Jay County, IN


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Jay County, IN

About Jay County, IN

Jay County can be found on northwestern corner of Indiana’s border with Ohio covering 485 square miles across its length and breadth with a total population that clocks in at 20 948 people according to 2019 estimates put out by the United States Census Bureau (USCB). Portland serves as its county seat while other significant towns are Redkey Pennville Salamonia Bryant Dunkirk Dunkirk Lake Wabash & Geneva etc... Farming activities dominate economic growth within Jay’s confines but small-scale manufacturing activities do find their way into day-to-day life for some communities within Jay’s boundaries too making some impact therein albeit small scale yet measurable enough..

Location Details

State: Indiana
County: Jay County
Metro Area: No Metro Area
City: Portland, Dunkirk, 6 total
Zip Codes: 47371 47336 47373 47326 47369 47381
Cost of Living: -30.9% lower

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$125,600
-169.2% lower than avg
$48,904
-41.1% lower than avg
$830 /mo
Monthly rent (2br)
-72.3% lower than avg
jay Crime
34.8 / 100
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low) to 100 (high). US average: 35.4
Minimum annual income
To live comfortably in jay, Indiana
$24,120
for a family
$25,200
for a single person
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