Jackson township, Steuben County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,783 (all rural)
| Males: 897 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 886 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,783 (1,441 owner occupied, 342 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.66
| Jackson township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Jackson township: | $46,428 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $535 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,399 (it was $98,600 in 2000)
| : | $122,399 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 53 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Flint Cemetery (1), Jackson Prairie Cemetery (2), Lake Gage Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Hogback Lake (A), Howard Lake (B), Bass Lake (C), Beaverdam Lake (D), Shallow Lake (E), Lake Arrowhead (F), Deep Lake (G), Grass Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1147
- Northeast: 31
- Midwest: 315
- South: 77
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 637
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 147
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,400
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 295 (25 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 80
- Transportation equipment (20%)
- Construction (17%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Transportation equipment (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (32.6%)
- United States or American (25.3%)
- Irish (17.2%)
- English (5.8%)
- Dutch (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 806 (90%)
- Carpooled: 61 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (1%)
97.8% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,578- In family households: 1,377 (386 male householders, 79 female householders)
382 spouses, 475 children (426 natural, 17 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 17 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 201 (99 male householders (55 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 222 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 35 2-persons, 9 4-persons,
343 married couples with children.
82 single-parent households (20 men, 62 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% |