Eel River's Livability
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About Eel River, IN
Eel River, IN is located in Clay County in the state of Indiana.
The total City Population for Eel River is about 7,692 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $146,200, which is roughly 5% higher than the Average Home Value of $138,358 for the state of Indiana, and roughly 33% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $62,561, which is roughly 1% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,038 for the state of Indiana, and roughly 4% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.65Male Population Estimate: 50.2%
Female Population Estimate: 49.8%
Median Age: 40.4
Male Median Age: 39.6
Female Median Age: 41.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.7%
Indian:0.8%
Black:0.6%
Asian:0.5%
Other:0.5%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 20.8%
Libertarian: 1.7%
Green: 0.05%
Other: 0.02%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Eel River specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Clay County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Clay County: About 45.53 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2014)
Clay County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 84% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Indiana is ranked #38 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 26.63 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 6.17The average living wage for the state of Indiana is $30.14/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Indiana a minimum wage score of 11.45 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Indiana a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Indiana is $136.30, resulting in a UI benefit score of 3.01 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Indiana does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Indiana does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Indiana does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Indiana does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Indiana does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Indiana does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Indiana does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Indiana does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Indiana does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Indiana does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Indiana does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Indiana does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Indiana does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Indiana does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Indiana does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Indiana does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Indiana does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Indiana does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 47841Latitude: 39.323400
Longitude: -87.123600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 891.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 260