Ross township, Clinton County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Ross township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
63% of Ross township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2228
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 202
- South: 182
- West: 50
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
74 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 876
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 37
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 98
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,000
Housing units in Ross township with a mortgage: 408 (33 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 219
- Machinery (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ross township:
- United States or American (35.9%)
- German (28.2%)
- English (9.9%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- French (except Basque) (3.2%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
- Italian (1.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Western Europe (47%)
- Other Central America (37%)
- Peru (11%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,030 (80%)
- Carpooled: 187 (14%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 19 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (0%)
- Worked at home: 49 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (49%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (2%)
74 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.7% of residents of Ross township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,638- In family households: 2,365 (591 male householders, 163 female householders)
659 spouses, 859 children (768 natural, 15 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 7 other relatives, 52 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 273 (120 male householders (99 living alone)), 108 female householders (95 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 79 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 325 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 164 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 194 1-person, 25 2-persons, 9 3-persons,
667 married couples with children.
92 single-parent households (29 men, 63 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39
| Here: | 11.3% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
| Here: | 20.7% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |