City Statistics
Community Analysis
of Warsaw, IN
(Courtesy NIPSCO, Dept of Economic Development, and the Warsaw CDC)
Location
County: Kosciusko
County size: 538 sq. mi.
Distance & direction to major cities:
Chicago, IL (NW) 120 miles
Indianapolis, IN (S) 119 miles
South Bend, IN (NW) 50 miles
Ft. Wayne, IN (E) 38 miles
Population
| Census Year | City | County |
| 1970 | 7,506 | 48,127 |
| 1980 | 10,647 | 59,555 |
| 1990 | 10,968 | 65,294 |
| 2000 | 12,415 | 74,057 |
Metropolitan statistical area: None
Average income per household: $48,437 (1990 census)
Government
Form & organization: City: Elected Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer, 7-Member Council for 4-year Terms
Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated
Class: 3
Area within city: 7.8 sq. mi.
Annual budget: $ 9,752,111 (1996)
Primary source of revenue: Taxes & miscellaneous revenue
Fire insurance rating in community: 7
Housing
Total housing units in city: 5,101 (2000 census)
Total housing units in county: 32,188 (2000 census)
Average housing cost in city: $60,600 (1990 census)
Available rental units: 1,184 (1990 census)
Total hotel/motel rooms: 448+
Civic and Recreational
Major Civic organizations
Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Lions, Optimist, Exchange, YMCA, Rotary, Toast Masters
Main Cultural Attractions
Wagon Wheel Playhouse, Warsaw; Civic Music Group, Warsaw; Warsaw Biblical Gardens; Lakeland Art Association
Library: 1
Numbers of volumes: 161,356
Industry
Warsaw Area Major Employers
| Name | Product | Employees |
| Zimmer | Orthopedic Goods | 1,700 |
| R.R.Donnelly and Sons | Printed Material | 1,419 |
| DePuy | Orthopedic Goods | 1,200 |
| Biomet, Inc | Orthopedic Goods | 1060 |
| Warsaw Community Schools | School | 879 |
| Chore Time Brock, Inc | Farm Feeding Equipment | 800 |
| Dalton Foundries | Iron Foundry | 780 |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital | Hospital | 650 |
| Trail Lite, Inc. | Recreational Trailers | 500 |
| Grace College | College | 465 |
| Da-Lite Screen | Projection Screens | 350 |
| Medtronic Sofamor Danek | Orthopedic Goods | 340 |
| Creighton Brothers | Egg Processing | 320 |
| Warsaw Coil | Electrical Coils and Controls | 280 |
| Othy/Symmetry Medical | Orthopedic Goods | 275 |
| Explorer Vans | Van Conversions | 260 |
| Kimble Glass Inc. | Pharmaceutical Ampoules and Vials | 250 |
| Kosciusko County Government | Government | 250 |
| Cardinal Center | Sheltered Workshop | 220 |
| Spartech Plastics | Plastic Sheet Rock | 205 |
| Source: Indiana Stats |