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Abington township, Wayne County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)

Abington township:

0.7%
Whole state:

3.1%

61% of Abington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 750
  • Northeast: 15
  • Midwest: 99
  • South: 96
  • West: 10

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Abington township, IN map Abington township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $27,900


Housing units in Abington township with a mortgage: 101 (8 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 21
  • 1990 to 1994: 24
  • 1980 to 1989: 48
  • 1970 to 1979: 65
  • 1960 to 1969: 51
  • 1950 to 1959: 11
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 109

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Abington township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 66
  • 6 rooms: 85
  • 7 rooms: 80
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Abington township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 31
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 15
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Abington township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 176
  • 4 bedrooms: 63
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Abington township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 14
  • 3 bedrooms: 32
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Abington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 28
  • 2 vehicles: 115
  • 3 vehicles: 91
  • 4 vehicles: 16
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Abington township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 45
  • 2 vehicles: 14
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Abington township:

  • United States or American (32.6%)
  • German (25.5%)
  • Irish (18.6%)
  • English (5.0%)
  • European (4.7%)
  • Danish (2.9%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

96.0% of residents of Abington township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 976

Size of family households: 120 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 33 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 5 2-persons, 9 3-persons,

192 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (10 men, 22 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

7.3%
Indiana:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

23.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Abington township:

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