Pierson township, Vigo County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 1,269 (all rural)
| Males: 640 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 629 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,269 (1,149 owner occupied, 120 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Pierson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.6
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Average household size: 2.56
| Pierson township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Pierson township: | $37,930 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $519 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,500 (it was $71,800 in 2000)
| : | $90,500 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pierson township: Sycamore Ridge Landfill (A), Pierson Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pierson township include: Mount Olive Church (A), Shady Grove Church (B), Union Church (C), Fletcher Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery (1), Brown Cemetery (2), Ruggles Cemetery (3), Taylor Cemetery (4), Donham Cemetery (5), Stephens Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: French Lake (A), Israel Lake (B), Lake Noji (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Owl Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Pierson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 951
- Northeast: 34
- Midwest: 116
- South: 42
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 479
- Mobile homes: 53
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Pierson township with a mortgage: 187 (51 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106
- Public administration (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Printing workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pierson township:
- English (22.8%)
- German (22.6%)
- Irish (13.8%)
- United States or American (9.9%)
- Italian (4.1%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- European (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 471 (80%)
- Carpooled: 58 (10%)
- Walked: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 50 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,160- In family households: 1,057 (356 male householders, 44 female householders)
373 spouses, 267 children (212 natural, 17 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 103 (62 male householders (54 living alone)), 33 female householders (33 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 255 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person, 8 2-persons,
229 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (11 men, 21 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% |