Perry township, Delaware County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 28.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,528 (all rural)
Males: 766 | (50.1%) |
Females: 762 | (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,528 (1,368 owner occupied, 160 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 10% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Perry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.57
Perry township: | 2.6 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
Perry township: | $36,402 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $550 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $85,700 (it was $74,400 in 2000)
: | $85,700 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $116,878
Here: $116,878 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $139,523
Here: $139,523 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $105,343
Here: $105,343 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,699
Here: $96,699 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,172
Here: $93,172 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $31,259
Here: $31,259 State: $33,934
Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Perry township include: Harris Chapel (A), Philadelphia Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (1), Felton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Prairie Creek Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stone Branch (A), Huffman Creek (B), Felton Creek (C), Burlington Run (D), Medford Drain (E), Little Stoney Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Perry township include: Camp Munsee (1), Camp Redwing (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Perry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1187
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 59
- South: 200
- West: 41
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 545
- Mobile homes: 82
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Perry township with a mortgage: 249 (37 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 165
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Private households (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Other financial specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Perry township:
- United States or American (34.3%)
- German (15.8%)
- English (15.0%)
- Irish (11.8%)
- Scottish (7.8%)
- European (3.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 639 (79%)
- Carpooled: 50 (6%)
- Walked: 23 (3%)
- Worked at home: 97 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (3%)
98.5% of residents of Perry township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,506- In family households: 1,314 (413 male householders, 47 female householders)
434 spouses, 382 children (336 natural, 0 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 192 (87 male householders (66 living alone)), 62 female householders (62 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 269 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 128 1-person, 8 2-persons, 13 3-persons,
295 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (15 men, 34 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
Here: | 20.4% |
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% |