Jackson township, Clay County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 2,602 (12% urban, 88% rural)
| Males: 1,317 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 1,285 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,595 (2,302 owner occupied, 293 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 39.6
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Average household size: 2.77
| Jackson township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Jackson township: | $46,411 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $487 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,854 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
| : | $90,854 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 74 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department Brazil Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Jackson township include: Asbury Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Union Church (C), Wesley Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (2), Neidlinger Cemetery (3), Poplar Cemetery (4), Walker Cemetery (5), Zenor Cemetery (6), Kealber Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Risslers Lake (A), Lake in the Woods (B), Lake of the Woods (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Birch Creek (A), Wesley Drain (B), Kid Run (C), Gun Creek (D), East Fork Birch Creek (E), Miller Creek (F), Billy Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2250
- Northeast: 22
- Midwest: 119
- South: 121
- West: 48
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
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
7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 877
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 15
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 68
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,900
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 383 (31 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 189
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Construction (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (18%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (35.8%)
- United States or American (29.7%)
- English (8.2%)
- Irish (8.0%)
- Scottish (2.9%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,057 (88%)
- Carpooled: 76 (6%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Other means: 20 (2%)
- Worked at home: 37 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (3%)
7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
98.7% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,558- In family households: 2,359 (685 male householders, 67 female householders)
645 spouses, 838 children (787 natural, 7 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 7 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 199 (68 male householders (68 living alone)), 112 female householders (89 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 352 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 157 1-person, 23 2-persons,
515 married couples with children.
112 single-parent households (35 men, 77 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
| Here: | 8.2% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 19.6% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |