Monroe township, Pulaski County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Monroe township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
61% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% 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: 3350
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 416
- South: 177
- West: 51
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Monroe township, Indiana:
- 91 people in nursing homes
- 69 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,451
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 51
- 5 to 9: 74
- 20 to 49: 27
- Mobile homes: 135
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,900
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 549 (22 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 411
- Metal and metal products (22%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- German (44.5%)
- United States or American (13.8%)
- Irish (9.3%)
- English (7.9%)
- Polish (3.4%)
- Italian (2.0%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (59%)
- Philippines (30%)
- Other Western Europe (11%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,498 (84%)
- Carpooled: 215 (12%)
- Walked: 29 (2%)
- Worked at home: 34 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
People in group quarters in Monroe township, Indiana:
- 91 people in nursing homes
- 69 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.6% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,878- In family households: 3,301 (839 male householders, 246 female householders)
855 spouses, 1,212 children (1,088 natural, 68 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 15 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 577 (219 male householders (163 living alone)), 293 female householders (287 living alone)), 65 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 185 (161 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 499 2-persons, 228 3-persons, 222 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 450 1-person, 57 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
696 married couples with children.
223 single-parent households (62 men, 161 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
| Here: | 5.2% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
| Here: | 13.1% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |