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This Is Hamilton County, IN (In Greater Indianapolis)

This Is Hamilton County, IN (In Greater Indianapolis). Prepared by: Hamilton County Alliance June 2007. Summary Hamilton Co. Highlights. Top 25 county in growth in U.S. (2000 - 2006) Leader for household income in U.S. (Top 12) A leading U.S. county for Quality of Life (#8)

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This Is Hamilton County, IN (In Greater Indianapolis)

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  1. This Is Hamilton County, IN (In Greater Indianapolis) Prepared by: Hamilton County Alliance June 2007

  2. Summary Hamilton Co. Highlights • Top 25 county in growth in U.S. (2000 - 2006) • Leader for household income in U.S. (Top 12) • A leading U.S. county for Quality of Life (#8) • Sustained employment growth for 15 years • Low unemployment rate (3.1%) • Proven corporate environment • Amenity-rich lifestyle • Multiple “Best Places to Live” recognitions • High performing public and private schools • Young median age population (33.7)

  3. Selected Hamilton County Demographics, 2006 • Total Households: 90,172 • Households by Income: < than $50k - 26% > than $100k - 36% • Income below poverty: 2.5% • Avg. hhld size: 2.73 • Blue collar worker occ. 12.4% • White collar occupations: 78.3% • Estimated commuter time: 27 minutes

  4. Population • 2006 Est. County Population – 248,170 • 2000 Co. Population – 182,740 • 1990 Population – 108,936 • 2011 Projection – 301,935 • Population growing by nearly 6% per year since early 1990’s • 73% of population growth 2000 to 2005 due to net in-migration

  5. 2006 Estimated Population • Clay Twp (Carmel) - 82,046 • Delaware/Fall Creek (Fishers)- 73,249 • Noblesville Twp (Noblesville)- 43,377 • Washington Twp (Westfield) - 28,375 • Jackson Twp (Cicero) - 10,240 • Adams Twp (Sheridan) - 5,652

  6. Population Growth 4/2000 to 7/2006 • Carmel 68% 63,500 • Cicero 1% 4,370 • Fishers 52% 57,300 • Noblesville 39% 39,800 • Westfield 173% 25,400 • Sheridan 6% 2,810 • Hamilton Co. 37% 248,000

  7. Fastest Growing Midwest Counties 2000 to 2006 by Percent • Kendall Co., IL (1st in midwest & 2nd nationally) • Delaware Co., OH (2nd & 13th) • Scott Co., MN (3rd & 21st) • Hamilton Co., IN (4th & 26th) • Note: By absolute number, Hamilton Co. is 1st in Midwest with 68,000 increase.

  8. Quality of Life • 2004 QoL rankings had Hamilton Co. #8 in the U.S. among 3,141 counties (American Cities Business Magazine) • Fishers #24 in U.S. - Best Places to Live (2005) and #33 in 2006* (CNN-Money) • Noblesville #10 in U.S - Best Places to Raise A Family: The Top 100 Most Affordable Communities • Fishers ranked #15 in rate of job growth 2000 – 2005 • Carmel ranked #16 in U.S. for median hhld. income in 2006 • Hamilton County is Indiana’s county of choice *Must have at least 50,000 population

  9. Life Style Amenities • Easy access to downtown Indianapolis • Indianapolis Museum of Art & Eiteljorg Museum • Indianapolis Colts and Pacers • Indianapolis Motor Speedway • NCAA Headquarters & Hall of Champions Museum • Indianapolis Zoo • Indianapolis Children’s Museum • Conner Prairie Living History Museum • Morse & Geist Reservoirs • Carmel Central Park • Ritchie Woods Nature Preserve • Verizon Wireless Music Center • Monon Trail

  10. Life Style Amenities cont. • Indianapolis Metro and Indianapolis Executive Airports • Numerous high quality neighborhoods ($140,000 to $1,000,000+ homes) • Noblesville Courthouse Sq. & Historic District • Coxhall Gardens • 20+ golf courses including Crooked Stick, Bridgewater, Prairie View, and Bear Slide and Hawthorns. • Clay Terrace Lifestyle Center and Hamilton Town Center (u/c), and Carmel Arts & Design District

  11. 2006 Residential Real Estate • 3,608 SF permits issued in Hamilton Co in 2005 • 1,577 Single-family home permits thru June in 2006 • County SF permits down 19% in 2006 • 28% of all metro area SF permits in 2006 are located in Hamilton County • $248,760 Hamilton County SF average sales price (resale), May 2006

  12. Education • Four Hamilton County school districts rank in the top 50 in the state for 2005 - 2006 (Westfield, Carmel, Noblesville, and HSE). • Over 44,000 students • All four school districts rated Gold Medal School District by Expansion Mgmt. Magazine. (Top 16% in US) • Only Indiana county with four Gold Medal School Districts in 2005 - 2006.

  13. SAT Cumulative Scores, 2006 • Carmel 1661* 82%** • Hamilton SE 1602 84% • Westfield 1542 62% • Noblesville 1532 72% • Hamilton Heights 1516 58% • Sheridan 1496 59% • Indiana 1012 56% • *Cumulative score • **% seniors taking the test

  14. 2006 Educational Attainment • 50% of Hamilton Co. adult population has B.A. Degree or better • #1 county in Indiana in educational attainment • #14 among all U.S. counties in educational attainment • Another 7% of HC adult pop. holds technical degrees • 20% of Indiana’s adult population has B.A. or better • Monroe County 40% B.A. or better 5% tech. • Tippecanoe Co. 34% 5% • Boone County 28% 6%

  15. Income • 1st among Indiana counties in 2006 in income and has led the state since early 1990’s • County ranked 7th in median household income ($78,930) among U.S. counties in 2005 (with 65,000 to 249,000 population). • Lowest poverty rate in state (2.5%)

  16. 2006 Average Household and Per Capita Income by Community Avg. Hhld.Per Capita • Westfield $ 65,858 $24,536 • Noblesville $ 87,347 $32,279 • Fishers $ 99,437 $37,004 • Carmel $119,218 $43,677 • Cicero $ 68,367 $27,879 • Sheridan $ 52,626 $19,835 • Hamilton Co. $103,380 $37,630 • Indiana $ 59,120 $23,220

  17. Economic Growth in HC • Job growth has averaged more than 4,000 new jobs/year since 1990 (42,000 in 1990). • Hamilton is leading suburban employment center in metro Indianapolis (Madison 48,700, Johnson 47,600 and Hendricks 42,900). • 1,031,225 – Indianapolis metro area employment (7/06), up from 1,011,600 in July, 2004.

  18. 2006 Leading Private Employers • Conseco HQ, Financial Services 2,300 • Sallie Mae Student Loans 2,000 • RCI Travel Services 900 • HFC Financial Services 750 • Thomson Multimedia U.S. Headquarters 650 • Bridgestone/Firestone Industrial/Bldg Products 575 • Roche Diagnostics Medical Devices 550 • Midwest ISO Energy Grid Mgmt 550 • Charles Schwab Co. Nat’l Customer Srvs Ctr 550 • Verizon Nat’l In-Bound Call Ctr 525 • Entertainment Dist. Grp. Nat’l Distribution Center 450 • ADT Security Systems Nat’l Customer Srvs Ctr 425

  19. Top 10 Office Employers • Conseco, Inc. HQ, Financial Services 2,300 • Sallie Mae Student Loans 2,000 • RCI Travel-Related Srvs. 900 • HFC Financial Services 750 • Thomson Multimedia U.S. Headquarters 650 • Roche Diagnostics Medical Devices 550 • Midwest ISO Energy Grid Mgmt 550 • Charles Schwab Co. Nat’l Customer Srvs Ctr 550 • Verizon Nat’l In-Bound Call Ctr 525 • Delta Faucet Co. U.S. Headquarters 350

  20. Top 10 Technology Employers • Thomson Multimedia Entertainment Products 650 • Midwest ISO Energy Grid Management 550 • Baker Hill Business Process Solutions 180 • Ingersol Rand Security Technologies 150 • Made2Manage Systems Enterprise Software 140 • Disetronic Medical Devices 125 • Aprimo Enterprise Mktg. Mgmt. 95 • Sarcom Software Development 90 • Single Source Systems Enterprise Solutions for Mfg. 60 • Software Eng. Professionals Software Development 55

  21. Leading Life Science/Health Care Employers in Hamilton County • Clarian North Medical Center Hospital 900 • Riverview Hospital Hospital 650 • St. Vincent Heart Center of IN. Hospital 600 • St. Vincent Carmel Hospital 375 • King Systems, Inc. Inhalation Care Prdcts 375 • Disetronic, Inc. Insulin Pumps 125 • Beck’s Hybrids Traited Seed Corn Prdcts 100 • Helmer, Inc. Blood Bank Equipment 90 • Zotec Solutions Medical Billing Software 90 • Oxford BioSignals Medical Patient Monitoring Equip. 30

  22. Top 10 Industrial Employers • Entertainment Dist. Group Distribution Services 450 • Firestone Industrial Products Air Springs 450 • Indiana Mills & Mfg., Inc. Straps/Tie Downs 425 • King Systems, Inc. Inhalation Care Prdcts. 375 • US Foodservice Distribution Services 325 • Porter Engineered Systems Seat Reclining Systems 290 • Telamon, Inc. Telecom Equipment 225 • Biddle Precision Machine Tooling 205 • Perfecto Manufacturing Aquariums 190 • Industrial Dielectrics Insulation/Resins 175

  23. 2006 Estimated Employment • Total County Employment – 132,140 • Carmel Employment - 57,390 • Fishers Employment - 26,740 • Noblesville Employment - 19,040 • Westfield Employment - 9,610 • Sheridan Employment - 1,050 • Cicero Employment - 1,000

  24. IndianapolisMetro 4.6% unem. rate 40,738 unemployed 853,982 employed 894,720 workforce Hamilton County 3.1% unem. rate 3,965 unemployed 125,748 employed 129,713 workforce Workforce (8/2006)

  25. Indianapolis Air Service • 30 minute drive from Hamilton County via I-465 • 3 runways • Longest runway – 11,200’ • 11 major carriers + 8 regional airlines • Daily departures – 280 • Non-stop destinations – 36 cities • Avg. ticket price (one-way) - $134 to $155 • New $1billion mid-field terminal under construction (Fall 2008 completion) • Indianapolis Executive & Indianapolis Metro Airports serve Hamilton County for corporate aircraft.

  26. Cost of Living Data, 1Q 2006 (ACCRA) Ham Co Indpls • Composite Index – 96.5 93.3 • Groceries – 101.7 96.0 • Housing – 90.6 92.7 • Utilities – 97.7 93.8 • Transportation – 96.1 99.5 • Health Care – 94.3 96.0 • Misc. Goods/Srvs – 99.3 90.6

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