Short & Sweet Details
Mentone is much like many middle American small towns.Population is around 900. It reminds many of us around here of Mayberry, you could just see Opie and Barney walking down the street. Summers are warm and winters are cold, Spring is beautiful and fall brings many colorful leaves!
Life is just a little slower here, simpler too.
A little more Details
Location: 41°10'23" North, 86°2'21";
Elevation: 839 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
County: Kosciusko
Area code: 574
Zip code: 46539
Ethnic Population
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries
- Germany (21.7%)
- United States (14.6%)
- Ireland (7.6%)
- England (5.8%)
- Poland (2.0%)
- France (1.9%)
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Demographics |
Mentone |
Metro area |
National |
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Neighborhood type |
Rural |
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Population |
2,182 |
61,355 |
285,658,441 |
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Pop. density |
63.8 |
424.8 |
1,161.6 |
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Percent male |
47.3% |
49.6% |
49.6% |
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Percent female |
52.7% |
50.4% |
50.1% |
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Median age |
35.5 |
34.7 |
36.5 |
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People per household |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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Percent married |
63.6% |
64.1% |
58.3% |
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Percent single |
36.4% |
35.9% |
41.6% |
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Median household income |
$38,799 |
$40,905 |
$38,353 |
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Avg. income per capita |
$16,963 |
$18,041 |
$17,970 |
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Crime |
Mentone |
Metro area |
National |
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Violent crime risk index |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
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Property crime risk index |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
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Housing |
Mentone |
Metro area |
National |
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Median home value |
$96,100 |
$102,442 |
$126,047 |
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Median age of homes |
30.6 |
28.4 |
27.8 |
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Home appreciation |
5.7% |
5.7% |
7.7% |
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Percent owning home |
66.8% |
60.6% |
63.4% |
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Percent renting home |
15.9% |
14.7% |
21.7% |
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Percent homes vacant |
17.3% |
24.7% |
14.8% |
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Percent commuting by bus |
0.2% |
0.4% |
2.0% |
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Percent commuting by carpool |
15.4% |
15.3% |
14.6% |
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Percent commuting by auto |
73.5% |
76.0% |
71.6% |
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Percent working at home |
4.8% |
4.1% |
5.6% |
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Education |
Mentone |
Metro area |
National |
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High school graduates |
82.3% |
80.8% |
76.5% |
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College degree - 2 year |
5.5% |
6.6% |
8.2% |
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College degree - 4 year |
6.3% |
10.1% |
14.9% |
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Graduate degree |
5.2% |
6.0% |
7.0% |
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Expenditures per student |
$5,592 |
$5,826 |
$5,896 |
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Students per teacher |
19.6 |
18.0 |
16.0 |
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Students per librarian |
319 |
406 |
934 |
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Students per guidance counselor |
559 |
644 |
560 |
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Economy |
Mentone |
Metro area |
National |
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Unemployment rate |
4.1% |
4.1% |
4.6% |
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Recent Job Growth |
3.5% |
3.5% |
0.9% |
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Future Job Growth |
10.1% |
10.1% |
11.4% |
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Sales tax |
5.0% |
5.0% |
5.6% |
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Income tax |
3.4% |
3.4% |
5.0% |
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Cost of living index |
91 |
93 |
101 |
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Health |
Mentone |
Metro area |
National |
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Air quality |
53.0 |
53.0 |
47.9 |
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Watershed quality |
60.0 |
60.0 |
54.2 |
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Physicians per capita |
83.9 |
83.9 |
168.5 |
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Health cost index |
94.8 |
95.5 |
103.7 |
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Superfund site index |
86.0 |
88.2 |
70.7 |
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UV index |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
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Climate |
Mentone |
Metro area |
National |
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Altitude |
53 |
53 |
48 |
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Rainfall (inches annually) |
38.9 |
37.8 |
38.8 |
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Snowfall (inches annually) |
27.9 |
20.4 |
24.4 |
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January avg. low temp. |
14.8 |
14.7 |
21.6 |
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July avg. high temp. |
83.7 |
83.5 |
86.4 |
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Days of precipitation annually |
143 |
139 |
112 |
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Days mostly sunny annually |
173 |
176 |
205 |
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Comfort index |
48.0 |
48.0 |
44.2 |
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School Info |
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Grades |
KG-05 |
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Students |
404 |
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Teachers (FTEs) |
23.8 |
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Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
17 |
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Expenditures Per Pupil |
5710 |
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Student Body Composition |
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White |
389 |
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Black |
1 |
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Asian, Pacific Isl. |
0 |
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American Indian |
1 |
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Hispanic |
13 |
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Eligible for Free Lunch |
82 |
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