Pike township, Jay County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 910 (all rural)
| Males: 462 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 448 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 910 (791 owner occupied, 119 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Pike township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.6%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.3%
Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.76
| Pike township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Pike township: | $41,652 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $373 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $78,913 (it was $66,100 in 2000)
| : | $78,913 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Pike township: Zoar Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hawkins Cemetery (1), Kunce Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rest Run (A), Sale Run (B), Old Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Pike township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 799
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 67
- South: 37
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 331
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units in Pike township with a mortgage: 111 (22 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Construction (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (14%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Music stores (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Other financial specialists (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pike township:
- United States or American (49.1%)
- German (23.9%)
- English (15.1%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Swiss (2.9%)
- Norwegian (2.5%)
- Danish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 346 (87%)
- Carpooled: 30 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
97.8% of residents of Pike township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 903- In family households: 838 (253 male householders, 13 female householders)
258 spouses, 294 children (254 natural, 0 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 65 (33 male householders (33 living alone)), 32 female householders (32 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 23 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person,
218 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (13 men, 16 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% |