Noble township, Noble County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,861 (all rural)
| Males: 1,473 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 1,388 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,861 (2,552 owner occupied, 309 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Noble township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 39.7
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Average household size: 2.50
| Noble township: | 2.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Noble township: | $47,142 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $501 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,149 (it was $89,700 in 2000)
| : | $112,149 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 85 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Noble township: Riddle Farms (A), Noble Township Fire Department (B), Wolf Lake Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Noble township include: Bear Lake Chapel (A), Merriam Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wolflake Cemetery (1), Stanford Cemetery (2), Merriam Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Wolf Lake (A), High Lake (B), Green Lake (C), Cub Lake (D), Bear Lake (E), Bass Lake (F), Big Lake (G), Bristol Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Winebrenner Branch (A), Correll Creek (B), Forker Creek (C), Carrol Creek (D), Beal Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Noble township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2322
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 221
- South: 211
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,271
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 88
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,700
Housing units in Noble township with a mortgage: 531 (67 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 264
- Transportation equipment (18%)
- Construction (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Health care (15%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Noble township:
- German (28.4%)
- United States or American (27.4%)
- English (11.7%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- Welsh (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,296 (86%)
- Carpooled: 134 (9%)
- Walked: 49 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (0%)
- Worked at home: 21 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
99.1% of residents of Noble township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,797- In family households: 2,405 (672 male householders, 161 female householders)
745 spouses, 758 children (678 natural, 32 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 9 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 392 (189 male householders (140 living alone)), 144 female householders (127 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 462 2-persons, 161 3-persons, 125 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 267 1-person, 66 2-persons,
534 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (45 men, 58 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 12.6% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
| Here: | 15.6% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 13.8% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |