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SNAPSHOT: WHERE WE LIVE
Real Estate
SINGLE-FAMILY BUILDING PERMITS
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
HOWARD COUNTY
86
43 32 16 13
11 11 81
MIAMI COUNTY
15
22 11 10 23
24 50 61
TIPTON COUNTY
10
15 13 12
5
8 11 20
FORECLOSURES
Current number
Units receiving a foreclosure
of foreclosures
filing in January 2015
HOWARD COUNTY
76
1 out of every 689
MIAMI COUNTY
21
1 out of every 856
TIPTON COUNTY
17
1 out of every 536
Indiana ranked 23
rd
in the nation in the number of foreclosures in 2012, down from 17
th
in 2010.
Indiana currently has 30,382 foreclosed homes. In January, 1 in every 784 housing units
received a foreclosure filing, and was ranked 11th in the nation for new foreclosures.
SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau; RealtyTrac; STATS Indiana; Building Departments in Howard, Miami and Tipton counties.
HOME SALES
% of
Units
Median original
sold sale price list price
HOWARD COUNTY
2010
938 $72,599 92.6%
2011
935 $69,900
91.9%
2012
1,031 $75,000 93.9%
2013
1,113 $78,500
95%
2014
1,079 $97,059 95.6%
MIAMI COUNTY
2010
266 $45,000 88.8%
2011
254 $41,000
91.6%
2012
274 $43,000
91.3%
2013
310 $45,000
92%
2014
261 $82,647 93.9%
TIPTON COUNTY
2010
106 $79,600 94.9%
2011
91 $89,000 93.4%
2012
118 $79,900 92.2%
2013
145 $80,000
94%
2014
138 $98,150 94.1%
SOURCE: Realtor Association of Central Indiana
SOURCES: Sources: Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance; Miami County Economic Development Authority; Tipton County Economic Development Organization
Business
LEADING EMPLOYERS
COMPANY NAME
EMPLOYEES
Grissom Air Reserve Base
over 2,600
(military, civilian and contract employees)
Peru Community School Corp
529
Armour Eckrich Branded Meats, LLC
523
Miami Correctional Facility
476
Schneider Electric- Square D
400
Dukes Memorial Hospital
306
Maconaquah School Corp
268
Dean Baldwin Aircraft Painting
175
Exel Logistics
160
American Stationery
95
COMPANY NAME
Bottcher Corporation
Chrysler Group LLC
DC Coaters
Functional Devices, Inc.
Integrity EDM
McCreary Concrete Products, Inc.
Midwest Sheets Inc.
Monsanto - Windfall
Package Right Corp.
Park 100 Foods
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Steel Parts Mfg. Inc.
COMPANY NAME
EMPLOYEES
Chrysler Group LLC
6,105
Delphi Electronics & Safety
1,376
Howard Regional Health Systems
1,306
Kokomo-Center Schools
1,200
GM Components Holding, LLC
1,039
St. Joseph Hospital
803
Haynes International
751
Walmart, Inc.
487
Bona Vista Programs
436
Meijer
350
Syndicate Sales
280
HOWARD COUNTY
MIAMI COUNTY
TIPTON COUNTY
