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LaGrange County

Lagrange County, Indiana
Named for Revolutionary War General Lafayette's French home

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County Seat: Lagrange

Largest City: Lagrange (pop in 2005: 2,972)

Population per Sq. Mile: 97.1 Sq. Miles: 379.6

Link to County's in.gov Site

Employment & Earnings

Commuting

Taxes

Building Permits

Population Over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday(1990)	29,477	50	0.5%	5,544,156
Today(2006)	37,291	42	0.6%	6,313,520
Tomorrow(2010 proj.)	38,319	41	0.6%	6,417,198
Percent Change 1990 to 2000	18.4%	13		9.7%

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change in 2006	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration 2005 to 2006	-111	74		5,011
Net International Migration 2005 to 2006	43	32		10,419
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	517	13	1.7%	31,308

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	3,530	26	9.6%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	8,617	31	23.4%	18.7%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,561	35	9.7%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	9,689	43	26.3%	27.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	7,570	53	20.5%	24.5%
Older (65 plus)	3,908	56	10.6%	12.4%
Median Age	29.7			Median Age = 35.9

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	28	76	0.1%	0.3%
Asian Alone	217	35	0.6%	1.1%
Black Alone	76	68	0.2%	8.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1	61	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	36,306	41	98.5%	88.8%
Two or More Race Groups	247	36	0.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	35,609	43	96.6%	95.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1,266	30	3.4%	4.1%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	11,225	52	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	3,873	37	34.5%	23.8%
Married Without Children	3,777	53	33.6%	29.8%
Single Parents	683	66	6.1%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,025	65	18.0%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2005 (estimate)	13,975	49	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	12,938	50	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) Median Value (2000)	9,151 $99,800	49 18	70.7% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) Median Rent (2000)	2,074 $477	60 39	16.0% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2005/2006 Total Reported)	6,488	44	0.6%	1,155,527
Public	6,233	43	0.6%	1,034,301
Private	255	41	0.2%	121,226
High School Graduates (2004/2005)	348	47	0.6%	58,702
Going on to Higher Education	271	47	0.6%	48,317
4-year	192	46	0.5%	36,140
2-year	34	55	0.4%	7,957
Voc/tech.	45	36	1.1%	4,220
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	19,519	52	0.5%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	60.2%	92		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	8.9%	84		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) School enrollment figures for 2005/2006 are preliminary. 2) Private enrollment includes home schools. 3) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision. Data from the Indiana Department of Education for Vigo County appear to include an erroneous entry. Until the data has been corrected by IDOE, Vigo will be removed from the rankings.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2005	$22,795	91	73.1%	$31,173
Median Household Income in 2004	$46,841	22	108.4%	$43,217
Poverty Rate in 2004	7.6%	81	68.5%	11.1%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	11.0%	76	70.1%	15.7%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2004	27	88	0.1%	51,479
Foodstamp Recipients in 2004	806	86	0.1%	550,416
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2006	1,964	43	0.5%	374,221

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2003	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	720	26	0.8%	86,382
Births to Teens	53	42	0.6%	9,498
Deaths	231	69	0.4%	55,747

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2006	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	17,799	47	0.5%	3,271,496
Employed	16,893	46	0.5%	3,108,806
Unemployed	906	53	0.6%	162,690
Unemployment Rate	5.1	64	102.0%	5.0
April 2007 Unemployment Rate	4.6	20	97.9%	4.7

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2005 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	18,401	100.0%	$674,195	100.0%	$35,172
Wage and Salary	13,688	74.4%	$442,183	68.3%	$32,304
Farm Proprietors	1,445	7.9%	$10,116	1.6%	$7,001
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,268	17.8%	$64,524	10.0%	$19,744
Farm	1,772	9.6%	$23,795	3.7%	$13,428
Nonfarm	16,629	90.4%	$623,400	96.3%	$37,489
Private	15,139	82.3%	$559,404	86.4%	$36,951
Accomodation, Food Serv.	993	5.4%	$12,350	1.9%	$12,437
Arts, Ent., Recreation	100	0.5%	$480	0.1%	$4,800
Construction	981	5.3%	$26,674	4.1%	$27,191
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	82	0.4%	$1,781	0.3%	$21,720
Manufacturing	6,600	35.9%	$384,816	59.5%	$58,305
Professional, Tech. Serv.	332	1.8%	7,271	1.1%	$21,901
Retail Trade	1,709	9.3%	$31,100	4.8%	$18,198
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	674	3.7%	$17,188	2.7%	$25,501
Other Private (not above)	1,667*	9.1%*	$30,304*	4.7%*	$18,179*
Government	1,490	8.1%	$63,996	9.9%	$42,950

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Assessed Property Value in 1999 (for taxes payable in 2000)	Value	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Assessed Value by Property Class	$319,047,820	42	100.0%	100.0%
Commercial & Industrial	$97,700,050	49	30.6%	43.2%
Residential	$115,577,340	40	36.2%	41.5%
Agricultural	$92,749,330	7	29.1%	9.6%
Utilities	$13,021,090	57	4.1%	5.6%
Total Assesed Value Per Capita	$9,554	36

Source: The State Board of Tax Commissioners

Residential Building Permits in 2005	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	272	100.0%	100.0%	$29,448	$5,806,502
Single Family	272	100.0%	83.5%	$29,448	$5,376,229
Two Family	0	0.0%	2.7%	$0	$111,107
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.8%	$0	$62,134
Five families and More	0	0.0%	12.1%	$0	$257,032

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2004
Into Lagrange FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Lagrange TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	3,674	18.5%	All Areas	6,384	28.3%
Noble County	1,116	5.6%	Elkhart County	3,631	16.1%
Elkhart County	819	4.1%	Noble County	948	4.2%
Michigan	814	4.1%	Michigan	480	2.1%
Steuben County	352	1.8%	Allen County	391	1.7%
Kosciusko County	106	0.5%	Steuben County	336	1.5%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Cities and Towns in Lagrange County

	Population in 2005	% of County
Lagrange	2,972	8.1%
Shipshewana	530	1.4%
Topeka	1,194	3.2%
Wolcottville	473	1.3%*
* Population in this county is shown, this city or town crosses county lines.