The GIS department is always looking to display local data in unique ways to answer questions.
GIS Analyst Bryan Preston performed analysis on our local property databases to develop some new and interesting maps.
Click on the Titles below to view the maps they describe.
Muncie Properties with Owners outside of Delaware County/Indiana
This map shows all properties that are owned by people or companies that are located outside Delaware County, and is color coded by Outside Delaware County (light purple) and outside Indiana (dark purple).
27.47% of Muncie’s land area owned outside of Delaware County (exempt and utilities property excluded)
15.51% of Muncie’s parcels owned outside of Delaware County (exempt and utilities property excluded)
12.86% of Muncie’s land area owned outside of Indiana (exempt and utilities property excluded)
6.56% of Muncie’s parcels are owned outside of Indiana (exempt and utilities property excluded)
Properties with Owners outside of Delaware County/Indiana - Neighborhood Summaries
This map shows the same information as the above map, but also includes summaries of the data per neighborhood area. (Exempt and utilities property excluded.)
Neighborhood |
% parcels non-IN |
% parcels non-DC |
% land area non-IN |
% land area non-DC |
Blaine-Southeast |
6.92 |
15.15 |
14.69 |
20.97 |
BSU Area |
5.13 |
28.37 |
12.00 |
33.51 |
Downtown |
6.51 |
25.67 |
6.14 |
32.51 |
East Central |
10.21 |
18.45 |
7.02 |
15.70 |
Forest Park |
5.29 |
18.43 |
29.88 |
37.79 |
Industry |
15.80 |
24.01 |
26.70 |
34.11 |
McKinley-Gilbert |
7.99 |
16.46 |
10.31 |
20.43 |
Morningside |
6.91 |
16.12 |
8.00 |
23.54 |
North Central Area |
6.87 |
15.45 |
11.36 |
26.60 |
North of McGalliard |
3.39 |
9.86 |
4.31 |
17.47 |
Northwest Area |
2.56 |
6.73 |
3.13 |
6.18 |
Old West End |
9.38 |
17.54 |
10.10 |
19.41 |
South Central |
11.21 |
21.97 |
11.13 |
23.96 |
Southside |
4.97 |
10.95 |
11.32 |
16.03 |
Thomas Park/Avondale |
6.88 |
14.65 |
16.60 |
23.80 |
West Area |
4.17 |
7.17 |
5.54 |
11.44 |
Whitely |
11.09 |
20.77 |
14.43 |
34.58 |
Properties with Owners outside of Delaware County/Indiana - Commercial Summaries
This map shows the same information as above, but also provides summary information for the larger commercial areas in Muncie.
70.41% land area of commercial properties along McGalliard have owners outside of Delaware County
28.90% land area of commercial properties Downtown have owners outside of Delaware County
39.14% land area of commercial properties along South Madison have owners outside of Delaware County
Residential Properties with Owners outside of Delaware County/Indiana
This map shows residential absentee properties within Muncie, and is color coded by outside Delaware County (light purple) and outside Indiana (dark purple).
9.7% of residential land area owned outside of Delaware County
12.58% of residential parcels owned outside of Delaware County
3.86% of residential land area owned outside of Indiana
5.22% of residential parcels are owned outside of Indiana
Location of Delaware County Property Owners that reside outside of Indiana
This map shows the location and density of where people that own land in Delaware County, but reside outside of the State of Indiana. (Exempt and utilities property excluded.)
Most DC parcels owned by state (excluding IN):
CA 399
FL 356
OH 331
TX 199
IL 145
MI 144
19 parcels have owners outside of the US (Canada and Australia)
Agricultural Land in Delaware County - Out of County/State Owners
This map shows Agricultural land owned by out of county (not including neighboring counties) as well as outside of Indiana property owners.
16.07% of agricultural land area owned outside of Delaware County and bordering zip codes
13.33% of agricultural parcels owned outside of Delaware County and bordering zip codes
7.01% of agricultural land area owned outside of Indiana
5.61% of agricultural parcels are owned outside of Indiana
Tax Exempt Properties - Delaware County.
This map color codes them by type and shows the distribution of them for all of Delaware County.
2.65% of Delaware County's land area is exempt properties
4.75% of Delaware County’s parcels are exempt properties
16.89% of Muncie's land area is exempt properties
5.22% of Muncie’s parcels are exempt properties
Delaware County:
1866 Government parcels
489 Religious parcels
418 Education parcel
80 Charity parcels
2853 Total
Muncie:
884 Government parcels
287 Religious parcels
346 Education parcel
65 Charity parcels
1582 Total