INDIANA State Profile – Find Demographics, Taxes & More

NickName: The Hoosier State "Land of the Indians" Capital City: Indianapolis Location: 39.776N, 086.146W
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Brief overview

Indiana has a cost of living almost three fourth's of national average. This makes the state attractive for “economy seeking” households. Not just that, Indiana leads in the industrial and agri-products as well. (Much of the building limestone used in the U.S. is quarried in Indiana)

IN is a small state, and the only large city is Indianapolis, that contrasts with the remaining portion of the state which is largely rural. You can make your kids happy if you promise them to take to the world's largest children's museum(of course its there in IndianaPolis). If you are an avid walker, skater or a cyclist you have a recreational path - The Monon Trail.

Other attractions include the recently legalized riverboat casinos, Wyandotte Cave, one of largest in the US, mineral springs, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, and the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.

Artists such as J.C. Steele, a member of a group of impressionists known as the Hoosiers, established colonies in this impressive area that provided inspiration for their paintings.

15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation		IN	USA

1.	Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree)	3.83	4

2.	Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted"	0.43	0

3.	Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent)	0.17	0

4.	Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index	36th

5.	Cost of Living Index	73.08	100

6.	Average Apartment Rent	572.0000	617

7.	Average Home Price	210000.0000	223400

8.	Average Total Energy Cost	122.6900	126.75

9.	Average Phone Bill	22.7200	16.85

10.	Gasoline/Gallon	1.5000	1.5

11.	Hospital Room/Day	614.0000	334.33

12.	Doctor Visit	58.7500	66.7

13.	Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000	698.18	792.91

14.	% of Days That are Sunny	51	56.88

15.	Crime Index	371.8	416


Contents

Indiana Info For You	More Indiana
Finances and Taxes	New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest)
Crime	Pollution
Demographics	From the 2000 Census Reports
Education	Quality Of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998
Financial & Governmental Comparisons	Map Of Indiana With Border States


Indiana Info for you	(All Links open in a separate window)

Area	36420 sq.mi, 38th Land 35870 sq. mi., 38th Water 550 sq.mi., 39th Great Lakes 235 sq.mi., 8th

Area Code	219, 260, 317, 574,765, 812

County Profile	92 Counties

Admission to Statehood	December 11,1816

Motto	The crossroads of America

Capital	Indianapolis

Largest Cities	Indianapolis Fort Wayne Evansville South Bend Gary Bloomington Muncie Anderson Terre Haute

Capitol Tour	www.in.gov/idoa/2371.htm

State Official Website	http://www.in.gov/

Governor	Mike Pence (R)

No. of State Legislators, 2003	150

Constitution	19th State

Senators and Representatives	US House US Senate Indiana House: Members Indiana Senate: Members

Current events	Indiana News Headlines

Industry	Steel, electric equipment, transportation equipment, chemical products, petroleum and coal products, machinery.

Agriculture	Corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products, eggs.

National Forest	Indiana

State Parks	Indiana

Tree	Yellow-poplar

Driving licenses	Driving licenses

License Plates	Indiana

Unclaimed Funds	Indiana

Veteran Affairs	Indiana VA

Museums	Museums

Geographic Center	Boone, 14 miles northnorthwest of Indianapolis

Highest Point	Hoosier Hill

Lowest Point	Southwest boundry; 320 feet, 35th

Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes: 1950 to 2001	222

Department of Education	Department-Education

Courts	Judicial System

Highway Markers	Indiana - Highway Markers

Road Side America	Indiana - Road Side America

Average Temperatures	IN	USA

Winter	38.85	42.79

Spring	62.34	64.36

Summer	83.47	83.95

Fall	64.79	65.89

Precipitation(Rain Fall)	43.31	39.41

% of Days That are Sunny	90.98	103.29

More Indiana
Titbits

Nickname including its origin	The Hoosier State ,"Land of the Indians"

Symbols	flower: peony (1957) tree: tulip tree (1931) bird: cardinal (1933) song: “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” (1913) river: Wabash stone: limestone

