Noble township, LaPorte County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 31.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,563 (all rural)
| Males: 798 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 765 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,563 (1,435 owner occupied, 128 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Noble township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.79
| Noble township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Noble township: | $46,506 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $574 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $125,200 (it was $92,300 in 2000)
| : | $125,200 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $161,563
Here: $161,563 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $140,533
Here: $140,533 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $74,291
Here: $74,291 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $88,090
Here: $88,090 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $171,344
Here: $171,344 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $39,878
Here: $39,878 State: $33,934
| Population density: 50 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Noble Township Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Noble township: Bible Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Union Mills Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Mill Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Noble township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1358
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 138
- South: 47
- West: 17
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 584
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Noble township with a mortgage: 240 (25 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 161
- Construction (20%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Noble township:
- German (41.8%)
- English (8.0%)
- Irish (7.8%)
- United States or American (6.4%)
- Swedish (6.1%)
- Italian (5.7%)
- Polish (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 596 (83%)
- Carpooled: 70 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 47 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (66%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (5%)
97.8% of residents of Noble township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,570- In family households: 1,421 (431 male householders, 37 female householders)
421 spouses, 510 children (463 natural, 13 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 149 (63 male householders (50 living alone)), 74 female householders (74 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 212 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 29 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 124 1-person, 13 2-persons,
358 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (18 men, 39 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 2.3% |
| 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: 6
| Here: | 16.2% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |