Perry township, Miami County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 40.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 906 (all rural)
| Males: 448 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 458 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 906 (750 owner occupied, 156 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Perry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 35.3
Median age of females: 35.0
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Average household size: 2.91
| Perry township: | 2.9 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.24
| Perry township: | $44,548 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,689 (it was $69,400 in 2000)
| : | $83,689 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Perry township include: Niconza Church (A), Olive Branch Church (B), Emmanuel Church (C), The Little Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Moyer Cemetery (1), Gaerte Cemetery (2), Enterprise Cemetery (3), Shoemaker Cemetery (4), Tilden Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Gaerte Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
58% of Perry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 781
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 40
- South: 37
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 248
- Mobile homes: 59
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,300
Housing units in Perry township with a mortgage: 76 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (10%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Paper (5%)
- Health care (27%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Perry township:
- United States or American (46.3%)
- German (30.0%)
- Dutch (8.1%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- Italian (3.5%)
- Swiss (2.0%)
- Welsh (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 282 (65%)
- Carpooled: 83 (19%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (1%)
- Bicycle: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 57 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (2%)
94.3% of residents of Perry township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 876- In family households: 841 (241 male householders, 24 female householders)
239 spouses, 289 children (239 natural, 36 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 6 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35 (29 male householders (29 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person,
251 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (13 men, 8 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |