Scipio township, Allen County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 13.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 414 (all rural)
| Males: 209 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 205 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 414 (373 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Scipio township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 3.00
| Scipio township: | 3.0 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.33
| Scipio township: | $45,006 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $537 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,600 (it was $87,100 in 2000)
| : | $110,600 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $136,409
Here: $136,409 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $90,933
Here: $90,933 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $81,130
Here: $81,130 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $71,286
Here: $71,286 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $49,240
Here: $49,240 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $17,218
Here: $17,218 State: $33,934
| Population density: 31 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Scipio township: Scipio Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Scipio Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
95% of Scipio township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 323
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 87
- South: 14
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 148
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Scipio township with a mortgage: 67 (7 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Construction (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (10%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Health care (50%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Woodworkers (8%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (21%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Therapists (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Scipio township:
- German (42.5%)
- United States or American (26.4%)
- English (13.8%)
- French (except Basque) (5.9%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.8%)
- Welsh (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 186 (93%)
- Worked at home: 14 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
97.0% of residents of Scipio township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 432- In family households: 374 (119 male householders, 6 female householders)
111 spouses, 131 children (124 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 58 (35 male householders (23 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 17 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 5 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
102 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (2 men, 12 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |