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Jefferson township, Boone County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson township:

0.5%
Whole state:

3.1%

54% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1121
  • Northeast: 18
  • Midwest: 74
  • South: 57
  • West: 26

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Jefferson township, IN map Jefferson township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 215 (20 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 31
  • 1995 to 1998: 57
  • 1990 to 1994: 28
  • 1980 to 1989: 15
  • 1970 to 1979: 29
  • 1960 to 1969: 68
  • 1950 to 1959: 16
  • 1940 to 1949: 13
  • 1939 or earlier: 200

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 8
  • 4 rooms: 44
  • 5 rooms: 56
  • 6 rooms: 90
  • 7 rooms: 91
  • 8 rooms: 76
  • 9 or more rooms: 50

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 8
  • 6 rooms: 13
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 83
  • 3 bedrooms: 236
  • 4 bedrooms: 88
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 28
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 37
  • 2 vehicles: 232
  • 3 vehicles: 86
  • 4 vehicles: 40
  • 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 7
  • 2 vehicles: 13
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
  • Customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:

  • German (24.0%)
  • United States or American (20.3%)
  • English (10.6%)
  • Irish (10.2%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.6%)
  • European (4.1%)
  • Dutch (2.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

98.7% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,303

Size of family households: 144 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 16 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 8 2-persons, 5 4-persons,

349 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (11 men, 13 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: 17
Here:

58.6%
Indiana:

23.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jefferson township:

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