Jackson township, Howard County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 23.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 631 (all rural)
| Males: 321 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 310 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 625 (543 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.87
| Jackson township: | 2.9 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.26
| Jackson township: | $44,265 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $464 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,000 (it was $87,000 in 2000)
| : | $98,000 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $119,231
Here: $119,231 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $118,239
Here: $118,239 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $69,867
Here: $69,867 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,399
Here: $61,399 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $55,623
Here: $55,623 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $39,599
Here: $39,599 State: $33,934
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Jackson township: Honey Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
58% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 444
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 66
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 209
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 114 (0 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Transportation equipment (53%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (41%)
- Health care (22%)
- Transportation equipment (20%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (24%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (22%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- United States or American (47.5%)
- German (22.3%)
- English (10.1%)
- French (except Basque) (6.3%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- European (4.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 202 (84%)
- Carpooled: 31 (13%)
- Worked at home: 7 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Utility gas (20%)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 566- In family households: 509 (126 male householders, 20 female householders)
119 spouses, 236 children (217 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (29 male householders (20 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 47 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 9 2-persons,
155 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (1 men, 9 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |