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Clay township, Hamilton County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Land area: 50.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 64,709 (98% urban, 2% rural)

Males: 31,668  (48.9%)
Females: 33,041  (51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 64,149 (56,578 owner occupied, 7,571 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

12%
State:

29%


Races in Clay township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 91.9%
  • Black: 1.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 4.0%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
  • Two or more races: 0.9%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 37.4

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Average household size: 2.81

Clay township:

2.8 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.20

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($48,512 in 1999)
Clay township:

$81,958
Indiana:

$47,529
Median contract rent in 2013: $861 (lower quartile is $501, upper quartile is $770)
Here:

$861
State:

$585

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $225,000 (it was $163,600 in 2000)
:

$225,000
Indiana:

$122,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $153,700 - $340,200
Population density: 1291 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

1.7%
Whole state:

9.5%

Cities in this township include: Carmel.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Clay township: Crooked Stick Golf Course (A), Twin Lakes Golf Course (B), Park Northwestern Business Park (C), Mayflower Business Park (D), Fire Station 42 (E), Carmel Fire Department Station 46 (F), Carmel Fire Department (G), Carmel Fire Department Station 42 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Meridian Village Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Clay township include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Saint Christophers Church (B), Williams Creek Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Poplar Ridge Cemetery (1), Calvary Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Ullswater (A), Lake Windemere (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Will Creek (A), Spring Mill Run (B), Henley Creek (C), Elliot Creek (D), Clay Creek (E), Center Creek (F), Witt Creek (G), Ams Run (H), Well Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Clay township: Carmel/Clay Community Soccer Complex (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

88% of Clay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Indiana.

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

  • This state: 343
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 32
  • South: 12
  • West: 14

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

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

People in group quarters in Clay township, Indiana:

  • 454 people in nursing homes
  • 44 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 31 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 8 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 8 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Clay township, IN map Clay township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $44,000


Housing units in Clay township with a mortgage: 62 (0 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 7
  • 1990 to 1994: 7
  • 1980 to 1989: 27
  • 1970 to 1979: 69
  • 1960 to 1969: 35
  • 1950 to 1959: 7
  • 1940 to 1949: 9
  • 1939 or earlier: 14

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 28
  • 5 rooms: 8
  • 6 rooms: 50
  • 7 rooms: 21
  • 8 rooms: 28
  • 9 or more rooms: 13

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 48
  • 3 bedrooms: 69
  • 4 bedrooms: 24
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 8
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 12
  • 2 vehicles: 67
  • 3 vehicles: 54
  • 4 vehicles: 15
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 15
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 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%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
  • Health care (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (35%)
  • Educational services (25%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (15%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Air transportation workers (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Clay township:

  • German (40.8%)
  • Norwegian (37.9%)
  • Dutch (6.4%)
  • Irish (6.1%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3.2%)
  • English (2.9%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.6%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
  • Utility gas (28%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Other fuel (5%)

People in group quarters in Clay township, Indiana:

  • 454 people in nursing homes
  • 44 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 31 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 8 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 8 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 401

Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 15 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,

17,991 married couples with children.
1,846 single-parent households (419 men, 1,427 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%

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 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 Clay township:

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