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

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (63% naturalized citizens)

Center township:

3.6%
Whole state:

3.1%

60% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Indiana.

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

  • This state: 4289
  • Northeast: 87
  • Midwest: 974
  • South: 519
  • West: 75

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

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

102 people in nursing homes
58 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: $61,600


Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 1,001 (131 second mortgage, 125 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 514

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 37
  • 1995 to 1998: 174
  • 1990 to 1994: 118
  • 1980 to 1989: 184
  • 1970 to 1979: 575
  • 1960 to 1969: 332
  • 1950 to 1959: 291
  • 1940 to 1949: 231
  • 1939 or earlier: 592

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 19
  • 4 rooms: 191
  • 5 rooms: 448
  • 6 rooms: 539
  • 7 rooms: 354
  • 8 rooms: 128
  • 9 or more rooms: 77

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 51
  • 3 rooms: 89
  • 4 rooms: 154
  • 5 rooms: 105
  • 6 rooms: 100
  • 7 rooms: 47
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 45
  • 2 bedrooms: 412
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,069
  • 4 bedrooms: 194
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 43

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center township:

  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 151
  • 2 bedrooms: 223
  • 3 bedrooms: 153
  • 4 bedrooms: 21
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 17

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

  • no vehicle: 83
  • 1 vehicle: 579
  • 2 vehicles: 685
  • 3 vehicles: 318
  • 4 vehicles: 76
  • 5 or more vehicles: 22

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

  • no vehicle: 128
  • 1 vehicle: 279
  • 2 vehicles: 99
  • 3 vehicles: 46
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Accommodation and food services (20%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (37%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:

  • German (22.5%)
  • United States or American (21.7%)
  • Irish (11.7%)
  • English (8.6%)
  • Polish (6.2%)
  • Italian (3.7%)
  • Dutch (3.2%)

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

  • Mexico (25%)
  • Romania (20%)
  • Poland (16%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Ukraine (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

102 people in nursing homes
58 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

95.6% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,014

Size of family households: 662 2-persons, 343 3-persons, 397 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 589 1-person, 89 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 5 5-persons,

1,091 married couples with children.
408 single-parent households (101 men, 307 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53
Here:

7.2%
Indiana:

11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
Here:

4.7%
Indiana:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here:

8.5%
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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