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Smyrna township, Jefferson County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Smyrna township:

1.6%
Whole state:

3.1%

56% of Smyrna township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 793
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 54
  • South: 143
  • West: 25

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Smyrna township, IN map Smyrna township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $46,900


Housing units in Smyrna township with a mortgage: 148 (14 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 105
  • 1990 to 1994: 22
  • 1980 to 1989: 75
  • 1970 to 1979: 76
  • 1960 to 1969: 62
  • 1950 to 1959: 9
  • 1940 to 1949: 16
  • 1939 or earlier: 53

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Smyrna township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 26
  • 4 rooms: 51
  • 5 rooms: 72
  • 6 rooms: 89
  • 7 rooms: 52
  • 8 rooms: 54
  • 9 or more rooms: 26

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyrna township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 10
  • 6 rooms: 9
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Smyrna township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 17
  • 2 bedrooms: 134
  • 3 bedrooms: 176
  • 4 bedrooms: 36
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyrna township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Smyrna township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 91
  • 2 vehicles: 191
  • 3 vehicles: 57
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Smyrna township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 19
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (20%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Smyrna township:

  • United States or American (30.6%)
  • German (17.0%)
  • English (13.6%)
  • Irish (10.6%)
  • Italian (3.9%)
  • Swiss (3.0%)
  • Belgian (1.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (66%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

98.3% of residents of Smyrna township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,032

Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 77 1-person, 10 2-persons, 11 4-persons,

223 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (15 men, 28 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:

11.3%
Indiana:

11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:

8.3%
Indiana:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:

17.8%
Indiana:

23.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Smyrna township:

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