Shelby township, Jefferson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Shelby township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
60% of Shelby township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 698
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 120
- South: 200
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 306
- Mobile homes: 121
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,800
Housing units in Shelby township with a mortgage: 54 (6 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby township:
- United States or American (30.6%)
- German (27.3%)
- English (16.8%)
- Scottish (4.8%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- Swedish (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (0.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (53%)
- United Kingdom (47%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 389 (80%)
- Carpooled: 77 (16%)
- Worked at home: 19 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Wood (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (3%)
99.2% of residents of Shelby township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,068- In family households: 977 (256 male householders, 46 female householders)
249 spouses, 353 children (304 natural, 5 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 91 (46 male householders (40 living alone)), 36 female householders (36 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 120 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 76 1-person, 6 2-persons,
280 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (14 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
| Here: | 12.4% |
| 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: 18
| Here: | 45.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |