Jefferson township, Jay County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Jefferson township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
79% of Jefferson 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, 87% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 687
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 33
- South: 26
- West: 29
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 238
- Mobile homes: 42
Median worth of mobile homes: $44,100
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 86 (4 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Nonmetallic mineral products (12%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (42.9%)
- United States or American (29.8%)
- English (8.5%)
- Irish (3.4%)
- Swedish (3.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
- Dutch (1.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Northern Europe (63%)
- France (38%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 361 (86%)
- Carpooled: 34 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 20 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Wood (13%)
97.8% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 787- In family households: 708 (159 male householders, 39 female householders)
174 spouses, 289 children (267 natural, 6 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 13 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (24 male householders (11 living alone)), 21 female householders (10 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 13 2-persons, 11 3-persons,
168 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (7 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |