Taylor township, Owen County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 19.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 993 (all rural)
| Males: 502 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 491 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 993 (852 owner occupied, 141 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Taylor township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.2
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Average household size: 2.77
| Taylor township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Taylor township: | $41,636 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $493 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,402 (it was $82,300 in 2000)
| : | $101,402 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 50 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Taylor township include: Mill Grove Church (A), Montgomery Chapel (B), Salem Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Combes Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Brush Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
52% of Taylor township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 869
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 41
- South: 97
- West: 47
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 289
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 103
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Taylor township with a mortgage: 104 (22 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Construction (28%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Taylor township:
- United States or American (39.3%)
- German (20.5%)
- Swedish (10.4%)
- English (8.3%)
- Scottish (5.1%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- Italian (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 354 (78%)
- Carpooled: 61 (13%)
- Worked at home: 40 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (4%)
99.4% of residents of Taylor township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,054- In family households: 999 (242 male householders, 58 female householders)
275 spouses, 349 children (316 natural, 0 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 15 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (25 male householders (25 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person,
213 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (12 men, 30 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |