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Population (year 2000): 2,277. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,313 (+1.6% change)
 

Males: 1,004  (44.1%)
Females: 1,273  (55.9%)

Dubois County

Median resident age:  38.6 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47532.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,800 (it was $41,326 in 2000)
Ferdinand  $41,800
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,000 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
Ferdinand  $99,000
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Ferdinand:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (63.6%), United States (6.7%), Irish (6.3%), French (4.0%), English (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 541 feet

Land area: 2.24 square miles.

Population density: 1027 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ferdinand

  • High school or higher: 78.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ferdinand town

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 66.6%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ferdinand, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ferdinand to the number of sex offenders is 1150 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Ferdinand:  0.8% ($738)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
Ferdinand satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (36.9 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (76.4 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (256.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Huntingburg, IN (8.1 miles ), Santa Claus, IN (8.5 miles ), Dale, IN (9.6 miles ), Holland, IN (12.3 miles ), Jasper, IN (12.7 miles ), Birdseye, IN (13.0 miles ), Gentryville, IN (14.2 miles ), Troy, IN (16.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $85,900
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $117,800
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $92,900
  • 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $122,400
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $122,700
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $172,800
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $138,500
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $159,600
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $188,700
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $388,800

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 38.23 N, Longitude: 86.86 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,535 (+67.4%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 397 (37.6%)


People in group quarters in Ferdinand
  • 160 people in religious group quarters
  • 69 people in nursing homes
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 812

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Population change in the 1990s: -93 (-3.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Furniture and related products (24%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Furniture and related products (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Woodworkers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


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Ferdinand-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Ferdinand town center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 41.1 miles away from the town center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ferdinand:
  • DEACONESS ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HUNTINGBURG, IN)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HLTH CARE CENTER (about 14 miles; JASPER, IN)
  • PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TELL CITY, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Ferdinand, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ferdinand:
  • OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 40 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)
  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: EVV)
  • MONROE COUNTY (about 65 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID: BMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ferdinand:
  • HUNTINGBURG (about 7 miles; HUNTINGBURG, IN; ID: HNB)
  • PATOKA RESERVOIR LANDING AREA (about 19 miles; FRENCH LICK, IN; ID: 06I)
  • PERRY COUNTY MUNI (about 19 miles; TELL CITY, IN; ID: TEL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferdinand:
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 51 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 57 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 70 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 72 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
Public high school in Ferdinand:
  • FOREST PARK JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 711; Location: 1440 MICHIGAN ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Ferdinand:
  • MARIAN HEIGHTS ACADEMY SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 812 E 10TH ST; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ferdinand:
  • FERDINAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 402 E 8TH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
  • NANCY HANKS ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 286; Location: HWY 162 S; Grades: PK - 06)

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Hotels: Comfort Inn (440 South Main Street), Comfort Inn Ferdinand (440 South Main Street).

 

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

FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 2318, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-28-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 6 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.5%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.6%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.9%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

Ferdinand compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ferdinand (2007 data):
  • German American Bancorp: Ferdinand Branch at 1020 Main Street, branch established on 1980-03-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,080.7 mil, Deposits: $875.9 mil, headquarters in Jasper, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: German American Bancorp, Inc.
  • Old National Bank: Ferdinand Branch at 1155 Main Street, branch established on 1885-07-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8,009.0 mil, Deposits: $6,397.9 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 125 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 5$15,321$36,7700$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$1,277
Financial Administration 0$0 1$724
Sewerage 4$13,477$40,4311$235
Parks and Recreation 1$3,604$43,2480$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$405
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$2,918
Electric Power 3$7,187$28,7480$0
Water Supply 3$6,815$27,2601$469
Streets and Highways 3$7,322$29,2880$0
Totals for Government 19$53,725$33,9329$6,029


Ferdinand government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $690,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $313,000
    All Other: $39,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - General: $606,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,810,000
    General - Other: $411,000
    Sewerage: $309,000
    Water Utilities: $298,000
    Regular Highways: $268,000
    Parks & Recreation: $67,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $180,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $202,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $95,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,857,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $184,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,561,000
    Water Utilities: $90,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $112,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $134,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Property Sale Other: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $79,000
    Fire Protection: $55,000
    General - Other: $53,000
    Regular Highways: $42,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,658,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,164,000
    Water Utilities: $587,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $350,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $109,000
    General Support: $108,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $424,000
    Individual Income: $375,000
    NEC: $5,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $632,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000

4.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,775 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.36%
Indiana average:  6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spencer County, IN  0.48% ($30,367 average AGI)
from Pike County, IN  0.41% ($26,397)
from Daviess County, IN  0.22% ($29,757)


4.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,383 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.69%
Indiana average:  6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spencer County, IN  0.46% ($39,592 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN  0.43% ($25,347)
to Pike County, IN  0.37% ($30,148)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ferdinand:
  • WITZ (990 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTCJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ferdinand:
  • WBDC (100.9 FM; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGZB-FM (96.5 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WQKZ (98.5 FM; FERDINAND, IN; Owner: GEM COMMUNICATIONS LLP)
  • WAXL (103.3 FM; SANTA CLAUS, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
  • W209AY (89.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
  • WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
  • WYXY (107.1 FM; BOONVILLE, IN; Owner: BOONVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ferdinand:
  • WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
  • WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
  • WTVW (Channel 7; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: QUORUM OF INDIANA LICENSE, LLC)

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