White County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 24,463 (36% urban, 64% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,447
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,280

% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

Land area: 505 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.6%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 82%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in White County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
Hispanic (5.3%)
Other race (3.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 12,429	(49.2%)
Females: 12,838	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,279
County population in 2003: 24,920
Jobs in 2003: 9,120

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Total labor force in 2004: 12,219
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.6%

Average household size:

White County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,083 ($40,707 in 2000)

This county	$43,083
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $106,608

White County	$106,608
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $526
Institutionalized population: 269
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in White County in 2000: $784

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 27
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 19
Thefts: 18
Auto thefts: 0

White County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 126 buildings, average cost: $96,400
2001: 80 buildings, average cost: $107,300
2002: 88 buildings, average cost: $130,900
2003: 95 buildings, average cost: $119,400
2004: 80 buildings, average cost: $132,800
2005: 75 buildings, average cost: $153,300
2006: 72 buildings, average cost: $150,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in White County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $714 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in White County is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $701 a month.

Cities in this county include: Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Wolcott, Buffalo, Reynolds, Chalmers, Norway, Burnettsville.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Carroll County , Cass County , Jasper County , Pulaski County , Tippecanoe County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in White County: Tippecanoe Country Club (A), Archibald Memorial Home (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in White County include: Meadow Lake Church (A), Bedford Church (B), Pike Creek Church (C), Caley Church (D), Palestine Church (E), White Oak Church (F), Guernsey Church (G), Pious Chapel (H), Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Point Cemetery (1), Apostolic Cemetery (2), Palestine Cemetery (3), Warden Cemetery (4), Harvey and Phebus Cemetery (5), Bedford Cemetery (6), Bell Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Lake Shafer (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Keans Creek (A), Pike Creek (B), Big Monon Creek (C), Church Creek (D), Little Indian Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 511
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 894 (26% naturalized citizens)

White County:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 344
1990 to 1994: 174
1985 to 1989: 138
1980 to 1984: 74
1975 to 1979: 42
1970 to 1974: 28
1970 to 1974: 14
1965 to 1969: 80

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.2%

White County marital status for males

White County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,538
One, attached: 153
Two: 348
3 or 4: 188
5 to 9: 139
10 to 19: 87
20 or more: 25
Mobile homes: 1,605

Housing units in White County with a mortgage: 4,019 (337 second mortgage, 479 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,164

Agriculture in White County
Average size of farms: 482 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $197775
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $279.38
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 39.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $163557
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.07%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $113448
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.04
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.40%
Corn for grain: 125201 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1543 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 115324 harvested acres
Vegetables: 66 harvested acres

White County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (12%)
Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)

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

Mexico (58%)
El Salvador (13%)
Canada (5%)
Nicaragua (3%)
Germany (3%)
Philippines (3%)
Korea (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in White County:

German (28%)
United States or American (21%)
English (9%)
Irish (9%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (3%)
Italian (2%)

White County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,726 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,646 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 350 (3%)
Other means: 121 (1%)
Worked at home: 559 (4%)

People in group quarters in White County, Indiana

201 people in nursing homes
68 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,698.

6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,957 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.00% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($23,690 average AGI)
1.52% relocated from other states ($8,267 average AGI)
White County: 1.52%
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 Tippecanoe County, IN	1.55% ($29,541 average AGI)
from Carroll County, IN	0.67% ($27,328)
from Jasper County, IN	0.51% ($27,959)
from Cass County, IN	0.41% ($30,359)
from Pulaski County, IN	0.26% ($30,680)
from Cook County, IL	0.21% ($26,100)
from Lake County, IN	0.18% ($47,000)

7.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.61%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.71% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($22,959 average AGI)
1.89% relocated to other states ($8,116 average AGI)
White County: 1.89%
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 Tippecanoe County, IN	2.23% ($28,786 average AGI)
to Carroll County, IN	0.69% ($25,209)
to Marion County, IN	0.42% ($27,293)
to Jasper County, IN	0.31% ($46,300)
to Cass County, IN	0.28% ($35,778)
to Pulaski County, IN	0.25% ($36,125)
to Clinton County, IN	0.14% ($39,357)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Births per 1000 population in White County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population in White County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in White County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,884 (4,308 aged, 576 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,976

In family households: 21,840 (5,958 male householders, 1,160 female householders)
5,798 spouses, 7,316 children (6,532 natural, 125 adopted, 659 stepchildren), 347 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 119 parents, 361 other relatives, 619 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,136 (1,126 male householders (799 living alone)), 1,488 female householders (1,396 living alone)), 522 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 291 (274 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,290 2-persons, 1,574 3-persons, 1,244 4-persons, 645 5-persons, 245 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,195 1-person, 342 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

4,698 married couples with children.
1,249 single-parent households (375 men, 874 women).

92.8% of residents of White County speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $139,074,000 ($5597 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,354,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,235,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,531,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,233,000
Federal grants: $18,287,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,061,000 ($34,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,728,000 ($461,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,775,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,981,000
Federal Government insurance: $78,308,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,799

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,398

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +304

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,458

Here:	-60 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in White County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.26 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 149
1995 to 1998: 930
1990 to 1994: 570
1980 to 1989: 1,400
1970 to 1979: 2,215
1960 to 1969: 1,722
1950 to 1959: 1,454
1940 to 1949: 785
1939 or earlier: 2,858

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 112
4 rooms: 718
5 rooms: 1,862
6 rooms: 1,950
7 rooms: 1,366
8 rooms: 815
9 or more rooms: 608

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

1 room: 21
2 rooms: 210
3 rooms: 261
4 rooms: 675
5 rooms: 349
6 rooms: 357
7 rooms: 212
8 rooms: 133
9 or more rooms: 62

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

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 145
2 bedrooms: 1,841
3 bedrooms: 4,116
4 bedrooms: 1,054
5 or more bedrooms: 277

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in White County:

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 498
2 bedrooms: 941
3 bedrooms: 630
4 bedrooms: 142
5 or more bedrooms: 48

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

no vehicle: 205
1 vehicle: 2,079
2 vehicles: 3,218
3 vehicles: 1,466
4 vehicles: 346
5 or more vehicles: 133

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

no vehicle: 203
1 vehicle: 1,017
2 vehicles: 807
3 vehicles: 210
4 vehicles: 29
5 or more vehicles: 14

60% of White County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Indiana.

White County:	60.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 19057
Northeast: 334
Midwest: 2784
South: 1614
West: 508

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (71%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (6%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (69%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Electricity (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49

Here:	1.6%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22

Here:	1.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 49

Here:	12.0%
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)

White County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,349,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $18,235,000
All Other: $401,000

Solid Waste Management: $400,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $190,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $15,830,000
Regular Highways: $2,654,000

Central Staff Services: $2,577,000

Corrections - Other: $1,890,000

General - Other: $1,539,000

Police Protection: $894,000

Welfare - Other: $891,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $738,000

Financial Administration: $504,000

Natural Resources - Other: $401,000

Solid Waste Management: $355,000

General Public Buildings: $189,000

Health Services - Other: $171,000

Air Transportation: $95,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $35,000
General - Interest on Debt: $508,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,058,000
Libraries: $288,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,998,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,349,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,779,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $870,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,813,000
Interest Earnings: $262,000

Rents: $33,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $959,000
General - Other: $136,000

Police Protection: $87,000

Central Staff: $65,000

Corrections - Other: $37,000

Judicial: $22,000

Natural Resource - Other: $19,000

Regular Highways: $10,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000

Air Transportation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,756,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $638,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,652,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,539,000

General Support: $576,000

Public Welfare: $358,000

All Other: $85,000
Tax - Individual Income: $1,588,000
Property: $1,010,000

Motor Vehicle License: $114,000

NEC: $59,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,302,000

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