Monroe township, Pike County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (29% naturalized citizens)
| Monroe township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
59% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% 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: 551
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 82
- South: 44
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 238
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 4
- Mobile homes: 53
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,100
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 87 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Cashiers (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- United States or American (29.3%)
- German (22.0%)
- English (13.1%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- French (except Basque) (5.8%)
- Swiss (1.6%)
- Yugoslavian (1.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- El Salvador (43%)
- Germany (29%)
- Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 234 (79%)
- Carpooled: 36 (12%)
- Other means: 12 (4%)
- Worked at home: 13 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
96.5% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (20% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 704- In family households: 629 (184 male householders, 35 female householders)
166 spouses, 221 children (195 natural, 8 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 75 (27 male householders (18 living alone)), 39 female householders (39 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 106 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person, 9 2-persons,
107 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (12 men, 33 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): 1
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 55.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |