Starke County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.1%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Starke County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 11,660	(49.5%)
Females: 11,896	(50.5%)

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Starke County:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,512
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$401
State:	$518

Starke County:	$108,744
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $130,822

Here:	$130,822
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $217,291

Here:	$217,291
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $95,822

Here:	$95,822
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,724

Here:	$79,724
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,724

Here:	$98,724
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $40,120

Here:	$40,120
State:	$33,761

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 108
• Thefts: 350
• Auto thefts: 87

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 114
• Thefts: 245
• Auto thefts: 58

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Starke County is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.

Cities in this county include: Knox, North Judson, Koontz Lake, Bass Lake, Hamlet, San Pierre.

Neighboring counties: Fulton County , Jasper County , LaPorte County , Marshall County , Porter County , Pulaski County , St. Joseph County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Starke County include: Grace Tabernacle (A), Round Lake Church (B), Eagle Creek Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: All Saints Cemetery (1), Ora Cemetery (2), Oak Grove Cemetery (3), North Union Cemetery (4), Hepner Cemetery (5), North Bend Cemetery (6), Highland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Langenbaum Lake (A), Hartz Lake (B), Eagle Lake (C), Round Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pine Creek (A), Yellow River (B), Bogus Run (C), Eagle Creek (D), Chapman Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Starke County: Kaukakee State Fish and Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	14.9%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 616
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 619 (50% naturalized citizens)

Starke County:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,478
• One, attached: 85
• Two: 146
• 3 or 4: 142
• 5 to 9: 128
• 10 to 19: 52
• 20 or more: 58
• Mobile homes: 1,112

Housing units in Starke County with a mortgage: 3,366 (418 second mortgage, 343 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,765

Here:	65.6% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Starke County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 fatalities and 86 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 10 people and injured 82 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Starke County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.7 miles away from Starke County center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,872 (80%) Carpooled: 1,364 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Railroad: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 179 (2%) Other means: 72 (1%) Worked at home: 269 (3%)

6.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.02% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($24,454 average AGI)
1.66% relocated from other states ($7,475 average AGI)

Starke County:	1.66%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Marshall County, IN	0.98% ($28,524 average AGI)
from Porter County, IN	0.90% ($37,545)
from LaPorte County, IN	0.64% ($32,091)
from Lake County, IN	0.63% ($37,037)
from Pulaski County, IN	0.60% ($24,412)
from St. Joseph County, IN	0.40% ($29,118)
from Cook County, IL	0.36% ($52,613)

6.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,426 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.92%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.24% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,929 average AGI)
1.68% relocated to other states ($6,497 average AGI)

Starke County:	1.68%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Marshall County, IN	1.03% ($25,943 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, IN	0.71% ($26,967)
to LaPorte County, IN	0.69% ($26,525)
to Porter County, IN	0.58% ($36,140)
to St. Joseph County, IN	0.53% ($36,911)
to Lake County, IN	0.32% ($28,741)
to Cook County, IL	0.25% ($21,048)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,883 (3,031 aged, 852 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,614 (5,302 male householders, 1,165 female householders)

  5,335 spouses, 7,442 children (6,812 natural, 133 adopted, 497 stepchildren), 437 grandchildren, 103 brothers or sisters, 128 parents, 277 other relatives, 425 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,632 (1,009 male householders (841 living alone)), 1,253 female householders (1,115 living alone)), 370 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 310 (304 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,678 2-persons, 1,399 3-persons, 1,391 4-persons, 652 5-persons, 217 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,956 1-person, 277 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

94.9% of residents of Starke County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $114,157,000 ($4984 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $880,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,352,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,870,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,000,000
Federal grants: $20,328,000
Federal procurement contracts: $880,000 ($2,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,727,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $809,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,117,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,739,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

62% of Starke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Indiana.

Starke County:	62.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 16251
• Northeast: 286
• Midwest: 3924
• South: 2042
• West: 386

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,300

Here:	6.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	5.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	23.1%
Indiana:	23.4%

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