Fountain County, IN Demographic Data
Fountain County, IN Summary
Fountain County is located in Indiana
- Population: 17,212
- Area: 397.88 sq. miles
- Land Area: 395.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 43.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 666.01 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Fountain County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,332
50%
50.8
Male
8,409
50%
49.2
Total Population
16,741
323,128,000
Fountain County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
979
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,030
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,032
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,198
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
933
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,798
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,981
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,376
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,105
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,138
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,712
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,074
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
385
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,921
77.2%
77.2
Female
6,573
50.9%
51.3
Male
6,348
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,349
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,825
22.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,171
18.9%
15.2
Female
1,767
55.7%
55.8
Male
1,404
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Fountain County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,560
98.9%
96.8
White
16,356
97.7%
72.6
Black or African American
67
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
54
0.3%
0.8
Asian
28
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
11
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
55
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
181
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
395
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
361
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
20
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,346
97.6%
82.2
Fountain County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
516
4.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
876
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,111
44.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,466
21.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
927
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,067
9.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
606
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,392
12.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,177
87.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,673
14.4%
31.2
Fountain County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,128
22.8%
33.7%
Now Married
7,231
52.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,077
15.2%
11.0%
Separated
183
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,081
7.9
5.8%
Fountain County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,223
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
539
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
291
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
212
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
18
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
18
0.1%
1.1%
Fountain County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
368
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
512
7.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
871
12.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
904
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,054
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,420
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
846
12.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
717
10.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
165
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
106
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
45,924
57,617
Per capita income
25,086
31,128
Fountain County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
293
3.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
390
5.2%
9.8
Construction
469
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,343
18.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
413
5.5%
6.6
Information
62
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,335
31.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
366
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
312
4.2%
11.4
Public administration
223
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
755
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
322
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
179
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
895
12.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,941
26.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,287
30.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,303
17.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,036
13.9%
18.1%
Fountain County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,264
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,022
82.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
663
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
30
0.4%
5.1
Walked
235
3.2%
2.7
Other means
78
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
236
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.3
26.6
Fountain County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
293
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,192
31.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,417
34.7%
37.1
3 or more
2,061
29.6%
21.0
Fountain County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,963
89.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,140
73.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,823
26.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
847
10.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Fountain County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,810
1 room
72
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
164
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
387
5.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,147
14.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,518
19.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,734
22.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,093
14.0%
12.0
8 rooms
899
11.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
796
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fountain County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,810
1-unit, detached
6,323
81.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
90
1.2%
5.9
2-units
178
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
326
4.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
10
0.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
37
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
37
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
809
10.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fountain County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,274
29.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
471
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
845
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
905
11.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,076
13.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
669
8.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
900
11.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
513
6.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
126
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
31
0.4%
1.4%
Fountain County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,347
48.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,792
25.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,312
18.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
73
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
411
5.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
20
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.1%
1.1
Fountain County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,884
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.3%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
22
0.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
26
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
158
5.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
249
8.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
927
32.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,492
51.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,642
57.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
305
10.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
274
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
134
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
517
18.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Fountain County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,580
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
0.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
85
5.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
471
29.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,018
64.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
243
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
617
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
399
25.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
260
16.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
159
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
159
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
204
13.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
382
24.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
260
0.0%
0.0%
Fountain County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,140
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
771
15.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,189
42.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,114
21.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
536
10.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
378
7.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
78
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
29
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
45
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,300
205,000