Ferdinand township, Dubois County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (52% naturalized citizens)
| Ferdinand township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
74% of Ferdinand township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3378
- Northeast: 216
- Midwest: 88
- South: 96
- West: 28
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $275,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Ferdinand township, Indiana:
- 160 people in religious group quarters
- 69 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,182
- One, attached: 14
- Two: 72
- 3 or 4: 25
- 5 to 9: 16
- Mobile homes: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,500
Housing units in Ferdinand township with a mortgage: 726 (59 second mortgage, 189 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 254
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (24%)
- Construction (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (23%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Woodworkers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ferdinand township:
- German (42.0%)
- United States or American (15.9%)
- Swiss (9.7%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- English (4.6%)
- Italian (3.1%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (32%)
- Other Western Europe (26%)
- Other Northern Europe (23%)
- Vietnam (19%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,687 (84%)
- Carpooled: 181 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
- Walked: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 120 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Coal or coke (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (1%)
People in group quarters in Ferdinand township, Indiana:
- 160 people in religious group quarters
- 69 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
93.6% of residents of Ferdinand township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,864- In family households: 3,662 (1,024 male householders, 113 female householders)
1,085 spouses, 1,300 children (1,250 natural, 20 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 6 other relatives, 46 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 202 (90 male householders (73 living alone)), 97 female householders (97 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 473 2-persons, 218 3-persons, 251 4-persons, 120 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 170 1-person, 17 2-persons,
862 married couples with children.
117 single-parent households (33 men, 84 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 86
| Here: | 16.1% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
| Here: | 14.5% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
| Here: | 15.7% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |