Jackson township, Parke County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 758 (all rural)
Males: 398 | (52.5%) |
Females: 360 | (47.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 758 (673 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.56
Jackson township: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
Jackson township: | $43,216 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $427 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,172 (it was $66,300 in 2000)
: | $87,172 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 11.5% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Jackson township include: North Union Church (A), Zion Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Moore Cemetery (1), Holder Cemetery (2), Jacks Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Alma Lake (A), Thomas Lake (B), Rocky Fork Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Scrouge Branch (A), Readys Creek (B), Ebenezer Creek (C), Jack Brook (D), Indian Branch (E), Straight Branch (F), Rocky Fork Creek (G), Groundhog Branch (H), Crooked Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
75% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 696
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 24
- South: 29
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 355
- Mobile homes: 72
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,500
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 86 (6 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57
- Construction (19%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Customer service representatives (14%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- United States or American (58.2%)
- German (13.0%)
- Irish (11.3%)
- English (8.2%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 264 (78%)
- Carpooled: 58 (17%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 12 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 749- In family households: 666 (202 male householders, 23 female householders)
194 spouses, 226 children (182 natural, 20 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 83 (55 male householders (45 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 61 1-person, 10 2-persons,
120 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (14 men, 16 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): 4
Here: | 5.4% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |