Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Jennings County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18079

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

84,895

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.03

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,454

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

22,854

17.5%

8.5%

9.0%

1990:

23,661

3.5%

-1.7%

5.2%

2000:

27,554

16.5%

9.4%

7.0%

2005:

28,427

3.2%

0.7%

2.4%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,745

97.1%

0-to-19:

8,301

30.1%

Black:

205

0.7%

20-to-39:

7,835

28.4%

Hispanic:

193

0.7%

40-to-59:

7,324

26.6%

American Indian:

57

0.2%

60-plus:

4,094

14.9%

Other:

354

1.3%

Median Age:

34.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

73.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.4%

Median Family Income:

$42,519

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.0%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home