Median household income (1999): $63,243
Estimated median household income in 2005: $64,137
| This zip code | $64,137 | | Indiana: | $43,993 |
Nearest zip codes: 46324, 46322, 60438, 46323, 46320, 46311.
Housing units in zip code 46321 with a mortgage: 4,338 (386 second mortgage, 590 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,178
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,283
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $409
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 178
- 1995 to 1998: 448
- 1990 to 1994: 465
- 1980 to 1989: 542
- 1970 to 1979: 2,209
- 1960 to 1969: 1,891
- 1950 to 1959: 1,528
- 1940 to 1949: 700
- 1939 or earlier: 378
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Munster, IN (46321): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 105
- 2 bedrooms: 1,157
- 3 bedrooms: 3,656
- 4 bedrooms: 2,028
- 5 or more bedrooms: 257
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 181
- 2 bedrooms: 535
- 3 bedrooms: 131
- 4 bedrooms: 25
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 46321 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 227
- 1 vehicle: 1,926
- 2 vehicles: 3,482
- 3 vehicles: 1,147
- 4 vehicles: 336
- 5 or more vehicles: 93
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 119
- 1 vehicle: 473
- 2 vehicles: 229
- 3 vehicles: 45
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 46321:
- Less than $10,000: 9
- $35,000 to $39,999: 7
- $40,000 to $49,999: 9
- $50,000 to $59,999: 56
- $60,000 to $69,999: 46
- $70,000 to $79,999: 78
- $80,000 to $89,999: 135
- $90,000 to $99,999: 167
- $100,000 to $124,999: 781
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1217
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1363
- $175,000 to $199,999: 745
- $200,000 to $249,999: 868
- $250,000 to $299,999: 346
- $300,000 to $399,999: 435
- $400,000 to $499,999: 171
- $500,000 to $749,999: 20
- $750,000 to $999,999: 42
- $1,000,000 or more: 21
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 46321:
- $150 to $199: 7
- $300 to $349: 7
- $350 to $399: 26
- $400 to $449: 15
- $450 to $499: 42
- $500 to $549: 62
- $550 to $599: 124
- $600 to $649: 161
- $650 to $699: 150
- $700 to $749: 35
- $750 to $799: 31
- $800 to $899: 23
- $900 to $999: 41
- $1,000 to $1,249: 10
- $1,250 to $1,499: 25
- $1,500 to $1,999: 28
- $2,000 or more: 42
- No cash rent: 51
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $185,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $202,776
- Black or African American householders: $85,215
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $259,131
- Asian householders: $253,906
- Some other race householders: $110,718
- Two or more races householders: $103,130
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $198,547
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,597
- One, attached: 479
- Two: 86
- 3 or 4: 300
- 5 to 9: 290
- 10 to 19: 269
- 20 to 49: 119
- 50 or more: 172
- Mobile homes: 27

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 8,442 (83%)
- Carpooled: 664 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 46 (0%)
- Railroad: 390 (4%)
- Bicycle: 33 (0%)
- Walked: 157 (2%)
- Other means: 22 (0%)
- Worked at home: 387 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 260
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1359
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1500
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1482
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1421
- 25 to 29 minutes: 499
- 30 to 34 minutes: 878
- 35 to 39 minutes: 198
- 40 to 44 minutes: 279
- 45 to 59 minutes: 713
- 60 to 89 minutes: 870
- 90 or more minutes: 302
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 21,178
- In family households: 18,992 (5,172 male householders, 998 female householders)
5,307 spouses, 6,687 children (6,308 natural, 180 adopted, 199 stepchildren), 265 grandchildren, 97 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 151 other relatives, 182 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,186 (695 male householders (563 living alone)), 1,243 female householders (1,188 living alone)), 248 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 333 (303 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,707 2-persons, 1,252 3-persons, 1,423 4-persons, 565 5-persons, 146 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,751 1-person, 145 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 7 4-persons.
4,402 married couples with children.
589 single-parent households (121 men, 468 women).
85.7% of residents of 46321 zip code speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 14% well, 15% not well).
8.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 18% well, 8% not well, 1% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 35% well, 7% not well, 2% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (42% very well, 29% well, 29% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,700 (7.9%)
(60.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- India (17%)
- Yugoslavia (12%)
- Poland (11%)
- Korea (8%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Mexico (5%)
- Germany (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 215
- 1990 to 1994: 290
- 1985 to 1989: 230
- 1980 to 1984: 205
- 1975 to 1979: 177
- 1970 to 1974: 157
- 1970 to 1974: 98
- 1965 to 1969: 328
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First ancestries reported:
- Polish: 3437
- German: 2742
- Other groups: 2304
- Irish: 1692
- Italian: 1166
- English: 894
- Dutch: 779
- Slovak: 622
- United States or American: 561
- Serbian: 447
- Swedish: 386
- Hungarian: 378
- Greek: 254
- Russian: 242
- Croatian: 234
- French (except Basque): 230
- Scotch-Irish: 209
- Romanian: 169
- Scottish: 160
- Ukrainian: 148
- Norwegian: 109
- Lithuanian: 106
- Yugoslavian: 105
- Eastern European: 100
- European: 84
- Swiss: 81
- Welsh: 77
- Czech: 72
- Austrian: 66
- Czechoslovakian: 65
- British: 51
- French Canadian: 49
- Canadian: 43
- Luxemburger: 41
- Danish: 39
- Armenian: 24
- Iranian: 19
- Albanian: 16
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16
- Bulgarian: 15
- Arab:: 14
- Latvian: 14
- Haitian: 11
- Moroccan: 9
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 7
- Macedonian: 7
- Turkish: 7
- Subsaharan African:: 5
- Other Subsaharan African: 5
- Palestinian: 5
- West Indian: 5
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO (9300 S CALUMET in MUNSTER, IN)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1999-0418, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-08900436, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-2060, EPCRA, LUST-199009522, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, SPILL-199009037, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, UST-7931, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BOTTLED AND CANNED SOFT DRINKS AND CARBONATED WATERS
Organizations: PEPSI AMERICAS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PEPSI COLA GENERAL BOTTLERS, PEPSI-COLA GENERAL BOTTLERS OF MUNSTER, PEPSI (HAMMOND)
- MUNSTER HIGH SCHOOL (8808 COLUMBIA AVE in MUNSTER, IN)
(Geographic Names Information System)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - LUST-198708104, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-20056, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4332
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: SCHOOL TOWN OF MUNSTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SCHOOL TOWN OF MUNSTER
- MUNSTER STEEL COMPANY INCORPORATED (9505 CALUMET AVENUE in MUNSTER, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-08900090, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-9723, EPCRA
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, STRIP, AND BARS; FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL
Business NAICS classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL MANUFACTURING.; FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: MUNSTER STEEL CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- AMOCO NO 6258 (747 RIDGE RD in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-7342, EPCRA, LUST-199407121, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-11492, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AMOCO OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMOCO 6258
- CHEMLAWN CORP (519 45TH ST in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-3539, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CONRAIL ENV DEPT MUNSTER INDIANA (CALUMET AND 45TH AVE in MUNSTER, IN)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1978-0029, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMOCO SVC STA 3804 (10444 CALUMET AVE in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-19841, EPCRA, LUST-199409503, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-19221, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: AMOCO DIRECT RETAIL OPERATIONS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMOCO 3804, AMOCO ACA MGMT SVCS
- CHECKER 7680 (444 RIDGE RD in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-5567, EPCRA, LUST-199408513, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-3528, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EMRO MARKETING (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EMRO MARKETING CHEKER 7680
- RILEYS NORTHSIDE MARATHON #2354 (7890 CALUMET AVE in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-10509, EPCRA, LUST-199003563, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, LUST-199108533, UST-5448, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MARATHON OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MONTGOMERY WARD AUTO EXPRESS (8005 CALUMET AVE in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - LUST-199407520, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-5906, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ST ANDREWS PROPERTIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (901 MACARTHUR BLVD in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-08900426, AIR PROGRAM, UST-18083, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- PHILLIPS 66 SERVICE STATION (323 RIDGE RD in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-1976, EPCRA, UST-7559, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO SS14432
- MUNSTER SHELL INC (750 BROADMOOR AVE in MUNSTER, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-8848, EPCRA, LUST-199508522, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, LUST-199903558, UST-603, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: SHELL OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SHELL OIL CO
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,900
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (92%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11421
- Northeast: 604
- Midwest: 6450
- South: 962
- West: 260
70% of the 46321 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Indiana.
Population in 1990: 19,906. Population change in the 1990s: +1,605 (+8.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 470
| Here: | 17.9% | | Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 100
| Here: | 8.0% | | Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 201
| Here: | 19.9% | | Indiana: | 23.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (MUNSTER, IN):
- TRI-STATE HOSE & FITTING INC (616 PROGRESS AVE; small business): $384,775 in 40 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Hose and Flexible Tubing, Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings, Centrifugals, Separators, and Pressure and Vacuum Filters, Bending and Forming Machines, and more by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $26,967; 2001: $37,814; 2002: $32,800; 2003: $26,087; 2004: $73,687; 2005: $119,232; 2006: $68,188.
Biggest contracts:
$37,814 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose and Flexible Tubing. Signed on 2001-04-30. Completion date: 2001-10-21.
$37,556 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2006-01-26. Completion date: 2006-05-11.
$32,800 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose and Flexible Tubing. Signed on 2002-01-29. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
$26,967 with Defense Logistics Agency for Centrifugals, Separators, and Pressure and Vacuum Filters. Signed on 2000-04-21. Completion date: 2000-08-14.
- HEHN & ASSOCIATES (1127 WESTMINSTER LANE; small business): $60,959 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$23,303 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2003-05-06. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
$18,828 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MI. Signed on 2004-07-30. Completion date: 2005-01-26.
$18,828 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MI. Signed on 2004-07-30. Completion date: 2005-01-26.
- STAR CASE MANUFACTURING COMPAN (648 SUPERIOR AVE; small business): $48,369 in 12 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Phonographs, Radio and Television Sets: Home Type, Other Professional Services, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers, and more by Army, Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $2,771; 2003: $3,390; 2004: $15,495; 2005: $24,800; 2006: $1,913.
Biggest contracts:
$13,290 with Army for Phonographs, Radio and Television Sets: Home Type. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2005-08-12.
$6,895 with Defense Logistics Agency for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$5,152, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$3,848 with Navy for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- KALIAPPAN GOPALAN (1329 FITZGERALD DRIVE; small business)
$25,520 with Air Force for Other Professional Services. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2002-05-02. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
- PURFYBR INC (9384 CALUMET AVE; small business)
$25,490 with Defense Logistics Agency for Memorials: Cemeterial and Mortuary Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2004-11-16. Completion date: 2005-01-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (250-499: 2, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 13, 10-19: 17, 5-9: 26, 1-4: 53)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 10, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 4, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (250-499: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (250-499: 1)
- Information: Newspaper Publishers (250-499: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (50-99: 1, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 18, 1-4: 14)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 305 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
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