMA Id: 1795, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 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 Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 03, 2004 to July 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1542: September 01, 2004, FEMA Id: 1542, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 1997 to March 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1165: March 06, 1997, FEMA Id: 1165, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,243 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($32,099 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($14,144 average AGI)

Spencer County:	1.46%
Indiana average:	2.21%

from Warrick County, IN	0.81% ($38,785 average AGI)
from Perry County, IN	0.69% ($43,418)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.66% ($57,377)
from Dubois County, IN	0.65% ($41,462)
from Daviess County, KY	0.27% ($36,773)

5.30% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,300 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.71% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($27,963 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($14,335 average AGI)

Spencer County:	1.59%
Indiana average:	2.40%

to Dubois County, IN	0.91% ($48,082 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.84% ($38,912)
to Warrick County, IN	0.82% ($37,561)
to Perry County, IN	0.58% ($33,426)
to Daviess County, KY	0.32% ($62,038)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Spencer County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,229 (1,146 living alone), Female householders: 3,983 (1,109 living alone)

• 4,705 spouses (4,697 opposite-sex spouses), 432 unmarried partners, (422 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,684 children (4,980 natural, 314 adopted, 403 stepchildren), 378 grandchildren, 153 brothers or sisters, 160 parents, 84 foster children, 295 other relatives, 198 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 294

Size of family households: 2,749 2-persons, 1,202 3-persons, 952 4-persons, 496 5-persons, 119 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,255 1-person, 324 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

3,271 married couples with children.
730 single-parent households (244 men, 486 women).

96.7% of residents of Spencer speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $106,110,000 ($5,225 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,222,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,952,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,071,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,511,000
Federal grants: $24,757,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,331,000 ($341,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,489,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $715,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,956,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,212,000

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

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Spencer County, Indiana
• 2762014 or later
• 1482010 to 2013
• 1,0782000 to 2009
• 1,6681990 to 1999
• 1,0241980 to 1989
• 1,4471970 to 1979
• 1,0411960 to 1969
• 9251950 to 1959
• 3591940 to 1949
• 1,1901939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Spencer County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spencer County, Indiana
• 281 room
• 02 rooms
• 633 rooms
• 5284 rooms
• 1,7695 rooms
• 1,6046 rooms
• 1,0497 rooms
• 6508 rooms
• 1,0279+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spencer County, Indiana
• 471 room
• 582 rooms
• 2223 rooms
• 3754 rooms
• 2955 rooms
• 2746 rooms
• 437 rooms
• 1008 rooms
• 699+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Spencer County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Spencer County, Indiana
• 25no bedroom
• 1451 bedroom
• 1,1412 bedrooms
• 4,0953 bedrooms
• 1,0734 bedrooms
• 2485+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spencer County, Indiana
• 54no bedroom
• 2891 bedroom
• 5042 bedrooms
• 4733 bedrooms
• 1604 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Spencer County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Spencer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 98no vehicle
• 1,2651 vehicle
• 2,4872 vehicles
• 1,7153 vehicles
• 7424 vehicles
• 4795+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Spencer County in renter-occupied apartments
• 230no vehicle
• 6401 vehicle
• 3932 vehicles
• 1663 vehicles
• 434 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.9% of Spencer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Indiana.

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

• This state: 14,699
• Other state: 5,497
• Northeast: 251
• Midwest: 1,218
• South: 3,749
• West: 241

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 285
• Number of aged recipients: 28
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 257
• Number of recipients under 18: 47
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 191
• Number of recipients older than 64: 47
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 104
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 132