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Delaware County

Population in July 2007: 1,497. Population change since 2000: -6.0%
 

Males: 735  (49.2%)
Females: 762  (50.8%)
Median resident age:  32.8 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47338.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,300 (it was $31,563 in 2000)
Eaton  $34,300
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $70,200 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
Eaton  $70,200
Indiana:  $122,900

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Races in Eaton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Eaton: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.1%), German (15.3%), Irish (9.4%), English (8.8%), Dutch (2.3%), Scottish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 914 feet

Land area: 1.12 square miles.

Population density: 1337 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Eaton

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eaton town

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
Indiana:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Eaton:  0.9% ($479)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Muncie, IN (10.4 miles , pop. 67,430).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (53.4 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (190.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shamrock Lakes, IN (7.1 miles) , Hartford City, IN (7.9 miles ), Albany, IN (8.4 miles ), Dunkirk, IN (10.2 miles ), Gaston, IN (10.3 miles ), Matthews, IN (10.3 miles ), Muncie, IN (10.4 miles ), Selma, IN (11.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $61,500
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $57,700
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $140,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $103,000

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Latitude: 40.34 N, Longitude: 85.35 W


Area code: 765

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Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-4.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Eaton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 139% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Eaton town center killed 4 people and injured 125 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 14.8 miles away from the town center killed 25 people and injured 835 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Eaton:
  • BLACKFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HARTFORD CITY, IN)
  • BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; MUNCIE, IN)
  • ST VINCENT MERCY HOSPITAL, INC (about 26 miles; ELWOOD, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Eaton, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eaton:
  • DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 8 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 24 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; ID: FWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eaton:
  • REESE (about 14 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: 7I2)
  • ALEXANDRIA (about 22 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; ID: I99)
  • MARION MUNI (about 24 miles; MARION, IN; ID: MZZ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eaton:
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 14 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 55 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 68 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
Public elementary/middle school in Eaton:
  • EATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: 200 N E UNION ST; Grades: KG - 05)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Eaton and their reported violations in the past:

EATON WATER WORKS (Population served: 1603, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.3%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.1%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Eaton compared to Indiana state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Eaton (2007 data):
  • First Merchants Bank National Association: Eaton Branch at 107 East Harris Street, branch established on 1953-08-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,008.9 mil, Deposits: $793.2 mil, headquarters in Muncie, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: First Merchants Corporation



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Eaton government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Sewerage: $247,000
    All Other: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $0
  • Construction - Sewerage: $106,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $377,000
    Water Utilities: $299,000
    Sewerage: $154,000
    Regular Highways: $115,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $172,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $42,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $258,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $766,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $585,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $816,000
    Other, NEC: $735,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $31,000
    Water Utilities: $27,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $34,000
    Interest Earnings: $23,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $45,000
    Parks & Recreation: $25,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $767,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $222,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $163,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $47,000
    General Support: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $201,000
    Individual Income: $111,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $295,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000

5.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,338 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.66%
Indiana average:  6.54%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Delaware County:  0.24%
Indiana average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Madison County, IN  0.58% ($27,758 average AGI)
from Randolph County, IN  0.36% ($43,226)
from Marion County, IN  0.34% ($31,691)


7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,594 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.10%
Indiana average:  6.56%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)
Delaware County:  0.06%
Indiana average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marion County, IN  0.81% ($27,535 average AGI)
to Madison County, IN  0.73% ($28,544)
to Hamilton County, IN  0.35% ($42,069)


Strongest AM radio stations in Eaton:
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXFN (1340 AM; 1 kW; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eaton:
  • WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WWDS (90.5 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
  • WLBC-FM (104.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBST (92.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WERK (104.9 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WMDH-FM (102.5 FM; NEW CASTLE, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WHTI (96.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBSB (89.5 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WTUR (89.7 FM; UPLAND, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • W291AH (106.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHCI (88.1 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: BLACKFORD COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Eaton:
  • WIPB (Channel 49; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMUN-LP (Channel 26; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP, MUNCIE IND.)




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