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Bloomfield township, LaGrange County, Indiana (IN)

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Bloomfield township, IN map Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 5,512 (56% urban, 44% rural)
Males: 2,742  (49.7%)
Females: 2,770  (50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,311 (4,229 owner occupied, 1,082 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  20%
State:  29%


Races in Bloomfield township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 92.5%
  • Black: 0.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.1
Median age of females: 36.8

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Average household size: 2.69

Bloomfield township:  2.7 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Average family size: 3.22

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,245 ($37,009 in 1999)
This township:  $42,245
Indiana:  $47,448

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $447 (lower quartile is $308, upper quartile is $524)
Here:  $447
State:  $518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $119,556 (it was $89,900 in 2000)
Bloomfield township:  $119,556
Indiana:  $122,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,618 - $155,568

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $146,322
Here:  $146,322
State:  $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $74,058
Here:  $74,058
State:  $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $153,507
Here:  $153,507
State:  $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $306,309
Here:  $306,309
State:  $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,715
Here:  $226,715
State:  $141,159

Mobile homes: $44,411
Here:  $44,411
State:  $33,761
Population density: 155 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  8.9%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 303 (15% naturalized citizens)

Bloomfield township:  5.5%
State:  3.1%

55% of Bloomfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Indiana.


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

  • This state: 3395
  • Northeast: 73
  • Midwest: 1152
  • South: 358
  • West: 62

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,600

Bloomfield township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

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

156 people in nursing homes
45 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,418
  • One, attached: 20
  • Two: 89
  • 3 or 4: 82
  • 5 to 9: 62
  • 10 to 19: 19
  • 20 to 49: 59
  • 50 or more: 62
  • Mobile homes: 285

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,100


Housing units in Bloomfield township with a mortgage: 653 (32 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 324



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 44
  • 1995 to 1998: 143
  • 1990 to 1994: 196
  • 1980 to 1989: 343
  • 1970 to 1979: 366
  • 1960 to 1969: 191
  • 1950 to 1959: 120
  • 1940 to 1949: 92
  • 1939 or earlier: 601


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bloomfield township, Indiana:
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 35
  • 4 rooms: 120
  • 5 rooms: 261
  • 6 rooms: 325
  • 7 rooms: 291
  • 8 rooms: 205
  • 9 or more rooms: 158



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield township, Indiana:
  • 1 room: 8
  • 2 rooms: 37
  • 3 rooms: 141
  • 4 rooms: 100
  • 5 rooms: 89
  • 6 rooms: 83
  • 7 rooms: 35
  • 8 rooms: 29
  • 9 or more rooms: 10



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bloomfield township:
  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 16
  • 2 bedrooms: 291
  • 3 bedrooms: 729
  • 4 bedrooms: 298
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 64



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield township:
  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 192
  • 2 bedrooms: 153
  • 3 bedrooms: 163
  • 4 bedrooms: 16
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomfield township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 102
  • 1 vehicle: 402
  • 2 vehicles: 603
  • 3 vehicles: 157
  • 4 vehicles: 68
  • 5 or more vehicles: 73



Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomfield township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 92
  • 1 vehicle: 277
  • 2 vehicles: 117
  • 3 vehicles: 34
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 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 (%):



  • Wood products (30%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Apparel (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Woodworkers (15%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bloomfield township:
  • United States or American (23.6%)
  • German (22.5%)
  • English (8.4%)
  • Irish (6.7%)
  • Dutch (3.4%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3.0%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.8%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (90%)
  • Philippines (3%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • El Salvador (1%)
  • Other Northern Europe (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,842 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 492 (19%)
  • Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 72 (3%)
  • Other means: 35 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 84 (3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

156 people in nursing homes
45 people in homes for the mentally retarded

84.8% of residents of Bloomfield township speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 5,165
  • In family households: 4,494 (1,174 male householders, 227 female householders)
    1,123 spouses, 1,589 children (1,471 natural, 10 adopted, 108 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 141 other relatives, 67 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 671 (276 male householders (231 living alone)), 280 female householders (257 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 202 (159 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 603 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 288 4-persons, 146 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 488 1-person, 45 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,175 married couples with children.
260 single-parent households (59 men, 201 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here:  5.0%
Indiana:  11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:  2.1%
Indiana:  8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30
Here:  25.4%
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 Bloomfield township:

  

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