Boone township, Porter County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 5,884 (71% urban, 29% rural)
| Males: 2,853 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 3,031 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,884 (4,849 owner occupied, 1,035 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Boone township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.9
Median age of females: 35.1
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Average household size: 2.69
| Boone township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Boone township: | $63,806 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $713 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $166,200 (it was $123,000 in 2000)
| : | $166,200 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $215,741
Here: $215,741 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $129,241
Here: $129,241 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $183,465
Here: $183,465 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,724
Here: $85,724 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,625
Here: $85,625 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $19,374
Here: $19,374 State: $33,934
| Population density: 163 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 40.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 25.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Hebron.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Boone township: Emmanuel Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hebron Cemetery (1), Cornell Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Cobb Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
96% of Boone township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 72
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 28
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in Boone township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Construction (20%)
- Metal and metal products (17%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Boone township:
- German (55.4%)
- Irish (21.4%)
- Norwegian (8.9%)
- Russian (5.4%)
- Scottish (5.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18 (72%)
- Walked: 3 (12%)
- Worked at home: 4 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Other fuel (11%)
94.1% of residents of Boone township speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 76- In family households: 70 (16 male householders, 6 female householders)
22 spouses, 26 children (26 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
1,327 married couples with children.
252 single-parent households (78 men, 174 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |