Henry township, Henry County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (62% naturalized citizens)
| Henry township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
59% of Henry 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, 64% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 17773
- Northeast: 254
- Midwest: 1322
- South: 3757
- West: 427
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Henry township, Indiana:
- 324 people in nursing homes
- 138 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 39 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 18 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,060
- One, attached: 157
- Two: 478
- 3 or 4: 577
- 5 to 9: 213
- 10 to 19: 253
- 20 to 49: 134
- 50 or more: 257
- Mobile homes: 424
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,000
Housing units in Henry township with a mortgage: 3,984 (461 second mortgage, 463 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,414
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Health care (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Henry township:
- United States or American (39.1%)
- German (17.6%)
- English (13.5%)
- Irish (7.9%)
- Scottish (2.6%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
- Italian (1.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (19%)
- United Kingdom (18%)
- India (12%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Japan (8%)
- Cuba (8%)
- Canada (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,659 (84%)
- Carpooled: 1,205 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
- Bicycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 217 (2%)
- Other means: 49 (0%)
- Worked at home: 195 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (82%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
People in group quarters in Henry township, Indiana:
- 324 people in nursing homes
- 138 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 39 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 18 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
97.8% of residents of Henry township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,150- In family households: 19,433 (5,311 male householders, 1,346 female householders)
5,263 spouses, 6,300 children (5,747 natural, 140 adopted, 413 stepchildren), 441 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 125 parents, 95 other relatives, 492 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,717 (1,258 male householders (1,085 living alone)), 2,013 female householders (1,835 living alone)), 446 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 599 (546 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,188 2-persons, 1,619 3-persons, 1,243 4-persons, 426 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2,920 1-person, 304 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
3,556 married couples with children.
1,392 single-parent households (296 men, 1,096 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 82
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 76
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
| Here: | 14.2% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |