County Facts

Parke County Quick Stats

Population	17,152
Source: STATS Indiana IBRC 2008

Civilian Labor Force	8,058
Source: STATS Indiana IBRC 2007

Unemployment Rate	5.0%
Source: STATS Indiana IBRC 2007

Median Household Income (All Sectors)	$37,032
Source: STATS Indiana IBRC 2007

Education
High School Graduate or More - % of Adults 25+	80.5%
Bachelor Degree or More - % of Adults 25+	11.6%
Source: STATS Indiana IBRC 2000

Median Value of Owner-occupied Housing Units	$64,900
Source: FeDSTATS 2000

Employment Information

Selected Average Wage Information for Parke County
Manufacturing	$11.60 / hr
Retail	$6.65 / hr
Service	$7.36 / hr
Source: LMI Customer Service
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SUBJECT	NUMBER	PERCENT
Employment Status
Population 16 years and over	13,616	100
In labor force	7,756	57.0
Civilian labor force	7,746	56.9
Employed	7,432	54.6
Unemployed	314	2.3
Percent of civilian labor force	4.1
Armed Forces	10	0.1
Not in labor force	5,860	43.0
Females 16 years and over	7,250	100
In labor force	3,422	47.2
Civilian labor force	3,422	47.2
Employed	3,273	45.1
Own children under 6 years	1,176	100
All parents in family in labor force	590	50.2
Commuting to Work
Workers 16 years and over	7,318	100
Car, truck, or van - drove alone	5,786	79.1
Car, truck, or van - carpooled	904	12.4
Public transportation (incl taxi)	11	0.2
Walked	192	2.6
Other means	91	1.2
Worked at home	334	4.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	27.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	7,432	100
Occupation
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,813	24.4
Service occupations	1,200	16.1
Sales and office occupations	1,566	21.1
Farming, fishing, forestry occupations	103	1.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	858	11.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,892	25.5
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining	356	4.8
Construction	568	7.6
Manufacturing	1.757	23.6
Wholesale Trade	247	3.3
Retail Trade	934	12.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	361	4.9
Information	97	1.3
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental leasing	201	2.7
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	324	4.4
Education, health, and social services	1,160	15.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	576	7.8
Other services (except public administration)	366	4.9
Public administration	485	6.5
Class of Worker
Private wage and salary workers	5,585	75.1
Government workers	1,019	13.7
Self-employed workers in own unincorporated business	781	10.5
Unpaid family workers

Parke County Education Statistics

School Enrollment	NUMBER	PERCENT
> 3 yrs old enrollment	4,019	100
Nursery school, preschool	306	7.6
Kindergarten	182	4.5
Elementary (grades 1-8)	1,955	48.6
High School (grades 9-12)	1,088	27.1
College or graduate school	488	12.1

Educational Attainment
> 25 yrs old	11,891	100
< 9th grade	533	4.5
9th - 12th grade, no diploma	1,781	15.0
High school graduate / equivalent	5,425	45.6
Some college, no degree	2,280	19.2
Associate degree	495	4.2
Bachelor's degree	833	7.0
Graduate or professional degree	544	4.6
Percent high school graduate or higher		80.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher		11.6

Land / Environment Information

Coordinates	30 46' N latitude & 87 13' W longitude

Areas	284,685 acres
	Woodland	33,656 acres
	Tillable Land	146,125 acres
	Pasture	29,000 acres
	Water	2,900 acres
	Urban	54,764 acres
	Roads, Public Land, Cemeteries	18,240 acres

Highest Point	800 ft above sea level - CR 650 N just west of the Putnam County line

Lowest Point	460 ft above sea level - southwest edge of Parke County on the Wabash River

Climate	Average snowfall	16"
	Greatest snowfall in a 24 hr period	37 - 44"
	Average rainfall
	Greatest rainfall in a 24 hr period	6.5"
	Prevailing wind	West
	Record high temperature	107F
	Record low temperature	-32F