Abington township, Wayne County, Indiana (IN)

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Land area: 21.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 919 (all rural)

Males: 475	(51.7%)
Females: 444	(48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 919 (788 owner occupied, 131 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	29%

Races in Abington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 37.9

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Average household size: 2.83

Abington township:	2.8 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,820 ($45,363 in 1999)

This township:	$50,820
Indiana:	$47,448

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $353 (lower quartile is $213, upper quartile is $494)

Here:	$353
State:	$518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,775 (it was $108,200 in 2000)

Abington township:	$127,775
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,453 - $177,238

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $176,102
Here: $176,102
State: $158,066

Mobile homes: $38,984
Here: $38,984
State: $33,761

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (0% naturalized citizens)

Abington township:	0.7%
State:	3.1%

61% of Abington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 750
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 99
South: 96
West: 10

Abington township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

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: 286
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 47

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,900

Housing units in Abington township with a mortgage: 101 (8 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 48
1970 to 1979: 65
1960 to 1969: 51
1950 to 1959: 11
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 109

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Abington township, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 66 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 80 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Abington township, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 6 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Abington township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 11 3 bedrooms: 176 4 bedrooms: 63 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Abington township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 14 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Abington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 28 2 vehicles: 115 3 vehicles: 91 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Abington township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 45 2 vehicles: 14 3 vehicles: 12 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 (%):

Construction (15%)
Educational services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Educational services (18%)
Social assistance (7%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Abington township:

United States or American (32.6%)
German (25.5%)
Irish (18.6%)
English (5.0%)
European (4.7%)
Danish (2.9%)
French (except Basque) (2.6%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 412 (82%)
Carpooled: 85 (17%)
Other means: 6 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (16%) Wood (9%) Utility gas (2%)

96.0% of residents of Abington township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 976

In family households: 894 (242 male householders, 46 female householders)
201 spouses, 312 children (288 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 6 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 82 (42 male householders (28 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 120 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 33 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 5 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

192 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (10 men, 22 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): 6

Here:	7.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Abington township:

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