Decker township, Knox County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 44.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population: 242 (all rural)
| Males: 132 |  (54.5%) |
| Females: 110 |  (45.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 242 (187 owner occupied, 55 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Decker township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.60
| Decker township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.42
| Decker township: | $41,799 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,689 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| : | $83,689 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 12.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Johnson - Decker Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Stuart Cemetery (1), Scott Chapel Cemetery (2), Dick Cemetery (3), Warth Cemetery (4), Orrville Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Claypole Pond (A), Wabash Pond (B), Cypress Swamps (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Plass Ditch (A), River Deshee (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Decker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 92
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 64
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 85
- 3 or 4: 11
- Mobile homes: 5
Housing units in Decker township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42
- Construction (16%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Public administration (24%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Health care (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Other financial specialists (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Decker township:
- Irish (40.0%)
- Polish (26.7%)
- United States or American (17.8%)
- English (15.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 49 (53%)
- Carpooled: 43 (47%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- No fuel used (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
92.7% of residents of Decker township speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 164- In family households: 146 (50 male householders, 0 female householders)
27 spouses, 20 children (20 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person,
42 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 women).
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |