Saluda township, Jefferson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,358 (all rural)
| Males: 692 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 666 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,358 (1,154 owner occupied, 204 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Saluda township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 36.7
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Average household size: 2.66
| Saluda township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Saluda township: | $42,379 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $495 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,955 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
| : | $110,955 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Saluda township: Marble Hill Nuclear Power Station (A), New London (B), King Landing (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Saluda township include: New Bethel Church (A), New Prospect Church (B), Elizabeth Church (C), Tryus Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Zion Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Lee Creek (A), Harts Falls Creek (B), Farley Creek (C), Big Saluda Creek (D), Little Saluda Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Saluda township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 850
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 128
- South: 390
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 493
- Mobile homes: 88
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500
Housing units in Saluda township with a mortgage: 155 (20 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56
- Construction (16%)
- Machinery (14%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Engineers (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Saluda township:
- United States or American (47.1%)
- German (19.4%)
- Irish (6.8%)
- Scottish (6.8%)
- English (6.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 619 (88%)
- Carpooled: 77 (11%)
- Worked at home: 8 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,398- In family households: 1,275 (359 male householders, 68 female householders)
344 spouses, 389 children (339 natural, 5 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 76 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 123 (70 male householders (60 living alone)), 43 female householders (43 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 214 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 103 1-person, 10 2-persons,
268 married couples with children.
51 single-parent households (13 men, 38 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 8.8% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |