Seymour, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 19,223 (Urban population: 19,208 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 15 (all nonfarm))

Seymour, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,712 (7,255 occupied: 4,645 owner occupied, 2,610 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	29%

Housing density: 712 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $504 (lower quartile is $402, upper quartile is $591)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $516

Median gross rent in Seymour, IN in 2007: $622

Housing units in Seymour with a mortgage: 2,439 (336 second mortgage, 196 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,249

Seymour,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,879 (it was $76,700 in 2000)

Seymour:	$99,879
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,862 - $132,132

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $121,824
Here: $121,824
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,915
Here: $118,915
State: $148,761

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,101
Here: $115,101
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $21,225
Here: $21,225
State: $33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500
Here: $32,500
State: $52,440

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,662

In family households: 14,558 (3,709 male householders, 1,053 female householders)
3,733 spouses, 4,926 children (4,372 natural, 114 adopted, 440 stepchildren), 382 grandchildren, 83 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 169 other relatives, 446 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,104 (1,187 male householders (860 living alone)), 1,308 female householders (1,199 living alone)), 609 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 346 (314 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,992 2-persons, 1,187 3-persons, 1,019 4-persons, 398 5-persons, 156 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,059 1-person, 328 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 19 5-persons.

3,069 married couples with children.
1,088 single-parent households (260 men, 828 women).

93.0% of residents of Seymour speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 797 (4.4%)
(22.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Seymour, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 140 4 rooms: 524 5 rooms: 1,519 6 rooms: 1,228 7 rooms: 621 8 rooms: 355 9 or more rooms: 252

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seymour, Indiana:
	1 room: 80 2 rooms: 134 3 rooms: 562 4 rooms: 865 5 rooms: 557 6 rooms: 228 7 rooms: 106 8 rooms: 48 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 179
1995 to 1998: 732
1990 to 1994: 647
1980 to 1989: 881
1970 to 1979: 1,252
1960 to 1969: 895
1950 to 1959: 893
1940 to 1949: 698
1939 or earlier: 1,535

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Seymour:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 104 2 bedrooms: 1,324 3 bedrooms: 2,556 4 bedrooms: 568 5 or more bedrooms: 93

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seymour:
	no bedroom: 104 1 bedroom: 705 2 bedrooms: 1,141 3 bedrooms: 566 4 bedrooms: 72 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Seymour in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 186 1 vehicle: 1,485 2 vehicles: 1,976 3 vehicles: 722 4 vehicles: 217 5 or more vehicles: 59

Cars and other vehicles available in Seymour in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 508 1 vehicle: 1,189 2 vehicles: 766 3 vehicles: 120 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 17

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Seymour, IN:

Less than $10,000: 112
$10,000 to $14,999: 84
$15,000 to $19,999: 136
$20,000 to $24,999: 82
$25,000 to $29,999: 121
$30,000 to $34,999: 110
$35,000 to $39,999: 60
$40,000 to $49,999: 211
$50,000 to $59,999: 173
$60,000 to $69,999: 214
$70,000 to $79,999: 300
$80,000 to $89,999: 378
$90,000 to $99,999: 406
$100,000 to $124,999: 1128
$125,000 to $149,999: 534
$150,000 to $174,999: 340
$175,000 to $199,999: 188
$200,000 to $249,999: 127
$250,000 to $299,999: 82
$300,000 to $399,999: 109
$400,000 to $499,999: 25
$500,000 to $749,999: 13
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Seymour rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Seymour:

Less than $100: 72 people
$100 to $149: 64
$150 to $199: 77
$200 to $249: 73
$250 to $299: 91
$300 to $349: 97
$350 to $399: 231
$400 to $449: 255
$450 to $499: 314
$500 to $549: 387
$550 to $599: 307
$600 to $649: 240
$650 to $699: 147
$700 to $749: 113
$750 to $799: 66
$800 to $899: 32
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 8
$1,250 to $1,499: 16
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 138

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 513 1990 to 1994: 143 1985 to 1989: 22 1980 to 1984: 38 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 33 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 42

Seymour, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.2%
Number of people working at home: 143 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 494
5 to 9 minutes: 2341
10 to 14 minutes: 1992
15 to 19 minutes: 1148
20 to 24 minutes: 664
25 to 29 minutes: 318
30 to 34 minutes: 773
35 to 39 minutes: 71
40 to 44 minutes: 21
45 to 59 minutes: 225
60 to 89 minutes: 181
90 or more minutes: 180

Seymour mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,785 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,347 (16%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 42 (0%)
Walked: 157 (2%)
Other means: 68 (1%)
Worked at home: 143 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 661
$10,000 to $14,999: 578
$15,000 to $19,999: 511
$20,000 to $24,999: 572
$25,000 to $29,999: 503
$30,000 to $34,999: 521
$35,000 to $39,999: 564
$40,000 to $44,999: 563
$45,000 to $49,999: 504
$50,000 to $59,999: 750
$60,000 to $74,999: 693
$75,000 to $99,999: 494
$100,000 to $124,999: 122
$125,000 to $149,999: 60
$150,000 to $199,999: 71
$200,000 or more: 90

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 3612

German: 3555

Other groups: 1536

Irish: 997

English: 761

French (except Basque): 339

Italian: 233

Dutch: 215

Scotch-Irish: 178

Scottish: 110

Polish: 80

Norwegian: 76

European: 59

Slovak: 54

Greek: 47

Canadian: 44

British: 38

French Canadian: 36

Welsh: 25

Swedish: 17

Czech: 16

Northern European: 15

Subsaharan African:: 15

Croatian: 15

Celtic: 14

Swiss: 11

African: 8

Ethiopian: 7

Hungarian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Australian: 7

Finnish: 5

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

Mexico (51%)
Japan (7%)
Canada (6%)
Honduras (5%)
Korea (4%)
Philippines (4%)
France (3%)

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

This state: 13595
Northeast: 246
Midwest: 1114
South: 1789
West: 381

50% of Seymour residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 96
7th and 8th grade: 215
9th grade: 177
10th grade: 263
11th grade: 203
12th grade, no diploma: 154
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,416
Less than 1 year of college: 344
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 671
Associate degree: 230
Bachelor's degree: 462
Master's degree: 217
Professional school degree: 82
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 407
9th grade: 233
10th grade: 224
11th grade: 323
12th grade, no diploma: 128
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,648
Less than 1 year of college: 422
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 628
Associate degree: 285
Bachelor's degree: 404
Master's degree: 176
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,991
Black householders: $28,443
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,665
Asian householders: $73,038
Some other race householders: $47,993
Two or more races householders: $29,375
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,174

Seymour household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Seymour household income for Black householders

Seymour household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Seymour household income for Asian householders

Seymour household income for Some other race householders

Seymour household income for Two or more races householders

Seymour household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Seymour marital status for males

Seymour marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,347
Black or African American householders: $85,697
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $126,221
Asian householders: $148,144
Some other race householders: $126,221
Two or more races householders: $109,613
Hispanic or Latino householders: $137,382

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,943
One, attached: 136
Two: 176
3 or 4: 403
5 to 9: 449
10 to 19: 268
20 to 49: 295
50 or more: 44
Mobile homes: 980
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,292

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Seymour:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (57%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 339

Here:	17.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 82

Here:	9.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50

Here:	10.1%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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