Monroe township, Jefferson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 379 (all rural)
| Males: 195 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 184 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 379 (284 owner occupied, 95 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Monroe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 34.2
Median age of females: 34.4
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Average household size: 2.60
| Monroe township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Monroe township: | $42,379 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $495 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,955 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
| : | $110,955 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Brights Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Monroe township: Liberty Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hebron Church Cemetery (1), Grandview Memorial Garden (2), Smith Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Toddys Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Monroe township: Camp Meeting Ground (1). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 199
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 65
- South: 54
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 152
- One, attached: 6
- 5 to 9: 9
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 76 (6 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Metal and metal products (23%)
- Public administration (19%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Health care (21%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Warehousing and storage (8%)
- Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (23%)
- Life and physical scientists (11%)
- Plant and system operators (9%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Life and physical scientists (10%)
- Art and design workers (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Computer specialists (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- German (35.0%)
- United States or American (22.2%)
- English (13.2%)
- Irish (4.7%)
- Italian (1.9%)
- Polish (1.9%)
- Scottish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 118 (62%)
- Carpooled: 51 (27%)
- Walked: 13 (7%)
- Worked at home: 7 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (16%)
93.1% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 350- In family households: 271 (80 male householders, 18 female householders)
60 spouses, 76 children (66 natural, 5 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (29 male householders (16 living alone)), 30 female householders (24 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 26 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 19 2-persons,
72 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (7 men, 10 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% |