Salt Creek township, Franklin County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 27.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 943 (all rural)
| Males: 503 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 440 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 943 (842 owner occupied, 101 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Salt Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.88
| Salt Creek township: | 2.9 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Salt Creek township: | $50,022 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $478 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $149,367 (it was $98,700 in 2000)
| : | $149,367 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Barnes Cemetery (1), Bowman Cemetery (2), Saint Nicholas Cemetery (3), Saint Annes Cemetery (4), Stipps Hill Cemetery (5), Marlin Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Harvey Branch (A), Fremont Branch (B), Dodson Branch (C), Bull Fork (D), Marlin Branch (E), Long Branch (F), Baker Branch (G), Bachelors Run (H), Whistle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Salt Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 714
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 136
- South: 115
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 268
- Mobile homes: 89
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500
Housing units in Salt Creek township with a mortgage: 60 (12 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Construction (33%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salt Creek township:
- German (41.3%)
- United States or American (41.0%)
- English (5.9%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 302 (68%)
- Carpooled: 124 (28%)
- Other means: 8 (2%)
- Worked at home: 11 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (3%)
95.6% of residents of Salt Creek township speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 990- In family households: 943 (276 male householders, 7 female householders)
259 spouses, 353 children (318 natural, 0 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 14 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 102 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person,
225 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (0 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 8.9% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 16.1% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |