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Center township, Martin County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (60% naturalized citizens)

Center township:

0.3%
Whole state:

3.1%

74% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Indiana.

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

  • This state: 1649
  • Northeast: 5
  • Midwest: 64
  • South: 51
  • West: 19

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

48 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Center township, IN map Center township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000


Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 138 (16 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 154

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 16
  • 1995 to 1998: 50
  • 1990 to 1994: 118
  • 1980 to 1989: 121
  • 1970 to 1979: 174
  • 1960 to 1969: 73
  • 1950 to 1959: 128
  • 1940 to 1949: 41
  • 1939 or earlier: 142

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 106
  • 5 rooms: 168
  • 6 rooms: 147
  • 7 rooms: 74
  • 8 rooms: 48
  • 9 or more rooms: 45

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 35
  • 4 rooms: 28
  • 5 rooms: 21
  • 6 rooms: 18
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 15
  • 2 bedrooms: 185
  • 3 bedrooms: 335
  • 4 bedrooms: 55
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 35
  • 2 bedrooms: 46
  • 3 bedrooms: 23
  • 4 bedrooms: 11
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 18
  • 1 vehicle: 137
  • 2 vehicles: 211
  • 3 vehicles: 147
  • 4 vehicles: 56
  • 5 or more vehicles: 21

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

  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 56
  • 2 vehicles: 29
  • 3 vehicles: 9
  • 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 (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:

  • United States or American (32.0%)
  • German (21.7%)
  • Irish (12.5%)
  • English (7.1%)
  • Scottish (3.0%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.7%)
  • Italian (2.2%)

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

  • Korea (60%)
  • Japan (40%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)

48 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

99.1% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,757

Size of family households: 208 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 139 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 157 1-person, 30 2-persons,

303 married couples with children.
95 single-parent households (22 men, 73 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Here:

16.8%
Indiana:

11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Here:

16.7%
Indiana:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:

21.1%
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 Center township:

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