Marion township, Jennings County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,058 (all rural)
| Males: 556 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 502 |  (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,058 (955 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Marion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.74
| Marion township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Marion township: | $45,250 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $481 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,262 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $89,262 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $121,522
Here: $121,522 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $95,646
Here: $95,646 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $136,806
Here: $136,806 State: $100,714
Mobile homes: $25,249
Here: $25,249 State: $33,934
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Marion township include: Cana Church (A), Marion Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: German Cemetery (1), Keith Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sixmile Creek (A), Slate Creek (B), Crooked Creek (C), Cana Creek (D), Brushy Fork (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 898
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 19
- South: 103
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 307
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 107
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 120 (5 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Transportation equipment (22%)
- Construction (10%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (14%)
- Textile mills and textile products (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- United States or American (32.9%)
- German (18.7%)
- Irish (13.4%)
- English (12.6%)
- Dutch (5.4%)
- Italian (5.3%)
- Scottish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 383 (89%)
- Carpooled: 38 (9%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Wood (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (3%)
99.0% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,050- In family households: 960 (295 male householders, 11 female householders)
285 spouses, 321 children (296 natural, 0 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 90 (57 male householders (57 living alone)), 33 female householders (33 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 134 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person,
228 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (14 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
| Here: | 27.6% |
| 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: 12
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |