Bigger township, Jennings County, Indiana (IN)

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Bigger township, IN map Land area: 30.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 688 (all rural)

Males: 356	(51.7%)
Females: 332	(48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 688 (557 owner occupied, 131 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

Races in Bigger township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Black: 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 34.8

Average houshold size: 2.77
Average family size: 3.05

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Population density: 22 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Bigger township: Rush Branch Church.

Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery, Hughes Cemetery, Callicotte Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grapevine Branch, Rush Branch, Little Graham Creek.

65% of Bigger township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% 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: 683
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 32
South: 66
West: 0

Bigger township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 185
Mobile homes: 124
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,000

Housing units in Bigger township with a mortgage: 57 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 16
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 39
1970 to 1979: 164
1960 to 1969: 25
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 50

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 46
5 rooms: 97
6 rooms: 35
7 rooms: 33
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 0

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 9
5 rooms: 26
6 rooms: 8
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 66
3 bedrooms: 143
4 bedrooms: 17
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bigger township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 9
2 bedrooms: 9
3 bedrooms: 25
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 10

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 37
2 vehicles: 110
3 vehicles: 38
4 vehicles: 33
5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Bigger township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 27
2 vehicles: 17
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (35%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Machinery (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Construction laborers (14%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Carpenters (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electricians (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (25%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bigger township:

United States or American (41.1%)
German (23.6%)
English (17.1%)
Irish (7.9%)
French (except Basque) (3.0%)
Dutch (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish (1.8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 297 (83%)
Carpooled: 41 (11%)
Other means: 8 (2%)
Worked at home: 13 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
Wood (12%)
Utility gas (3%)

98.9% of residents of Bigger township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 789

In family households: 720 (199 male householders, 22 female householders)
195 spouses, 239 children (204 natural, 21 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 69 (31 male householders (21 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 17 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 5 2-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

133 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (14 men, 13 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%

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 Bigger township:

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