Jackson township, Decatur County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 40.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,040 (all rural)
| Males: 527 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 513 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,040 (823 owner occupied, 217 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 36.4
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Average household size: 2.74
| Jackson township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Jackson township: | $44,998 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $537 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $111,453 (it was $88,100 in 2000)
| : | $111,453 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Mount Olivet Cemetery (1), Mount Pisgah Cemetery (2), Shirk Cemetery (3), Wynn Cemetery (4), Lower Union Cemetery (5), Wesley Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Turnover Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
60% of Jackson 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, 63% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1003
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 38
- South: 89
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 357
- Two: 8
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 43
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 153 (16 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (32.9%)
- United States or American (21.5%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- English (5.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.2%)
- Macedonian (2.1%)
- European (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 448 (80%)
- Carpooled: 69 (12%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 26 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.7% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,137- In family households: 1,077 (279 male householders, 50 female householders)
293 spouses, 422 children (409 natural, 6 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 15 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (16 male householders (6 living alone)), 31 female householders (27 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 14 2-persons,
226 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (15 men, 30 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 10.6% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |