Jordan township, Jasper County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 345 (all rural)
| Males: 172 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 173 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 345 (250 owner occupied, 95 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jordan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Asian: 1.2%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.80
| Jordan township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Jordan township: | $52,708 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $547 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $145,486 (it was $106,200 in 2000)
| : | $145,486 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Welsh Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Slough Creek (A), Curtis Creek (B), Carpenter Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Jordan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 300
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 51
- South: 15
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
Housing units in Jordan township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (18%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Health care (32%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (22%)
- Cashiers (16%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Personal appearance workers (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jordan township:
- German (56.2%)
- English (10.9%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- United States or American (6.7%)
- Scottish (5.6%)
- Italian (4.1%)
- Welsh (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 144 (88%)
- Carpooled: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 15 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Utility gas (13%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 366- In family households: 356 (105 male householders, 11 female householders)
106 spouses, 106 children (106 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
72 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (2 men, 8 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: 7
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |