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County:

Tippecanoe County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18157

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

32,748

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

109,378

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

121,702

11.3%

2.4%

8.8%

1990:

130,598

7.3%

-0.3%

7.6%

2000:

148,955

14.1%

7.4%

6.6%

2005:

153,875

3.3%

0.0%

3.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

128,653

86.4%

0-to-19:

42,850

28.8%

Black:

3,698

2.5%

20-to-39:

57,305

38.5%

Hispanic:

7,834

5.3%

40-to-59:

30,967

20.8%

American Indian:

350

0.2%

60-plus:

17,833

12.0%

Other:

8,420

5.7%

Median Age:

27.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

298.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

33.2%

Median Family Income:

$51,791

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.3%

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