Starke County, Indiana (IN)

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• • 21,26191.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0844.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8583.7%Two or more races
  • 680.3%Asian alone
  • 450.2%Some other race alone
  • 390.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 190.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 56
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 87
• Auto thefts: 28

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 37
• Burglaries: 68
• Thefts: 114
• Auto thefts: 41

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $896 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $872 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Starke County is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.

Cities in this county include: Knox, North Judson, Koontz Lake, Bass Lake, Hamlet, San Pierre.

Neighboring counties: Newport County, Rhode Island , Clearfield County, Pennsylvania , Hancock County, Ohio , Mercer County, Pennsylvania , Lake County , Medina County, Ohio .

Current college students: 616
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 408 (55.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1042010 or later
• 1142000 to 2009
• 891990 to 1999
• 1361980 to 1989
• 871970 to 1979
• 184Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,537
• One, attached: 79
• Two: 217
• 3 or 4: 159
• 5 to 9: 114
• 10 to 19: 105
• 20 to 49: 140
• 50 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 916

Housing units in Starke County with a mortgage: 4,322 (389 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 320 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 459

Religion statistics for Starke County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Starke County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
• Indiana Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - March 4, 2018, FEMA Id: 4363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1997: June 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 2008 to March 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1740: January 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 1740, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3162: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3162, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Indiana Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3135: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3135, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 09, 1998 to March 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1217: May 08, 1998, FEMA Id: 1217, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,620 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.29% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($37,666 average AGI)
1.71% relocated from other states ($14,953 average AGI)

Starke County:	1.71%
Indiana average:	2.58%

from Marshall County, IN	1.10% ($41,184 average AGI)
from LaPorte County, IN	0.89% ($50,089)
from Porter County, IN	0.76% ($65,206)
from Lake County, IN	0.57% ($78,569)
from Cook County, IL	0.52% ($97,435)
from Pulaski County, IN	0.46% ($38,683)
from St. Joseph County, IN	0.46% ($47,512)

6.48% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,805 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.31% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($31,510 average AGI)
1.17% relocated to other states ($7,293 average AGI)

Starke County:	1.17%
Indiana average:	2.46%

to Marshall County, IN	1.40% ($34,516 average AGI)
to LaPorte County, IN	0.70% ($40,871)
to St. Joseph County, IN	0.61% ($35,074)
to Porter County, IN	0.53% ($43,894)
to Pulaski County, IN	0.52% ($40,543)
to Lake County, IN	0.28% ($43,360)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Starke County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,365 (1,257 living alone), Female householders: 4,520 (1,217 living alone)

• 4,571 spouses (4,561 opposite-sex spouses), 804 unmarried partners, (772 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,746 children (6,083 natural, 221 adopted, 443 stepchildren), 977 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 153 parents, 0 foster children, 337 other relatives, 716 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 68

Size of family households: 2,637 2-persons, 1,256 3-persons, 1,014 4-persons, 521 5-persons, 202 6-persons, 207 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,473 1-person, 462 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 23 5-persons.

3,502 married couples with children.
979 single-parent households (271 men, 708 women).

96.7% of residents of Starke speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $114,157,000 ($4,984 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $880,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,352,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,870,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,000,000
Federal grants: $20,328,000
Federal procurement contracts: $880,000 ($2,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,727,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $809,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,117,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,739,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Starke County, Indiana
• 202020 or later
• 6142010 to 2019
• 1,2052000 to 2009
• 1,2451990 to 1999
• 9541980 to 1989
• 2,1041970 to 1979
• 9901960 to 1969
• 1,2431950 to 1959
• 7521940 to 1949
• 2,0061939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Starke County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Starke County, Indiana
• 91 room
• 42 rooms
• 1393 rooms
• 5744 rooms
• 1,5345 rooms
• 1,7316 rooms
• 1,5497 rooms
• 8668 rooms
• 1,1069+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starke County, Indiana
• 41 room
• 972 rooms
• 2073 rooms
• 3264 rooms
• 2235 rooms
• 2936 rooms
• 1167 rooms
• 1098 rooms
• 289+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Starke County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Starke County, Indiana
• 11no bedroom
• 1311 bedroom
• 1,3752 bedrooms
• 4,2783 bedrooms
• 1,5244 bedrooms
• 2055+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starke County, Indiana
• 6no bedroom
• 3531 bedroom
• 4572 bedrooms
• 4623 bedrooms
• 974 bedrooms
• 205+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Starke County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Starke County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 253no vehicle
• 1,6561 vehicle
• 3,0282 vehicles
• 1,4983 vehicles
• 7114 vehicles
• 3705+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Starke County in renter-occupied apartments
• 252no vehicle
• 6501 vehicle
• 3182 vehicles
• 1473 vehicles
• 144 vehicles
• 115+ vehicles

92.4% of Starke County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 17,364
• Other state: 5,551
• Northeast: 305
• Midwest: 3,456
• South: 1,470
• West: 312

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 573
• Number of aged recipients: 27
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 546
• Number of recipients under 18: 84
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 418
• Number of recipients older than 64: 71
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 192
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 291