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521 S. Wayne St.   P. O. Box 1087   Portland, IN 47371   260-726-9318    Fax: 260-726-9174

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All statistics are for the agency's primary service area of Adams, Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Randolph and Wells Counties in East Central Indiana and Northeast Indiana.

GENERAL figures below are based on 2000 census data.  AGENCY figures are based on actual statistics of client services by Community and Family Services in 2002.

12, 787 persons or 8% of the population were reported below the poverty level in 2000 for the agency's primary service area.  In 2002, the agency assisted 8,802 low-income persons with its programs and services.
 
  All A B H J R W
Geographic Area
(sq mile)
2,094 339 165 383 384 453 370
Population 159,343 32,989 13,839 36,909 21,484 27,090 36,982
Below County Level 12,787 3,002 1,204 2,030 1,955 3,007 1,589
% Below Poverty 8.0% 9.1% 8.7% 5.5% 9.1% 11.1% 5.9%


Agency
(2002 Client Statistics)

Total Unduplicated Number of Clients 8,802
Total Unduplicated Number of Families 6,817
Male 34%
Female 66%

Age
 

0-17 14%
18-23 8%
24-44 40%
45-54 11%
55 and over 27%

 

Education Levels
 

0-8th grade 11%
9th grade to 12th grade, non-graduate 28%
High School Graduate/GED 47%
Post Secondary 14%
2 or 4 year College graduate <1%

Family Type

Female Single Parent 27%
Male Single Parent 2%
Two Parent Household 20%
Single Person 37%
Other 4%


No  Health Insurance 72%
   
Disabled 22%


Housing

Own 31%
Rent 67%
Homeless 2%

Source of Family Income

Public Assistance 7%
Social Security/SSI 46%
Unemployment Insurance 4%
Employment 24%
Employment & Other Sources 11%
Other 8%



Note: Individual County Statistics are available upon request.
Please write to:
  Larry Braden, Executive Director
521 S. Wayne Street
P. O. Box 1087
Portland, IN 47371


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