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Parke County, Indiana (IN)

County population in 2022: 16,444 (25% urban, 75% rural); it was 17,241 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,934
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,989
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,151
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,299 (it was 1,264 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

30%

Land area: 445 sq. mi.

Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Parke County: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.2%), Educational, health and social services (19.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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  • Races in Parke County, IN (2022)
    • 15,28393.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5453.3%Two or more races
    • 3051.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1641.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 190.1%Some other race alone
    • 80.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

42.7 years
Indiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 7,921  (48.2%)
Females: 8,523  (51.8%)
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Average household size:
Parke County:

2.0 people
Indiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $63,026 ($35,724 in 1999)
This county:

$63,026
Indiana:

$66,785

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $571 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $751)
This county:

$571
State:

$780


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $138,110 (it was $66,300 in 2000)
Parke:

$138,110
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,582 - $258,207

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $192,503
Here:

$192,503
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $154,575
Here:

$154,575
State:

$224,114

Mobile homes: $87,812
Here:

$87,812
State:

$67,116

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $996
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $411

Institutionalized population: 1,711

Crime in 2015 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 1
  • Thefts: 3
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2014 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 7
  • Burglaries: 19
  • Thefts: 24
  • Auto thefts: 1
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 42 buildings, average cost: $149,100
  • 2021: 46 buildings, average cost: $158,100
  • 2020: 41 buildings, average cost: $158,100
  • 2019: 24 buildings, average cost: $122,500
  • 2018: 40 buildings, average cost: $155,400
  • 2017: 39 buildings, average cost: $155,300
  • 2016: 36 buildings, average cost: $155,300
  • 2015: 33 buildings, average cost: $145,700
  • 2014: 26 buildings, average cost: $117,100
  • 2013: 25 buildings, average cost: $143,500
  • 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2011: 28 buildings, average cost: $127,000
  • 2010: 29 buildings, average cost: $123,200
  • 2009: 22 buildings, average cost: $85,700
  • 2008: 27 buildings, average cost: $85,900
  • 2007: 39 buildings, average cost: $84,700
  • 2006: 50 buildings, average cost: $84,800
  • 2005: 45 buildings, average cost: $94,600
  • 2004: 42 buildings, average cost: $98,400
  • 2003: 39 buildings, average cost: $90,100
  • 2002: 45 buildings, average cost: $94,200
  • 2001: 48 buildings, average cost: $85,900
  • 2000: 43 buildings, average cost: $82,200
  • 1999: 47 buildings, average cost: $88,600
  • 1998: 47 buildings, average cost: $95,600
  • 1997: 38 buildings, average cost: $96,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Parke, IN residents
Average permit cost in Parke, IN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $724 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $512 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Parke, IN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Parke, IN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Parke, IN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 15.9%
Parke County:

15.9%
Indiana:

12.6%
(16.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.9% for Black residents, 26.8% for other race residents, 7.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.7 years old
(Males: 43.2 years old, Females: 42.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.5 years old, Black residents: 33.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.6 years old, Other race residents: 22.0 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Parke County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rockville, Montezuma, Rosedale, Marshall, Mecca, Bloomingdale.

Parke County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Arapahoe County, Colorado , Greene County, Ohio , Morgan County, West Virginia , Montgomery County , Livingston County, Missouri , Richardson County, Nebraska .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.6%
Indiana:

2.8%

Unemployment by year in Parke, IN
County total employment by year in Parke, IN
County average yearly wages by year in Parke, IN

Current college students: 488
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 129 (53.2% naturalized citizens)

Parke County:

0.8%
Whole state:

6.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 62010 or later
  • 502000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 151980 to 1989
  • 211970 to 1979
  • 48Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.0%

Parke County marital status for males Parke County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,853
  • One, attached: 216
  • Two: 34
  • 3 or 4: 139
  • 5 to 9: 58
  • 10 to 19: 11
  • 20 to 49: 23
  • 50 or more: 137
  • Mobile homes: 1,160
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Parke County with a mortgage: 2,619 (327 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 262 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133

Here:

1.5% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Parke County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,86127
Mainline Protestant1,90619
Catholic2251
Other21
None11,345-
Parke County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Parke County:

2.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Parke County:

5.25 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:

6.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.78 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Parke County:

9.1%
Indiana:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Parke County:

28.6%
State:

29.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

9.7%
State:

14.3%

Agriculture in Parke County:

Average size of farms: 351 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70,468
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $232.04
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $66,380
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.60%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.53%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $77,449
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.02
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 16.29%
Corn for grain: 49097 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2772 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 56820 harvested acres
Vegetables: 234 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 23 acres

Earthquake activity:

Parke County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from Parke County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 126.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from Parke County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 05, 2014 to January 09, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4173: April 22, 2014, FEMA Id: 4173, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • 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: May 30, 2008 to June 27, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1766: June 08, 2008, FEMA Id: 1766, 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 Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 03, 2004 to July 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1542: September 01, 2004, FEMA Id: 1542, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2002 to June 07, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1418: June 13, 2002, FEMA Id: 1418, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Parke County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Parke

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,525 (61.4%)
  • Carpooled: 580 (14.1%)
  • Bus: 3 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 51 (1.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 16 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 196 (4.8%)
  • Worked at home: 854 (20.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Manufacturing (18%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (27%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (24%)
  • Honduras (17%)
  • France (13%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • Ukraine (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Parke County


  • American (25%)
  • German (24%)
  • English (19%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • European (4%)
  • Pennsylvania German (2%)
  • Italian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Parke County, Indiana in 2010:

  • 1,299 people in state prisons
  • 252 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 160 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 22 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 8 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Parke County, Indiana in 2000:

  • 722 people in state prisons
  • 320 people in nursing homes
  • 72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 29 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $58,092.

7.09% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.09%
Indiana average:

6.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.10% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($40,471 average AGI)
1.00% relocated from other states ($6,938 average AGI)
Parke County:

1.00%
Indiana average:

2.58%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Vigo County, IN  1.22% ($38,722 average AGI)
from Marion County, IN  0.74% ($50,386)
from Vermillion County, IN  0.61% ($35,389)
from Clay County, IN  0.42% ($58,480)
from Putnam County, IN  0.37% ($43,318)
from Fountain County, IN  0.35% ($37,238)
from Hendricks County, IN  0.34% ($140,400)


6.05% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,280 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.05%
Indiana average:

6.55%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.95% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($46,994 average AGI)
1.09% relocated to other states ($9,285 average AGI)
Parke County:

1.09%
Indiana average:

2.46%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Vigo County, IN  1.11% ($35,815 average AGI)
to Vermillion County, IN  0.97% ($31,930)
to Clay County, IN  0.51% ($43,533)
to Putnam County, IN  0.39% ($42,739)
to Montgomery County, IN  0.36% ($54,381)
to Hendricks County, IN  0.34% ($88,850)
to Marion County, IN  0.34% ($44,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Births per 1000 population in Parke County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Parke County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Parke County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Parke County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Parke County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Parke County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Parke County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Parke County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Parke County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,043 (2,477 aged, 566 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 295 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Parke County, Indiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (323)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (280)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (150)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (70)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (59)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 910
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 824
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 29

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 16,444
  • Male householders: 3,388 (678 living alone), Female householders: 2,483 (908 living alone)
  • 3,258 spouses (3,256 opposite-sex spouses), 446 unmarried partners, (446 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,412 children (4,168 natural, 106 adopted, 133 stepchildren), 325 grandchildren, 141 brothers or sisters, 375 parents, 10 foster children, 220 other relatives, 242 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,124

Size of family households: 2,085 2-persons, 855 3-persons, 514 4-persons, 362 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 239 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,588 1-person, 167 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

2,250 married couples with children.
866 single-parent households (377 men, 489 women).

92.5% of residents of Parke speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (16% speak English very well, 84% speak English well).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $90,223,000 ($5,229 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,919,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,138,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,623,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,946,000
Federal grants: $16,648,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,107,000 ($273,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,762,000 ($1,457,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $272,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,857,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,775,000

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

Births: 992
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 854
Here:

49 per 1000 residents
State:

47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -3
Here -0 per 1000 residents
State +9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +13
Here +1 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Parke County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.90 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.3

Year house built in Parke County, Indiana
  • Year house built in Parke County, Indiana
  • 332020 or later
  • 7662010 to 2019
  • 9402000 to 2009
  • 8411990 to 1999
  • 4091980 to 1989
  • 1,2411970 to 1979
  • 7651960 to 1969
  • 5001950 to 1959
  • 3391940 to 1949
  • 1,8401939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Parke County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Parke County, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Parke County, Indiana
  • 41 room
  • 692 rooms
  • 2063 rooms
  • 4674 rooms
  • 8495 rooms
  • 1,0656 rooms
  • 7047 rooms
  • 6688 rooms
  • 8469+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Parke County, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Parke County, Indiana
  • 481 room
  • 262 rooms
  • 1323 rooms
  • 2104 rooms
  • 2235 rooms
  • 2276 rooms
  • 1037 rooms
  • 408 rooms
  • 269+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Parke County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Parke County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Parke County, Indiana
  • 5no bedroom
  • 2501 bedroom
  • 1,2292 bedrooms
  • 2,4513 bedrooms
  • 7864 bedrooms
  • 1375+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Parke County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Parke County, Indiana
  • 50no bedroom
  • 2091 bedroom
  • 3552 bedrooms
  • 3183 bedrooms
  • 974 bedrooms
  • 165+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Parke County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Parke County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Parke County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 322no vehicle
  • 1,1871 vehicle
  • 1,8822 vehicles
  • 1,0613 vehicles
  • 2624 vehicles
  • 1575+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Parke County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Parke County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 196no vehicle
  • 5101 vehicle
  • 1902 vehicles
  • 1253 vehicles
  • 24 vehicles
  • 255+ vehicles

90.4% of Parke County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Indiana.

