Clay township, Kosciusko County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 29.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,582 (all rural)
| Males: 792 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 790 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,582 (1,319 owner occupied, 263 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Clay township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 34.8
Median age of females: 34.7
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Average household size: 2.81
| Clay township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Clay township: | $51,221 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $502 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $128,100 (it was $91,500 in 2000)
| : | $128,100 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $181,074
Here: $181,074 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $162,404
Here: $162,404 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $121,058
Here: $121,058 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,128
Here: $106,128 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $220,724
Here: $220,724 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $35,357
Here: $35,357 State: $33,934
| Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Claypool.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Clay township include: Grove Chapel (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Muskellunge Lake (A), Carr Lake (B), Schultz Lake (C), Fish Lake (D), Hill Lake (E), Jamison Lake (F), Read Lake (G), Tibbitts Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Trimble Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Clay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 109
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 51
- South: 63
- West: 23
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 82
- Mobile homes: 29
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $56,700
Housing units in Clay township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Truck transportation (15%)
- Construction (12%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clay township:
- German (31.5%)
- English (13.4%)
- Irish (13.4%)
- United States or American (13.4%)
- Polish (8.7%)
- Scottish (3.4%)
- Italian (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 61 (56%)
- Carpooled: 19 (17%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 25 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Wood (40%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
98.8% of residents of Clay township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 253- In family households: 229 (72 male householders, 10 female householders)
70 spouses, 61 children (58 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (16 male householders (13 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 3 2-persons,
337 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (25 men, 40 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: 2
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |