Smith township, Posey County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (71% naturalized citizens)
| Smith township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
77% of Smith township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1133
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 83
- South: 54
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 411
- Two: 7
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 17
- 10 to 19: 6
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 43
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,300
Housing units in Smith township with a mortgage: 193 (26 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 103
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Smith township:
- German (49.5%)
- United States or American (27.0%)
- Irish (4.7%)
- English (3.1%)
- Swiss (1.5%)
- Dutch (1.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (29%)
- Cuba (29%)
- Brazil (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 513 (78%)
- Carpooled: 74 (11%)
- Walked: 40 (6%)
- Worked at home: 34 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (71%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
98.4% of residents of Smith township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,303- In family households: 1,166 (348 male householders, 24 female householders)
316 spouses, 444 children (393 natural, 24 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 137 (69 male householders (60 living alone)), 50 female householders (46 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
333 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (11 men, 26 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
| Here: | 22.1% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 15.6% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |