Tipton County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.3%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Tipton County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 8,105	(48.9%)
Females: 8,472	(51.1%)

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Tipton County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$55,414
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$474
State:	$518

Tipton County:	$116,942
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $141,579

Here:	$141,579
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,064

Here:	$110,064
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $109,795

Here:	$109,795
State:	$113,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $51,409

Here:	$51,409
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $33,182

Here:	$33,182
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500

Here:	$27,500
State:	$52,440

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Kokomo, IN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tipton County is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $768 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tipton, Grissom AFB, Sharpsville, Kempton.

Neighboring counties: Clinton County , Grant County , Hamilton County , Howard County , Madison County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Tipton County include: Prairieville Church (A), Rock Prairie Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Liberty Church (D), Mount Lebanon Church (E), Hopewell Church (F), East Hopewell Church (G), Windfall Church (H), Mount Olive Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Goar Cemetery (1), Goodykoontz Cemetery (2), Normanda Cemetery (3), Hobbs Cemetery (4), Bethsaida Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Turner Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Mud Creek (A), North Creek (B), Prairie Creek (C), Turkey Creek (D), Buck Creek (E), Dixon Creek (F), Broad Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	16.2%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 490
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 173 (35% naturalized citizens)

Tipton County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,559
• One, attached: 48
• Two: 216
• 3 or 4: 145
• 5 to 9: 178
• 10 to 19: 35
• 20 or more: 48
• Mobile homes: 614
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Tipton County with a mortgage: 2,776 (335 second mortgage, 324 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,408

Here:	66.3% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Tipton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 4.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 26 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Tipton County-area historical earthquake activity is below Indiana state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from Tipton County center
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 51.0 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 53.1 miles away from the county center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 60.8 miles away from Tipton County center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 55.3 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 63.8 miles away from Tipton 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: 7,010 (86%) Carpooled: 726 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 14 (0%) Walked: 136 (2%) Other means: 32 (0%) Worked at home: 210 (3%)

6.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,156 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.06% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($27,354 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($5,799 average AGI)

Tipton County:	1.14%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Howard County, IN	1.91% ($35,154 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, IN	1.21% ($31,333)
from Madison County, IN	0.70% ($34,111)
from Marion County, IN	0.23% ($30,933)

7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,688 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.20%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.93% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($30,286 average AGI)
1.28% relocated to other states ($7,402 average AGI)

Tipton County:	1.28%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Howard County, IN	2.00% ($38,708 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, IN	1.19% ($43,558)
to Madison County, IN	0.77% ($26,900)
to Marion County, IN	0.55% ($25,750)
to Clinton County, IN	0.17% ($36,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,490 (2,213 aged, 277 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: 14,457 (4,033 male householders, 771 female householders)

  4,153 spouses, 4,797 children (4,337 natural, 147 adopted, 313 stepchildren), 211 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 104 other relatives, 231 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,919 (732 male householders (620 living alone)), 963 female householders (881 living alone)), 224 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 201 (177 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,229 2-persons, 1,032 3-persons, 939 4-persons, 415 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,501 1-person, 163 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

97.4% of residents of Tipton County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,976,000 ($4636 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,692,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,658,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,976,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,237,000
Federal grants: $9,839,000
Federal procurement contracts: $778,000 ($30,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,488,000 ($1,483,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $178,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,166,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,517,000

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

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.22 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

64% of Tipton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Indiana.

Tipton County:	64.5%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 13465
• Northeast: 128
• Midwest: 1107
• South: 1373
• West: 256

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,800

Here:	7.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	4.8%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	20.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

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