Prairie Creek township, Vigo County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
Prairie Creek township: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
75% of Prairie Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% 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: 1004
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 56
- South: 28
- West: 48
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
2 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 421
- Two: 7
- 20 to 49: 5
- 50 or more: 5
- Mobile homes: 56
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,700
Housing units in Prairie Creek township with a mortgage: 157 (16 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 49
- Construction (20%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Health care (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie Creek township:
- United States or American (27.3%)
- German (16.9%)
- English (16.5%)
- Irish (14.6%)
- Italian (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
- Scottish (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (56%)
- Korea (44%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 446 (81%)
- Carpooled: 85 (15%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2 people in other group homes
93.7% of residents of Prairie Creek township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,170- In family households: 1,085 (287 male householders, 72 female householders)
304 spouses, 369 children (290 natural, 13 adopted, 66 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 10 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (44 male householders (39 living alone)), 34 female householders (34 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 149 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person, 5 2-persons,
257 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (14 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 5.5% |
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: 15
Here: | 20.8% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |