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County:

Wayne County

State:

Indiana

FIPS Code:

18177

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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:

21,488

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.43

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

79,109

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

76,058

-3.9%

-9.5%

5.7%

1990:

71,951

-5.4%

-8.8%

3.4%

2000:

71,097

-1.2%

-3.3%

2.1%

2005:

69,192

-2.7%

-3.3%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

64,967

91.4%

0-to-19:

19,285

27.1%

Black:

3,594

5.1%

20-to-39:

18,737

26.4%

Hispanic:

971

1.4%

40-to-59:

18,666

26.3%

American Indian:

130

0.2%

60-plus:

14,409

20.3%

Other:

1,435

2.0%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

176.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.7%

Median Family Income:

$42,811

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.5%

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