Washington County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.0%), Educational,health and social services (14.3%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Washington County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 13,620	(50.0%)
Females: 13,603	(50.0%)

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Washington County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,812
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$382
State:	$518

Washington County:	$104,814
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $139,432

Here:	$139,432
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,295

Here:	$135,295
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $67,027

Here:	$67,027
State:	$113,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,563

Here:	$70,563
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $47,635

Here:	$47,635
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$52,440

This county:	10.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $619 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salem, New Pekin, Campbellsburg, Hardinsburg, Little York, Livonia, Saltillo, Fredericksburg.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Crawford County , Floyd County , Harrison County , Jackson County , Lawrence County , Orange County , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Salem Speedway (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Washington County include: West Point Church (A), Walnut Ridge Church (B), Walnut Grove Church (C), Crossroads Church (D), Lear Hill Church (E), Bethlehem Church (F), Mount Bethel Church (G), Big Springs Church (H), Blue River Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gater Cemetery (1), Peugh Cemetery (2), Paynter Cemetery (3), Goss Cemetery (4), Walton Cemetery (5), Hall Cemetery (6), Hamilton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Palmyra Lake (A), Peek-A-Boo Lake (B), John Hays Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Dutch Creek (B), Middle Poplar Branch (C), Mill Creek (D), Jeff Branch (E), Muscatatuck River (F), Honey Run (G), Nobusiness Creek (H), North Fork Lost River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Washington County include: Wonder Valley Camp (1), Rotary Springs Camp (2), Elk Creek Public Fishing Area (3), Elk Creek Fish and Game Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Oxonia Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.8%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 809
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 136 (50% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,885
• One, attached: 106
• Two: 220
• 3 or 4: 164
• 5 to 9: 143
• 10 to 19: 43
• 20 or more: 46
• Mobile homes: 2,571
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 2,931 (299 second mortgage, 359 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,628

Here:	64.3% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 39 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/10/1986, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Washington County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.5 miles away from Washington County center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from Washington County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,311 (79%) Carpooled: 1,815 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 43 (0%) Subway or elevated: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 169 (1%) Other means: 138 (1%) Worked at home: 502 (4%)

5.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,661 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.85% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($19,995 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($9,667 average AGI)

Washington County:	1.54%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Clark County, IN	0.92% ($30,000 average AGI)
from Floyd County, IN	0.63% ($28,415)
from Harrison County, IN	0.55% ($30,107)
from Scott County, IN	0.37% ($25,421)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.34% ($45,657)
from Orange County, IN	0.31% ($32,125)
from Jackson County, IN	0.21% ($19,636)

5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.57%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.11% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,681 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($8,051 average AGI)

Washington County:	1.45%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Clark County, IN	1.07% ($31,473 average AGI)
to Floyd County, IN	0.68% ($25,914)
to Harrison County, IN	0.37% ($30,395)
to Scott County, IN	0.37% ($25,000)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.32% ($27,485)
to Orange County, IN	0.27% ($25,857)
to Jackson County, IN	0.26% ($29,593)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,936 (3,078 aged, 858 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,801 (6,256 male householders, 1,365 female householders)

  6,347 spouses, 8,469 children (7,532 natural, 168 adopted, 769 stepchildren), 413 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 302 other relatives, 475 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,086 (1,216 male householders (984 living alone)), 1,408 female householders (1,287 living alone)), 462 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 336 (327 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,200 2-persons, 1,892 3-persons, 1,505 4-persons, 655 5-persons, 226 6-persons, 143 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,271 1-person, 295 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

97.6% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,672,000 ($4579 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,877,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $60,786,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,981,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,233,000
Federal grants: $27,438,000
Federal procurement contracts: $971,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,263,000 ($2,556,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,150,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,609,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,141,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.27 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

61% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Indiana.

Washington County:	61.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 18949
• Northeast: 376
• Midwest: 1511
• South: 5743
• West: 361

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,900

Here:	6.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	7.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	10.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

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