Marion township, Boone County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 46.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,359 (all rural)
| Males: 691 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 668 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,340 (1,163 owner occupied, 177 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Marion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 39.2
Discuss Indiana on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.79
| Marion township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Marion township: | $65,509 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $645 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $178,125 (it was $130,600 in 2000)
| : | $178,125 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Marion township include: Antioch Church (A), Lanes Chapel (B), Liberty Church (C), Sedwick Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Parr-Jones Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kreager Ditch (A), Dixon Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1131
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 73
- South: 64
- West: 32
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 473
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $68,900
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 151 (7 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- United States or American (37.4%)
- German (31.3%)
- English (8.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.3%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Scottish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 490 (83%)
- Carpooled: 48 (8%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 39 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,293- In family households: 1,213 (312 male householders, 56 female householders)
345 spouses, 443 children (435 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 80 (51 male householders (35 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 19 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 161 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 16 2-persons,
300 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (12 men, 36 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% |