Jackson township, Newton County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 439 (all rural)
| Males: 211 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 228 |  (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 439 (336 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.8%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.55
| Jackson township: | 2.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Jackson township: | $49,513 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $516 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $111,453 (it was $88,600 in 2000)
| : | $111,453 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Cities in this township include: Mount Ayr.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Kennedy Cemetery (1), North Star Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 371
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 33
- South: 40
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $131,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 167
- Two: 4
- Mobile homes: 7
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 74 (3 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Metal and metal products (19%)
- Truck transportation (16%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Construction (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (18%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (28.3%)
- United States or American (23.7%)
- English (16.4%)
- Dutch (9.4%)
- Irish (7.9%)
- Italian (7.0%)
- Czech (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 197 (83%)
- Carpooled: 20 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 16 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (6%)
99.5% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 449- In family households: 395 (110 male householders, 7 female householders)
101 spouses, 160 children (150 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (29 male householders (25 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
73 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (9 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 21.2% |
| 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: 6
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |