Elkhart township, Noble County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,910 (all rural)
| Males: 978 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 932 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,910 (1,701 owner occupied, 209 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Elkhart township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 28.8
Median age of females: 30.1
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Average household size: 3.30
| Elkhart township: | 3.3 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.70
| Elkhart township: | $47,142 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $501 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,149 (it was $89,700 in 2000)
| : | $112,149 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Lower Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Mirror Lake (A), Diamond Lake (B), The Spread (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers: South Branch Elkhart River (A), North Branch Elkhart River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Elkhart township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1662
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 169
- South: 79
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 582
- One, attached: 16
- Mobile homes: 43
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,100
Housing units in Elkhart township with a mortgage: 179 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 110
- Construction (20%)
- Food (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elkhart township:
- German (42.0%)
- United States or American (27.6%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- Swiss (4.2%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- English (2.7%)
- Polish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 549 (68%)
- Carpooled: 141 (18%)
- Bicycle: 7 (1%)
- Walked: 18 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 76 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (7%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Utility gas (3%)
79.9% of residents of Elkhart township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English not well).
18.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,955- In family households: 1,875 (372 male householders, 101 female householders)
405 spouses, 917 children (879 natural, 17 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 80 (58 male householders (53 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 5 2-persons,
596 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (22 men, 36 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 114
| Here: | 31.8% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 3.4% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |