Jefferson township, Washington County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 48.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 841 (all rural)
| Males: 446 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 395 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 841 (731 owner occupied, 110 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 37.2
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Average household size: 2.58
| Jefferson township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Jefferson township: | $41,341 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,004 (it was $77,400 in 2000)
| : | $101,004 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 19.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Jefferson township include: Mount Eden Church (A), New Zion Church (B), Oak Grove Church (C), Rush Creek Church (D), Enon Church (E), Walnut Grove Church (F), Walnut Ridge Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wheeler Cemetery (1), Pollock Cemetery (2), Thompson Cemetery (3), Covenanter Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: John Hays Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Lick Creek (A), Rinkers Creek (B), Rush Creek (C), Buffalo Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Jefferson township: Wonder Valley Camp (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 642
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 17
- South: 96
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 203
- Mobile homes: 175
Median worth of mobile homes: $80,000
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 72 (15 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Construction (16%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Paper (5%)
- Transportation equipment (28%)
- Health care (14%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (12%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- United States or American (28.5%)
- German (26.4%)
- Irish (20.4%)
- Scottish (6.3%)
- English (4.9%)
- French (except Basque) (4.9%)
- Dutch (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 293 (79%)
- Carpooled: 73 (20%)
- Worked at home: 4 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
98.6% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 774- In family households: 682 (207 male householders, 13 female householders)
205 spouses, 200 children (179 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 15 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 92 (48 male householders (48 living alone)), 38 female householders (33 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 5 2-persons,
165 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (6 men, 23 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: 4
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |