Jackson township, Randolph County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 678 (all rural)
| Males: 357 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 321 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 678 (592 owner occupied, 86 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.84
| Jackson township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Jackson township: | $40,478 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $425 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,828 (it was $67,000 in 2000)
| : | $75,828 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Jackson township: Pleasant Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Brick Memorial Park Cemetery (1), Hoover Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Porter Creek (A), Harshman Creek (B), Lows Branch (C), Little Mississinewa River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 395
- Northeast: 59
- Midwest: 151
- South: 31
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 229
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 72 (0 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (27%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Health care (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- United States or American (37.3%)
- German (34.6%)
- Irish (10.4%)
- English (5.2%)
- Italian (3.1%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- Canadian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 254 (82%)
- Carpooled: 15 (5%)
- Walked: 10 (3%)
- Worked at home: 29 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- No fuel used (3%)
97.0% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 636- In family households: 583 (165 male householders, 14 female householders)
167 spouses, 216 children (199 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (37 male householders (29 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 23 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 8 2-persons,
168 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (15 men, 5 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): 5
| Here: | 13.5% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |