Adams township, Parke County, Indiana (IN)

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Land area: 55.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 5,399 (56% urban, 44% rural)

Males: 2,220	(41.1%)
Females: 3,179	(58.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,243 (3,167 owner occupied, 1,076 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	29%

Races in Adams township:

White Non-Hispanic: 91.4%
Black: 5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 39.8

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Average household size: 2.28

Adams township:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.87

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,094 ($31,621 in 1999)

This township:	$36,094
Indiana:	$47,448

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $324 (lower quartile is $196, upper quartile is $432)

Here:	$324
State:	$518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,707 (it was $73,200 in 2000)

Adams township:	$96,707
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,463 - $131,972

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $126,912
Here: $126,912
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $70,605
Here: $70,605
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $72,096
Here: $72,096
State: $113,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,883
Here: $98,883
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $28,054
Here: $28,054
State: $33,761

Population density: 97 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	12.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 29 (79% naturalized citizens)

Adams township:	0.5%
State:	3.1%

55% of Adams township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 4121
Northeast: 66
Midwest: 563
South: 456
West: 67

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

Adams township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Adams township, Indiana

722 people in state prisons
320 people in nursing homes
72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in other nonhousehold living situations
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,486
One, attached: 11
Two: 49
3 or 4: 98
5 to 9: 60
10 to 19: 33
20 to 49: 25
50 or more: 67
Mobile homes: 203

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,600

Housing units in Adams township with a mortgage: 509 (38 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 460

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 84
1990 to 1994: 107
1980 to 1989: 188
1970 to 1979: 355
1960 to 1969: 288
1950 to 1959: 204
1940 to 1949: 132
1939 or earlier: 653

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams township, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 155 5 rooms: 295 6 rooms: 329 7 rooms: 252 8 rooms: 173 9 or more rooms: 74

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township, Indiana:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 208 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 103 6 rooms: 77 7 rooms: 36 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 19

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 427 3 bedrooms: 677 4 bedrooms: 150 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams township:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 273 2 bedrooms: 147 3 bedrooms: 118 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 46 1 vehicle: 335 2 vehicles: 651 3 vehicles: 210 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 123 1 vehicle: 278 2 vehicles: 111 3 vehicles: 45 4 vehicles: 7 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 (14%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Machinery (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Health care (15%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Adams township:

United States or American (23.0%)
German (18.9%)
English (10.6%)
Irish (8.7%)
Italian (3.3%)
Dutch (3.2%)
French (except Basque) (2.7%)

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

United Kingdom (24%)
Spain (21%)
Other Northern Africa (21%)
Germany (17%)
Italy (17%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,459 (80%)
Carpooled: 165 (9%)
Bicycle: 11 (1%)
Walked: 64 (3%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 119 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in Adams township, Indiana

722 people in state prisons
320 people in nursing homes
72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in other nonhousehold living situations
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

96.7% of residents of Adams township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,177

In family households: 3,464 (913 male householders, 290 female householders)
965 spouses, 1,137 children (1,002 natural, 71 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 25 other relatives, 69 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 713 (258 male householders (223 living alone)), 408 female householders (395 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,159 (1,120 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 607 2-persons, 262 3-persons, 205 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 33 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 618 1-person, 48 2-persons.

703 married couples with children.
215 single-parent households (50 men, 165 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	1.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22

Here:	6.2%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	15.6%
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 Adams township:

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