Background Information and Community Demographics.

According to the Northern Indiana Power Service Corporation (NIPSCO), the cost of living in northwest Indiana averages 5 to 20 percent below similar communities in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. Housing costs are approximately 30 percent lower than those of surrounding areas. Insurance costs are approximately 20 percent less. Health care costs are approximately 10 percent less. Other data we were able to uncover includes:

PEOPLE

Population
San Pierre = 156
Railroad Township = 1,353
Starke County = 23,556
Indiana = 6.3 million
United States = 299 million

Percent Growth
San Pierre = 6.4%
Railroad Township = -9.4%
Starke County = 3.6%
Indiana = 3.8%
United States = 6.4%

Male
San Pierre = 48.7%
Railroad Township = 49.8%
Starke County = 49.5%
Indiana = 49.0%
United States = 49.1%

Female
San Pierre = 51.3%
Railroad Township = 50.2%
Starke County = 50.5%
Indiana = 51.0%
United States = 50.9%

Median Age
San Pierre = 44.8 years
Railroad Township = 43.7 years
Starke County = 37.0 years
Indiana = 36.3 years
United States = 35.3 years

Median Income
San Pierre = $30,900
Railroad Township = $40,469
Starke County = $37,243
Indiana = $43,993
United States = $48,201

High School Graduate
San Pierre = 93.8%
Railroad Township = 75.5%
Starke County = 72.0%
Indiana = 82.1% (26th)
United States = 85.0%

College Graduate
San Pierre = 16.7%
Railroad Township = 10.5%
Starke County = 8.4%
Indiana = 19.4% (44th)
United States = 28.0%

Single
San Pierre = 35.9%
United States = 41.0%

Married
San Pierre = 64.1%
United States = 59.0%

Families with Children
San Pierre = 29.5%
Railroad Township = 30.3%
Starke County = 33.7%
Indiana = 23.9%
United States = 23.5%

HOME OWNERSHIP

Own
San Pierre = 72.9%
Railroad Township = 76.9%
Starke County = 69.3%
Indiana = 65.9%
United States = 60.2%

Rent
San Pierre = 23.7%
Railroad Township = 15.0%
Starke County = 16.4%
Indiana = 26.3%
United States = 30.8%

Vacant
San Pierre = 3.4%
Railroad Township = 8.1%
Starke County = 14.3%
Indiana = 7.7%
United States = 9.0%

Median Home Age
San Pierre = 52 Years
United States = 27.2 years

Median Home Value
San Pierre = $77,500
Railroad Township = $76,000
Starke County = $80,000
Indiana = $94,300
United States = $119,600

Median Gross Rent
San Pierre = ???
Railroad Township = $389
Starke County = $431
Indiana = $521
United States = $602

WORK

Work at Home
San Pierre = ???
Railroad Township = 3.9%
Starke County = 2.7%
Indiana = 2.9%
United States = 3.3%

Drive Alone to Work
San Pierre = 75.8%
Railroad Township = 79.9%
Starke County = 80.4%
Indiana = 82.6%
United States = 75.7%

Carpool to Work
San Pierre = 15.3%
Railroad Township = 12.4%
Starke County = 13.9%
Indiana = 10.0%
United States = 12.2%

Walk to Work
San Pierre = 8.8%
Railroad Township = 2.4%
Starke County = 1.8%
Indiana = ???
United States = 2.9%

Travel Time to Work
San Pierre = 21.0 minutes
Railroad Township = 30.0 minutes
Starke County = 28.9 minutes
Indiana = 21.8 minutes
United States = 22.8 minutes

Unemployment
San Pierre = ???
Railroad Township = ???
Starke County = 7.0%
Indiana = 5.6%
United States = 4.8%

CLIMATE

January Average Temperature = 14 degrees F
July Average Temperature = 86 degrees F

Sunny Days per Year = 173
Percipitation Days = 91

Annual Rainfall = 38 inches
Annual Snowfall = 22 inches

San Pierre sits in the Central Time Zone.
18 of Indiana's 92 counties are in the Central Time Zone.
The remainder of the state falls in the Eastern Time Zone

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