Fairfield township, DeKalb County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 1,319 (all rural)
| Males: 690 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 629 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,314 (1,183 owner occupied, 131 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Fairfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 36.7
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Average household size: 2.86
| Fairfield township: | 2.9 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Fairfield township: | $46,209 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $509 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,273 (it was $87,300 in 2000)
| : | $107,273 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $143,019
Here: $143,019 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,060
Here: $134,060 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $110,679
Here: $110,679 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,776
Here: $89,776 State: $108,190
Mobile homes: $37,490
Here: $37,490 State: $33,934
| Population density: 37 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Corunna Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Fairfield township include: Ashley-Hudson Church (A), Pleasant Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Lower Story Lake (A), Story Lake (B), Indian Lake (C), Upper Story Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Fairfield 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, 44% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 936
- Northeast: 32
- Midwest: 229
- South: 65
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 394
- Mobile homes: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Fairfield township with a mortgage: 145 (14 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Construction (19%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
- Food processing workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fairfield township:
- German (35.8%)
- English (18.3%)
- United States or American (15.5%)
- Dutch (6.5%)
- European (6.2%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- Polish (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 554 (78%)
- Carpooled: 91 (13%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 55 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,264- In family households: 1,151 (353 male householders, 46 female householders)
354 spouses, 349 children (295 natural, 0 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 113 (65 male householders (61 living alone)), 30 female householders (22 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 198 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 83 1-person, 8 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
287 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (25 men, 17 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: 15
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |