Marion township, Hendricks County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 38.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,398 (all rural)
| Males: 700 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 698 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,398 (1,251 owner occupied, 147 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Marion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.89
| Marion township: | 2.9 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Marion township: | $67,535 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $734 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $155,900 (it was $132,100 in 2000)
| : | $155,900 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $186,651
Here: $186,651 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $157,934
Here: $157,934 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $131,026
Here: $131,026 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,421
Here: $140,421 State: $108,190
Mobile homes: $15,586
Here: $15,586 State: $33,934
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Abner-Ragan Cemetery (1), Dickerson Cemetery (2), Higgins Cemetery (3), Noland Number 1 Cemetery (4), New Winchester Baptist Cemetery (5), Peck Cemetery (6), Robbins Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1222
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 76
- South: 102
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
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: 475
- 10 to 19: 14
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,700
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 204 (16 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 95
- Construction (27%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (18%)
- Construction (12%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (4%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Painters and paperhangers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- United States or American (32.7%)
- English (20.0%)
- German (19.8%)
- Irish (13.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.6%)
- Italian (2.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 541 (80%)
- Carpooled: 116 (17%)
- Worked at home: 22 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
98.4% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,425- In family households: 1,370 (383 male householders, 75 female householders)
390 spouses, 459 children (408 natural, 11 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 17 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 32 female householders (32 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 216 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 30 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person,
363 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (10 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 11.0% |
| 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% |