Troy township, DeKalb County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 14.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 322 (all rural)
| Males: 167 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 155 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 322 (291 owner occupied, 31 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Troy township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.78
| Troy township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Troy township: | $46,209 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $509 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,273 (it was $87,300 in 2000)
| : | $107,273 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $143,019
Here: $143,019 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,060
Here: $134,060 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $110,679
Here: $110,679 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,776
Here: $89,776 State: $108,190
Mobile homes: $37,490
Here: $37,490 State: $33,934
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Troy township: Zion Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Eddy Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Troy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 231
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 92
- South: 24
- West: 22
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 157
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Troy township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (24%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Retail florists (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (22%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Art and design workers (10%)
- Financial managers (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Troy township:
- German (50.8%)
- United States or American (12.5%)
- Irish (10.4%)
- English (7.5%)
- Dutch (3.3%)
- Italian (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 139 (78%)
- Carpooled: 10 (6%)
- Walked: 15 (8%)
- Worked at home: 15 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
97.5% of residents of Troy township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 369- In family households: 344 (109 male householders, 6 female householders)
109 spouses, 113 children (106 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
70 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (2 men, 11 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% |