Rutherford township, Martin County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 730 (all rural)
| Males: 375 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 355 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 730 (678 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Rutherford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 2.64
| Rutherford township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Rutherford township: | $44,073 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $380 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $88,068 (it was $60,700 in 2000)
| : | $88,068 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Rutherford township include: South Martin Church (A), Inman Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C), Truelove Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Holtsglaw Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Baver Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crooked Creek (A), Barn Run (B), Turkey Branch (C), Haw Creek (D), Hoffman Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Rutherford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 700
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 28
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 233
- Mobile homes: 86
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,800
Housing units in Rutherford township with a mortgage: 59 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (31%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (10%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Woodworkers (14%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Woodworkers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rutherford township:
- German (35.3%)
- United States or American (32.8%)
- Irish (12.8%)
- English (11.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.1%)
- Italian (1.1%)
- Scottish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 275 (73%)
- Carpooled: 82 (22%)
- Worked at home: 21 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
97.5% of residents of Rutherford township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 774- In family households: 705 (208 male householders, 17 female householders)
201 spouses, 264 children (264 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 69 (47 male householders (47 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person,
160 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (7 men, 15 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): 7
| Here: | 19.4% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |