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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $712 (0.9%)
Area name: Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $550 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $880 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fowler
, Oxford
, Boswell
, Earl Park
, Ambia
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Neighboring
counties: Jasper County
, Iroquois County, Illinois
, Newton County
, Tippecanoe County
, Warren County
, White County
, Vermilion County, Illinois
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Churches in Benton County include: Barrydale
Church
(A),
Bethany Chapel
(B),
Zion Church
(C)
Cemeteries: Perigo
Cemetery
(1),
Oxford Cemetery
(2),
Griffin Cemetery
(3),
Blue Ridge Cemetery
(4),
Totheroh Cemetery
(5),
Justus Cemetery
(6),
Boswell Cemetery
(7)
Creeks: Mud
Creek
(A),
Goose Creek
(B),
Upper Sugar Creek
(C),
Coon Creek
(D),
Little Pine Creek
(E)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 247
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 74 (86% naturalized citizens)
| Benton
County: |
0.8% | | Whole
state: | 3.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 7
- 1990
to 1994: 7
- 1985
to 1989: 3
- 1980
to 1984: 3
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1970
to 1974: 1
- 1965
to 1969: 44
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Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,340
- One,
attached: 42
- Two:
115
- 3
or 4: 26
- 5
to 9: 60
- 10
to 19: 46
- 20
or more: 40
- Mobile
homes: 145
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 1,435 (145 second mortgage, 176 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 811 Agriculture
in Benton County
Average size of farms: 629 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $176604
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $288.51
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $125438
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 93.88%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $155254
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.00
Corn for grain: 116077 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 256 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 114213 harvested acresBenton
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 fatalities and 288 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 18 people and injured 285 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Transportation
equipment (7%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (18%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
- Furniture
and related products (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United
Kingdom (39%)
- Mexico
(31%)
- Australia
(9%)
- Other
Northern Europe (8%)
- Germany
(7%)
- Chile
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Benton County:
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- German
(34%)
- United
States or American (20%)
- Irish
(11%)
- English
(7%)
- French
(except Basque) (6%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Swedish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,623 (78%)
- Carpooled:
625 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
3 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
2 (0%)
- Walked:
98 (2%)
- Other
means: 26 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 215 (5%)
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156
people in nursing homes
47 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,461.
8.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,151 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.10% | | Indiana
average: |
6.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.18% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($28,619 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($6,529 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
1.92% | | Indiana
average: | 2.47% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Tippecanoe County, IN
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3.35% ($42,391 average AGI) |
| from
Newton County, IN
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0.73% ($21,040) |
| from
Warren County, IN
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0.35% ($32,250) |
| from
White County, IN
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0.32% ($24,636) |
9.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,898 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.58% | | Indiana
average: |
6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.43% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($26,377 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($8,521 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
2.15% | | Indiana
average: | 2.55% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Tippecanoe County, IN
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4.07% ($30,803 average AGI) |
| to
Jasper County, IN
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0.52% ($29,889) |
| to
Newton County, IN
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0.46% ($27,750) |
| to
Warren County, IN
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0.43% ($29,467) |
| to
White County, IN
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0.32% ($38,364) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2
Births
per 1000 population in Benton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Benton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Benton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,673 (1,505 aged, 168 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 9,218
- In
family households: 8,077 (2,176 male householders, 420 female householders)
2,184
spouses, 2,888 children (2,556 natural, 118 adopted, 214 stepchildren), 144 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 69 other relatives, 146 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,141 (426 male householders (338 living alone)), 562 female householders (532 living alone)), 153 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 203 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,101 2-persons, 549 3-persons, 536 4-persons, 290 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 870 1-person, 92 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 4-persons.
1,947 married couples with children.
502 single-parent households (135 men, 367 women).
96.0% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 37% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,912,000 ($6227 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $740,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,834,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,189,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,516,000
Federal grants: $8,654,000
Federal procurement contracts: $517,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,202,000 ($187,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $685,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,190,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,213,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 604
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 475
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +3
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +9
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -497
| Here: |
-55 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Benton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 48
- 1995
to 1998: 114
- 1990
to 1994: 108
- 1980
to 1989: 177
- 1970
to 1979: 527
- 1960
to 1969: 406
- 1950
to 1959: 438
- 1940
to 1949: 357
- 1939
or earlier: 1,643
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Indiana: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 8
- 3
rooms: 50
- 4
rooms: 181
- 5
rooms: 451
- 6
rooms: 582
- 7
rooms: 652
- 8
rooms: 467
- 9
or more rooms: 303
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Indiana: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 21
- 3
rooms: 121
- 4
rooms: 132
- 5
rooms: 178
- 6
rooms: 138
- 7
rooms: 124
- 8
rooms: 83
- 9
or more rooms: 61
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton County: |
- no
bedroom: 5
- 1
bedroom: 85
- 2
bedrooms: 522
- 3
bedrooms: 1,346
- 4
bedrooms: 607
- 5
or more bedrooms: 131
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 139
- 2
bedrooms: 295
- 3
bedrooms: 238
- 4
bedrooms: 145
- 5
or more bedrooms: 39
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 73
- 1
vehicle: 690
- 2
vehicles: 1,237
- 3
vehicles: 531
- 4
vehicles: 123
- 5
or more vehicles: 42
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 58
- 1
vehicle: 358
- 2
vehicles: 297
- 3
vehicles: 89
- 4
vehicles: 52
- 5
or more vehicles: 8
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62% of Benton 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, 75% lived in Indiana.
| Benton
County: |
62.3% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7267
- Northeast:
58
- Midwest:
1145
- South:
675
- West:
155
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (63%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity
(6%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (46%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 158
| Here: |
13.0% | | Indiana: |
11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 26
| Here: |
11.3% | | Indiana: | 23.4% |
Benton
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $373,000
- Construction
- General: $131,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,085,000
General - Other: $1,328,000
Central Staff Services: $942,000
Welfare - Other: $776,000
Corrections - Other: $348,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $250,000
Financial Administration: $225,000
Natural Resources - Other: $126,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Health Services - Other: $95,000
Sewerage: $88,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $331,000
Libraries: $117,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,868,000
Interest Earnings: $276,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $316,000
Central Staff: $54,000
General - Other: $16,000
Corrections - Other: $11,000
Judicial: $9,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,931,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,592,000
General Support: $557,000
All Other: $40,000
Health & Hospitals: $20,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,302,000
Individual Income: $1,099,000
NEC: $7,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,794,000
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