Dalton township, Wayne County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 15.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 588 (all rural)
| Males: 295 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 293 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 588 (514 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Dalton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.73
| Dalton township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Dalton township: | $34,745 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $506 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,900 (it was $80,700 in 2000)
| : | $87,900 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $119,715
Here: $119,715 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $121,427
Here: $121,427 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $72,193
Here: $72,193 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,308
Here: $122,308 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $88,419
Here: $88,419 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $100,520
Here: $100,520 State: $33,934
| Population density: 37 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Howell Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Dalton township include: Nettle Creek Church (A), West River Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Creek (A), Show Run (B), Wing Branch (C), West River (D), Propeller Run (E), Single Run (F), Franklin Run (G), Flight Run (H), Corey Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Dalton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 484
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 40
- South: 37
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 209
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $90,800
Housing units in Dalton township with a mortgage: 45 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (23%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dalton township:
- United States or American (43.4%)
- German (25.4%)
- English (8.0%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- Czech (1.7%)
- Italian (1.7%)
- Polish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 279 (75%)
- Carpooled: 34 (9%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 48 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Wood (8%)
91.4% of residents of Dalton township speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 592- In family households: 493 (159 male householders, 5 female householders)
158 spouses, 162 children (155 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 99 (36 male householders (25 living alone)), 43 female householders (33 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 21 2-persons,
115 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (10 men, 12 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: 5
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |