Jackson township, Putnam County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 933 (all rural)
| Males: 470 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 463 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 933 (791 owner occupied, 142 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.79
| Jackson township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Jackson township: | $50,076 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $499 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $125,185 (it was $94,900 in 2000)
| : | $125,185 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Jackson township: Mount Olivet Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Biddle Cemetery (1), Roachdale Cemetery (2), Coffman Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 723
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 44
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%
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: 260
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 23
- 10 to 19: 3
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $69,500
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 91 (19 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (15%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Construction (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Waiters and waitresses (10%)
- Customer service representatives (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (29.1%)
- English (21.5%)
- United States or American (16.9%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- Scottish (1.9%)
- Austrian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 373 (87%)
- Carpooled: 36 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 19 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (3%)
98.8% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 824- In family households: 761 (207 male householders, 38 female householders)
231 spouses, 273 children (212 natural, 0 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (35 male householders (28 living alone)), 19 female householders (17 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 9 2-persons,
204 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (5 men, 25 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% |