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Bethlehem township, Cass County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

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

Bethlehem township:

2.2%
Whole state:

3.1%

66% of Bethlehem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Indiana.

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

  • This state: 658
  • Northeast: 33
  • Midwest: 44
  • South: 42
  • West: 34

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%

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
Bethlehem township, IN map Bethlehem township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200


Housing units in Bethlehem township with a mortgage: 86 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 9
  • 1990 to 1994: 17
  • 1980 to 1989: 35
  • 1970 to 1979: 57
  • 1960 to 1969: 18
  • 1950 to 1959: 27
  • 1940 to 1949: 18
  • 1939 or earlier: 163

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 11
  • 4 rooms: 17
  • 5 rooms: 46
  • 6 rooms: 78
  • 7 rooms: 67
  • 8 rooms: 38
  • 9 or more rooms: 19

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 11
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 11
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 23

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 49
  • 3 bedrooms: 156
  • 4 bedrooms: 35
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 34
  • 4 bedrooms: 23
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 31
  • 2 vehicles: 122
  • 3 vehicles: 93
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 5 or more vehicles: 11

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 22
  • 2 vehicles: 24
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 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 (%):

  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (27%)
  • Food (16%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Food processing workers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
  • Registered nurses (16%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bethlehem township:

  • German (27.6%)
  • United States or American (18.7%)
  • Irish (13.5%)
  • English (8.9%)
  • Italian (6.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4.4%)
  • Welsh (4.1%)

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

  • Mexico (58%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (42%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

97.4% of residents of Bethlehem township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 830

Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 25 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 22 2-persons,

170 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (14 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): 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

8.8%

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 Bethlehem township:

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