Song	On the banks of the WabashClick Here for Song


Demographics	IN	USA

Median Age 2000	35.96	37.8

% Change in Population 2000 to 2001	0.6	1

Poverty Rate, 2000	7.9	11.14

% Public Aid Recipients 2000	3.3	3.79

% Births to Unmarried Women in 2000	35.5	32.92


Health	IN	USA

Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002	1	0.99

Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998	7.8	7.14

Nonfederal Physicians, 1999	224	266.54

Death Rate by Accident, 1998	2139	1988.92

Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001	506.6	479.19

Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001)	24	20.46

Finances and Taxes	IN	USA

Purchase Price of a building	156611.01	175806.29

Car Insurance	1372.2	1698.53

Corporate Income Tax %	8.5	6.64

Top Personal Income Tax	3.4	5.2

Sales Tax & Use Tax	5	4.66

Professional Services Tax	N

Top Capital Gains Tax	3.4	4.75

Motor Fuel Tax, 02	0.233	0.23

Real Estate: % of income per $100

On Land & Buildings	3.37	N/A

On Inventory	Y

On Personal Property	Y

State Tax Rate	6.4	7.13

Local Tax Rate	0	7.13

Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee	2.7	2.36

Internet Access Tax	N

New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest)	IN

Overall State Ranking	36th

Knowledge Jobs	41st

Globalization	22nd

Economic Dynamism	30th

Digital Economy	31st

Innovation Capacity	36th

High Tech Jobs	33rd

Venture Capital	36th

Internet Access-1998 (%)	51

R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions)	3089.0000

Number of New Patents (1998)	1593

Crime	IN	USA

Index Offences Total	1293.08	3326.73

Violent Crime Total	111.69	385.32

Murders	2.14	3.95

Forcible Rape	8.9	28.03

Assault	66.05	261.06

Property Crimes	1181.39	2941.4

Burglary	260.42	678.55

Larceny, Theft	806.22	1942.89

Motor Vehicle Thefts	114.75	320.72

Index Offences Rate	2568.66	2735.58

Murders Rate	2.96	3.02

Forcible Rape Rate	14.63	25.16

Robbery Rate	38.39	52.25

Aggravated Assault Rate	108.37	195.86

Property Crime Rate	2404.29	2459.29

Burglary Rate	490.54	585.46

Larceny, Thefts Rate	1729.9	1660.47

Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate	183.87	213.85

Pollution	IN	USA

Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution)	88.53	82.19

Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds)	134272453	45901994.34

Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds)	154088391	31524509.36

From the 2000 Census Reports	IN	USA

Population	3888413	203400320

Average Family Size in 2000	3.05	3.1

% of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000	0.899	0.81

Median age	35.96	37.8

Males per 100 Females	92.2	94.67

Percentage Unemployed	5	5.97

Use Public Transport	0.39	1.12

Travel Time	24.21	24.55

Median Value of a House	74115.56	92201.9

Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage	728.94	845.87

Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage	248.12	283.44

Contract Monthly Rent	370.51	390.93

Gross Rent	457.34	463.96

% of Household Total	69.44	69.46

% of Families Household Total	54.67	54.65

Avg Population per Household	2.51	2.55

Avg Population per Family	3.02	3.06

% of Non Families Household Total	30.56	30.54

Monthly Income-Household	37890.36	38521.16

Monthly Income Family	44748.23	45249.75

Per Capita Income	17548.54	18724.65

Earning per Male	33974.86	33331.99

Earning per Female	22881.12	23722.78

% Families Below Poverty Line	7.12	9.88

People speaking Less than fluent English	1.37	3.53

Persons Holding High School Certificate or More	79.01	78.68

Bachelor Degree Holders	11.84	17.11

Density	1603.63	1175.8

% of one Race	7267.12	8737.95

% of Black & Others	923.08	1231.39

% of American Indians	20.49	70.5

% of Asians	86.5	393.43

% of Hawaii	2.9	13.87

% of Others	162.7	600.04

% of Two or more Races	111.27	245.37

% of Hispanic or Latino	346.85	1345.63

Education	IN	USA

Verbal SAT Score, 2000	498	532.6

Math SAT Score, 2000	501	536.06

Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands)	7207	6623.8

% of Students Taking Exam, 2000	60	35.76

% of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000	82	83.32

% of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000	20.3	24.62

Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000	16.6	15.52

Average Teacher Salary, 1999	44195	41505.06

Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997	4.2	3.12

College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997	96	82.12

Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998	IN	USA

% Low Birth-Weight Babies	7.9	7.51

Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births)	7.8	7.14

Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14)	26	24.84

Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide (deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19)	59	58.2

Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17)	29	28.1

% of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19)	6	9.16

% of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19)	6	8.16

% of Children Living With Parents Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment	22	24.02

% of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year)	15	17.29

% of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent	22	24.92

Financial & Government Comparison	IN	USA

State Government Tax Revenue, 2000	10204197000.0000	11195307960

Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000	1666.0000	1949.8

State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999	7894464000.0000	10937316480

Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999	1296.0000	2259.96

Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions)	174433.0000	173820.7

State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999)	AA+

Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000	0.892	1.06

Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002	5.31	5.64

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Song: On the banks of the Wabash

Written by Paul Dresser
Composed by Paul Dresser

&apoRound my Indiana homesteads wave the cornfields,
In the distance loom the woodlands clear and cool.
Oftentimes my thoughts revert to scenes of childhood,
Where I first received my lessons, nature&apos school.
But one thing there is missing in the picture,
Without her face it seems so incomplete.
I long to see my mother in the doorway,
As she stood there years ago, her boy to greet.

[CHORUS]

Oh, the moonlight&apos fair tonight along the Wabash,
From the fields there comes the breath of newmown hay.
Through the sycamores the candle lights are gleaming,
On the banks of the Wabash, far away.

Many years have passed since I strolled by the river,
Arm in arm, with sweetheart Mary by my side,
It was there I tried to tell her that I loved her,
It was there I begged of her to be my bride.
Long years have passed since I strolled thro&apo there churchyard.
She&apos sleeping there, my angel, Mary dear,
I loved her, but she thought I didn&apot mean it,
Still I&apod give my future were she only here.