Railroad township, Starke County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,353 (all rural)
| Males: 674 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 679 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,209 (992 owner occupied, 217 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Railroad township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 43.2
Median age of females: 44.8
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Average household size: 2.52
| Railroad township: | 2.5 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Railroad township: | $38,924 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $479 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,427 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
| : | $96,427 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 37 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: San Pierre.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Railroad township: Lukac Farms (A), Rozhon Farm (B), Luedtke Dairy Farm (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: All Saints Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yellow River (A), Bogus Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Railroad 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, 38% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1045
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 228
- South: 39
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
144 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 499
- Two: 7
- 5 to 9: 6
- Mobile homes: 49
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,500
Housing units in Railroad township with a mortgage: 176 (23 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Construction (13%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Railroad township:
- German (27.7%)
- United States or American (15.0%)
- Polish (10.1%)
- Czech (7.8%)
- French (except Basque) (4.5%)
- Irish (3.7%)
- French Canadian (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 472 (80%)
- Carpooled: 73 (12%)
- Walked: 14 (2%)
- Other means: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
144 people in nursing homes
98.1% of residents of Railroad township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,210- In family households: 1,051 (268 male householders, 62 female householders)
257 spouses, 409 children (394 natural, 0 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 159 (66 male householders (55 living alone)), 76 female householders (66 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 145 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 147 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 121 1-person, 21 2-persons,
229 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (8 men, 42 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 9.9% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |