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Salt Creek township, Jackson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Land area: 42.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 309 (all rural)

Males: 164  (53.1%)
Females: 145  (46.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 309 (274 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

11%
State:

29%


Races in Salt Creek township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%

Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 38.5

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Average household size: 2.43

Salt Creek township:

2.4 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.90

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($37,446 in 1999)
Salt Creek township:

$46,829
Indiana:

$47,529
Median contract rent in 2013: $525 (lower quartile is $306, upper quartile is $488)
Here:

$525
State:

$585

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $116,528 (it was $83,900 in 2000)
:

$116,528
Indiana:

$122,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,562 - $176,188
Population density: 7 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

10.7%
Whole state:

9.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

3.4%
Whole state:

4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Maumee Boy Scout Reservation (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Robinson Cemetery (1), Lutes Cemetery (2), Hanner Cemetery (3), Cummings Cemetery (4), Cornett Cemetery (5), Callahan Cemetery (6), Thompson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Tarzian (A), Berry Branch Lake (B), Bret Kimberlin Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Starnes Branch (A), Tipton Creek (B), Combs Branch (C), Combs Creek (D), Lincoln Back Branch (E), Callahan Branch (F), Little Salt Creek (G), Negro Creek (H), Fleetwood Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

80% of Salt Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.

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

  • This state: 114
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 24
  • South: 26
  • West: 6

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000


Housing units in Salt Creek township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 17
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 18
  • 1970 to 1979: 20
  • 1960 to 1969: 16
  • 1950 to 1959: 9
  • 1940 to 1949: 7
  • 1939 or earlier: 8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salt Creek township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 17
  • 5 rooms: 35
  • 6 rooms: 27
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Salt Creek township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 62
  • 3 bedrooms: 33
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 15
  • 2 vehicles: 42
  • 3 vehicles: 15
  • 4 vehicles: 14
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9

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

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Salt Creek township:

  • United States or American (37.1%)
  • English (16.1%)
  • Dutch (7.0%)
  • German (6.3%)
  • Irish (4.9%)
  • Scottish (4.2%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (33%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
  • Wood (23%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 177

Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 13 3-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person,

58 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (7 men, 5 women).

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

23.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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 Salt Creek township:

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