Parke County:

90.4%
State average:

87.1%

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

  • This state: 12,496
  • Other state: 3,642
  • Northeast: 1,061
  • Midwest: 1,481
  • South: 761
  • West: 352
Year householders moved into unit in Parke County, IN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Parke County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 35.9%Utility gas
  • 26.9%Electricity
  • 25.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.4%Wood
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Solar energy
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 37.6%Utility gas
  • 35.7%Electricity
  • 16.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.5%Wood
  • 2.0%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 522
Here:

32.1%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78
Here:

11.0%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:

11.0%
Indiana:

22.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Parke County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,121,000
  • Charges - Other: $669,000
    Parks and Recreation: $240,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $365,000
    General - Other: $231,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,812,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,519,000
    Police Protection: $1,228,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $968,000
    Financial Administration: $580,000
    Health - Other: $502,000
    General - Other: $354,000
    Parks and Recreation: $248,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $188,000
    Corrections - Other: $97,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $27,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $119,000
    Interest on Debt: $38,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Other - Police Protection: $3,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $143,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,974,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,974,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $204,000
    General Revenue - Other: $94,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $200,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,956,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $123,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,824,000
    Other: $1,377,000
    General Local Government Support: $119,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,420,000
    Property: $3,297,000
    Other Selective Sales: $290,000
    Other License: $25,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,000

Parke County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,121,000
  • Charges - Other: $669,000
    Parks and Recreation: $240,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $365,000
    General - Other: $231,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,812,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,519,000
    Police Protection: $1,228,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $968,000
    Financial Administration: $580,000
    Health - Other: $502,000
    General - Other: $354,000
    Parks and Recreation: $248,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $188,000
    Corrections - Other: $97,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $27,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $119,000
    Interest on Debt: $38,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Other - Police Protection: $3,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $143,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,974,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,974,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $204,000
    General Revenue - Other: $94,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $200,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,956,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $123,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,824,000
    Other: $1,377,000
    General Local Government Support: $119,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,420,000
    Property: $3,297,000
    Other Selective Sales: $290,000
    Other License: $25,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,000

Parke County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,121,000
  • Charges - Other: $669,000
    Parks and Recreation: $240,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $365,000
    General - Other: $231,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,812,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,519,000
    Police Protection: $1,228,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $968,000
    Financial Administration: $580,000
    Health - Other: $502,000
    General - Other: $354,000
    Parks and Recreation: $248,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $188,000
    Corrections - Other: $97,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $27,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $119,000
    Interest on Debt: $38,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Other - Police Protection: $3,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $143,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,974,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,974,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $204,000
    General Revenue - Other: $94,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $200,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,956,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $123,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,824,000
    Other: $1,377,000
    General Local Government Support: $119,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,420,000
    Property: $3,297,000
    Other Selective Sales: $290,000
    Other License: $25,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,000

Parke County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,121,000
  • Charges - Other: $669,000
    Parks and Recreation: $240,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $365,000
    General - Other: $231,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,812,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,519,000
    Police Protection: $1,228,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $968,000
    Financial Administration: $580,000
    Health - Other: $502,000
    General - Other: $354,000
    Parks and Recreation: $248,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $188,000
    Corrections - Other: $97,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $27,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $119,000
    Interest on Debt: $38,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Other - Police Protection: $3,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $143,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,974,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,974,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,471,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $204,000
    General Revenue - Other: $94,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $200,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,956,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $123,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,824,000
    Other: $1,377,000
    General Local Government Support: $119,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,420,000
    Property: $3,297,000
    Other Selective Sales: $290,000
    Other License: $25,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 311
  • Number of aged recipients: 11
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 300
  • Number of recipients under 18: 38
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 231
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 42
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 106
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 129
Most common first names in Parke County, IN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary17677.5 years
John15874.5 years
William12974.3 years
James12872.7 years
Robert10069.8 years
Charles9673.4 years
George7175.9 years
Paul5372.0 years
Ruth4979.5 years
Donald4870.4 years
Most common last names in Parke County, IN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith7276.5 years
Jones5570.9 years
Martin4976.2 years
Brown4676.8 years
Myers4678.9 years
Thomas4575.3 years
Adams3879.1 years
Miller3375.4 years
Thompson3075.5 years
Lawson2975.1 years
Businesses in Parke County, IN
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1La-Z-Boy1
Ace Hardware1Lane Furniture1
Burger King1Pizza Hut1
CVS1RadioShack1
Chevrolet1Subway1
Curves1U-Haul1
FedEx1UPS1
H&R Block1