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Russell township, Putnam County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)

Russell township:

1.1%
Whole state:

3.1%

85% of Russell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 698
  • Northeast: 4
  • Midwest: 82
  • South: 31
  • West: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $128,100


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Russell township, IN map Russell township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Russell township with a mortgage: 85 (9 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 3
  • 1995 to 1998: 23
  • 1990 to 1994: 8
  • 1980 to 1989: 65
  • 1970 to 1979: 52
  • 1960 to 1969: 27
  • 1950 to 1959: 11
  • 1940 to 1949: 11
  • 1939 or earlier: 151

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Russell township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 10
  • 4 rooms: 28
  • 5 rooms: 50
  • 6 rooms: 84
  • 7 rooms: 30
  • 8 rooms: 17
  • 9 or more rooms: 38

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Russell township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 8
  • 4 rooms: 19
  • 5 rooms: 24
  • 6 rooms: 3
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Russell township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 68
  • 3 bedrooms: 121
  • 4 bedrooms: 43
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Russell township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 41
  • 3 bedrooms: 3
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Russell township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 61
  • 2 vehicles: 102
  • 3 vehicles: 52
  • 4 vehicles: 24
  • 5 or more vehicles: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Russell township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 26
  • 2 vehicles: 13
  • 3 vehicles: 10
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (15%)
  • Truck transportation (12%)
  • Printing and related support activities (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (17%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Food processing workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Russell township:

  • United States or American (69.0%)
  • German (6.0%)
  • Dutch (4.7%)
  • English (4.7%)
  • Irish (3.0%)
  • African (1.7%)
  • Other Subsaharan African (1.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Africa, n.e.c. (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Wood (4%)

98.9% of residents of Russell township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 845

Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 100 1-person, 10 2-persons,

208 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (27 men, 5 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): 2
Here:

2.5%
Indiana:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

23.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Russell township:

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