Madison township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 52.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,770 (all rural)
| Males: 914 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 856 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,770 (1,521 owner occupied, 249 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Madison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 41.4
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Average household size: 2.81
| Madison township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Madison township: | $40,528 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $585 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,200 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
| : | $104,200 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $151,961
Here: $151,961 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $111,088
Here: $111,088 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $30,276
Here: $30,276 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,864
Here: $67,864 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,216
Here: $140,216 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $21,164
Here: $21,164 State: $33,934
| Population density: 34 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Madison township: Kuhn Farm (A), Clearview Farms (B), Freehauf Farm (C), J and J Dairy Farm (D), Phelps Farms (E), Schlarb Farm (F), Schmidt Farms (G), Sha - Ron Farm (H), Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Madison township include: Madison Church (A), Madison Union Church (B), Oak Grove Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Zion Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Resthaven Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Madison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1718
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 118
- South: 21
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 686
Housing units in Madison township with a mortgage: 218 (20 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (12%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Madison township:
- German (49.0%)
- United States or American (14.8%)
- Polish (8.8%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- English (3.2%)
- Belgian (2.3%)
- Italian (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 793 (81%)
- Carpooled: 77 (8%)
- Bicycle: 19 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 88 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
90.7% of residents of Madison township speak English at home.
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,873- In family households: 1,730 (528 male householders, 13 female householders)
487 spouses, 663 children (614 natural, 34 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 24 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 143 (71 male householders (67 living alone)), 68 female householders (68 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 245 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person, 4 2-persons,
415 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (16 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52
| Here: | 22.1% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
| Here: | 10.9% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |