Sand Creek township, Jennings County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 28.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 818 (all rural)
| Males: 424 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 394 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 818 (697 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Sand Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 34.4
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 2.74
| Sand Creek township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Sand Creek township: | $45,250 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $481 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,262 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $89,262 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $121,522
Here: $121,522 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $95,646
Here: $95,646 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $136,806
Here: $136,806 State: $100,714
Mobile homes: $25,249
Here: $25,249 State: $33,934
| Population density: 29 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Sand Creek township: Pleasant View Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bear Creek Cemetery (1), Fish Creek Cemetery (2), Day Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Rock Creek (A), Poplar Root Creek (B), Ice Creek (C), Fish Creek (D), Millstone Creek (E), Bear Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Sand Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% 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: 536
- Northeast: 31
- Midwest: 0
- South: 104
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 237
- One, attached: 12
- Mobile homes: 56
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,700
Housing units in Sand Creek township with a mortgage: 96 (0 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Warehousing and storage (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (12%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sand Creek township:
- United States or American (43.5%)
- Irish (17.0%)
- German (16.0%)
- English (10.2%)
- French Canadian (6.0%)
- Swiss (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 210 (74%)
- Carpooled: 58 (21%)
- Worked at home: 14 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Wood (3%)
96.5% of residents of Sand Creek township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 687- In family households: 608 (191 male householders, 21 female householders)
181 spouses, 177 children (170 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (35 male householders (20 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 15 2-persons,
174 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (27 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 27.7% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |