Switzerland County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 9,718 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,674
Renter-occupied apartments: 761

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Land area: 221 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 44 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.3%), Educational,health and social services (13.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.3%), Construction (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Switzerland County, Indiana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Switzerland County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 4,571	(50.4%)
Females: 4,494	(49.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,161
County population in 2003: 9,435
Jobs in 2003: 2,689

Total labor force in 2004: 5,738
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.4%

Average household size:

Switzerland County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,257 ($37,092 in 2000)

This county	$39,257
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,962

Switzerland County	$96,962
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $444
Institutionalized population: 79
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Switzerland County in 2000: $716

Switzerland County races chart

Switzerland County, IN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 138 buildings, average cost: $58,300
2005: 140 buildings, average cost: $58,300
2006: 117 buildings, average cost: $58,300

2004 Presidential Election results in Switzerland County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $554 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Switzerland County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.

Cities in this county include: Vevay, Patriot.

Neighboring counties: Boone County, Kentucky , Carroll County, Kentucky , Jefferson County , Gallatin County, Kentucky , Ohio County , Ripley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Switzerland County include: Ebenezer Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Bethel Chapel (C), Liberty Church (D), Grants Creek Church (E), Sycamore Church (F), Brushy Fork Church (G), Long Run Church (H), Caledonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Cemetery (1), Allensville Cemetery (2), Pelser Cemetery (3), Antioch Cemetery (4), Grant Brothers Cemetery (5), Bark Works Cemetery (6), Old Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Camp Livingston Lake (A), Lake Geneva (B), Edwin Pray Lake (C), Daniel D Bray Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Marble Branch (A), Mennets Run (B), Mill Creek (C), Mosquito Creek (D), Sugar Branch (E), Indian Creek (F), Hunt Creek (G), Hog Run (H), North Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Switzerland County include: Camp Livingston (1), White Water Camp (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 184
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: 7.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 45 (40% naturalized citizens)

Switzerland County:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2
1990 to 1994: 8
1985 to 1989: 2
1980 to 1984: 5
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.7%

Switzerland County marital status for males

Switzerland County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,792
One, attached: 43
Two: 47
3 or 4: 63
5 to 9: 46
10 to 19: 21
20 or more: 103
Mobile homes: 1,063
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 48

Housing units in Switzerland County with a mortgage: 913 (71 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 460

Agriculture in Switzerland County
Average size of farms: 130 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13939
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $226.69
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $14128
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.49%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30576
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.81%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.23
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.13%
Corn for grain: 3230 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 535 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7722 harvested acres
Vegetables: 23 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 34 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

India (22%)
South Africa (18%)
United Kingdom (16%)
Philippines (13%)
Mexico (13%)
Germany (4%)
Spain (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Switzerland County:

United States or American (37%)
German (23%)
Irish (12%)
English (8%)
Scottish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Switzerland County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,191 (78%)
Carpooled: 535 (13%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 108 (3%)
Other means: 44 (1%)
Worked at home: 184 (5%)

People in group quarters in Switzerland County, Indiana

79 people in nursing homes
8 people in homes for the mentally ill
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,408.

7.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.86% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($14,336 average AGI)
3.46% relocated from other states ($14,025 average AGI)
Switzerland County: 3.46%
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 Dearborn County, IN	1.15% ($28,395 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, IN	0.85% ($25,250)
from Ohio County, IN	0.64% ($24,524)
from Hamilton County, OH	0.64% ($23,952)
from Ripley County, IN	0.39% ($28,077)
from Carroll County, KY	0.30% ($45,900)

8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.44% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($13,356 average AGI)
4.08% relocated to other states ($14,613 average AGI)
Switzerland County: 4.08%
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 Dearborn County, IN	1.08% ($23,028 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, IN	1.08% ($25,889)
to Ohio County, IN	0.72% ($30,208)
to Ripley County, IN	0.48% ($25,938)
to Carroll County, KY	0.48% ($28,375)
to Hamilton County, OH	0.45% ($29,800)
to Marion County, IN	0.33% ($38,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in Switzerland County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Switzerland County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Switzerland County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,304 (1,039 aged, 265 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,974

In family households: 7,867 (2,097 male householders, 472 female householders)
2,074 spouses, 2,788 children (2,489 natural, 35 adopted, 264 stepchildren), 131 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 41 other relatives, 193 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,107 (528 male householders (414 living alone)), 373 female householders (334 living alone)), 206 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 91 (78 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,164 2-persons, 572 3-persons, 484 4-persons, 220 5-persons, 75 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 748 1-person, 115 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

1,654 married couples with children.
507 single-parent households (169 men, 338 women).

97.0% of residents of Switzerland County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $44,519,000 ($4682 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $535,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,467,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,645,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,002,000
Federal grants: $12,565,000
Federal procurement contracts: $364,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,475,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $191,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,054,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,169,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 603

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 503

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4

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

Net internal migration: +570

Here:	+59 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Switzerland County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 206
1995 to 1998: 563
1990 to 1994: 414
1980 to 1989: 463
1970 to 1979: 593
1960 to 1969: 436
1950 to 1959: 313
1940 to 1949: 216
1939 or earlier: 1,022

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Switzerland County, Indiana:

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 29
3 rooms: 79
4 rooms: 314
5 rooms: 752
6 rooms: 659
7 rooms: 389
8 rooms: 296
9 or more rooms: 148

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Switzerland County, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 54
3 rooms: 129
4 rooms: 245
5 rooms: 148
6 rooms: 99
7 rooms: 36
8 rooms: 36
9 or more rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Switzerland County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 172
2 bedrooms: 669
3 bedrooms: 1,426
4 bedrooms: 362
5 or more bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Switzerland County:

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 173
2 bedrooms: 332
3 bedrooms: 176
4 bedrooms: 55
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Switzerland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 125
1 vehicle: 591
2 vehicles: 1,142
3 vehicles: 513
4 vehicles: 182
5 or more vehicles: 121

Cars and other vehicles available in Switzerland County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 100
1 vehicle: 318
2 vehicles: 257
3 vehicles: 71
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 0

60% of Switzerland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Indiana.

Switzerland County:	59.8%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 5516
Northeast: 226
Midwest: 1565
South: 1542
West: 140

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Electricity (32%)
Utility gas (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Wood (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (42%)
Utility gas (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31

Here:	2.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41

Here:	7.4%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 28

Here:	16.3%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Switzerland County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $202,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $5,334,000
Health Services - Other: $2,198,000

Regular Highways: $1,298,000

Parks & Recreation: $897,000

Central Staff Services: $576,000

Welfare - Other: $388,000

Corrections - Other: $356,000

Financial Administration: $302,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $196,000

Natural Resources - Other: $119,000

Police Protection: $119,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $53,000

General Public Buildings: $51,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,000

Solid Waste Management: $0
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $31,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,946,000
Interest Earnings: $200,000

Rents: $7,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $15,000
Judicial: $13,000

Health - Other: $11,000

Central Staff: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Police Protection: $4,000

General - Other: $4,000

Corrections - Other: $3,000

Financial Administration: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,697,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $9,887,000
Highways: $1,043,000

All Other: $849,000

Health & Hospitals: $260,000

Public Welfare: $113,000
Tax - Property: $1,559,000
Individual Income: $837,000

NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,395,000

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