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People QuickFactsFountain CountyIndiana
Population, 2003 estimate 17,750 6,195,643
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.1% 1.9%
Population, 2000 17,954 6,080,485
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 0.8% 9.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 80.7% 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 10.1% 19.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.1 22.6 
Housing units, 2002 7,790 2,615,750
Homeownership rate, 2000 77.9% 71.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 7.5% 19.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $69,200 $94,300 
Households, 2000 7,041 2,336,306
Persons per household, 2000 2.52 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $38,119 $41,567
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,779 $20,397

Business QuickFactsFountain CountyIndiana
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 396 145,580
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 4,967 2,601,738
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -1.3% -1.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 1,075 319,415
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 282,830 142,270,702
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 120,410 57,241,650
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,616 $9,748
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 13 39,596
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 114,778 34,199,922

Geography QuickFactsFountain CountyIndiana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 396 35,867
Persons per square mile, 2000 45.4 169.5
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 045 18

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