Elkhart County IN Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Elkhart County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	21140
Fips County Code	18039
County Name	Elkhart
State	Indiana

This table provides the FIPS code for Elkhart County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	198,105	298
Population 2005	195,276	N/A
Population 2000	182,791	299
Population 1990	156,198	300

Represents population information for Elkhart County IN for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	350	179.23
Murder	2	1.02
Forcible Rape	62	31.75
Robbery	183	93.71
Aggravated Assault	103	52.75
Total Property Crimes	7,579	3,881.17
Burglary	1,552	794.77
Larceny Theft	5,477	2,804.75
Motor Vehicle Theft	550	281.65

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Elkhart County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	4.4%
Retail Trade	4.3%
Professional & Technical Services	2.6%
Health Care & Social Assistance	6.6%
Government	5.8%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Elkhart County IN in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	35 Million
% From Groundwater	91.1%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	14 Million

This table displays how much water Elkhart County IN used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	105,777	97,347	8,430
Unemployed Population	4,897	2,462	2,435
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	2.5%	2.1

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Elkhart County IN. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	8.2%	16,013
Age 5 to 14	15.8%	30,854
Age 15 to 24	13.7%	26,753
Age 25 to 34	14.5%	28,315
Age 35 to 44	14.3%	27,924
Age 45 to 54	13.2%	25,776
Age 55 to 64	9.3%	18,161
Age 65 to 74	5.4%	10,545
Age 75 and up	5.5%	10,740

This table provides the breakdown of Elkhart County IN's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	91.6%	178,873
African American	5.5%	10,740
Asian American	1.0%	1,953
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3%	586
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	195

This table provides the breakdown of Elkhart County IN's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$21.28 Million
Farm Count	1,516
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	52.8%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	5.9%
Total Farm Acres	200,879
Avg Farm Acres	133
Total Value of Farms	$136.01 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$89,718
% From Crops	30.6%
% From Livestock	69.4%

Provides data reguarding Elkhart County IN's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.