Moving to Grissom Arb, Indiana

Population: 1,652
Males: 829 (50.2%), Females: 823 (49.8%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 26.9 years
Median household income: $45,000
Median house value: $87,500

Population by Race

Races in Grissom AFB:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.6%)
  • Black (7.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.5%)

Ancestries: German (26.2%), United States (11.4%), Irish (9.1%), English (7.3%), French (3.3%), Welsh (2.2%).

Land area: 4.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Grissom AFB

  • High school or higher: 90.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grissom AFB CDP

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 0.6%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

1.2% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Grissom AFB:

  • DUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PERU, IN)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP OF KOK (about 12 miles; KOKOMO, IN)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL OF KOKOMO (about 12 miles; KOKOMO, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grissom AFB:

  • GRISSOM ARB (about 3 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 55 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; Abbreviation: LAF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grissom AFB:

  • PERU MUNI (about 8 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: I76)
  • GALVESTON (about 9 miles; GALVESTON, IN; Abbreviation: 5I6)
  • KOKOMO MUNI (about 13 miles; KOKOMO, IN; Abbreviation: OKK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grissom AFB:

  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 62 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 63 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,397)