Brazil township, Clay County, Indiana (IN)

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Land area: 6.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 8,516 (97% urban, 3% rural)

Males: 4,015	(47.1%)
Females: 4,501	(52.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 8,317 (5,797 owner occupied, 2,520 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	29%

Races in Brazil township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
Black: 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.6%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 38.6

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Average household size: 2.39

Brazil township:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.01

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,415 ($31,026 in 1999)

This township:	$35,415
Indiana:	$47,448

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $348 (lower quartile is $255, upper quartile is $450)

Here:	$348
State:	$518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,056 (it was $59,100 in 2000)

Brazil township:	$77,056
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,990 - $97,355

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $86,336
Here: $86,336
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,026
Here: $112,026
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $76,619
Here: $76,619
State: $113,796

Mobile homes: $25,645
Here: $25,645
State: $33,761

Population density: 1316 people per square mile

(very high).

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:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 85 (12% naturalized citizens)

Brazil township:	1.0%
State:	3.1%

57% of Brazil township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 7302
Northeast: 87
Midwest: 496
South: 348
West: 190

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,800

Brazil township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

People in group quarters in Brazil township, Indiana

136 people in nursing homes
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,772
One, attached: 33
Two: 173
3 or 4: 136
5 to 9: 96
10 to 19: 45
20 to 49: 29
50 or more: 242
Mobile homes: 332

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,700

Housing units in Brazil township with a mortgage: 1,103 (57 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 883

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 81
1990 to 1994: 87
1980 to 1989: 446
1970 to 1979: 588
1960 to 1969: 273
1950 to 1959: 595
1940 to 1949: 357
1939 or earlier: 1,393

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brazil township, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 304 5 rooms: 808 6 rooms: 580 7 rooms: 302 8 rooms: 151 9 or more rooms: 135

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brazil township, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 112 3 rooms: 227 4 rooms: 424 5 rooms: 241 6 rooms: 114 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 18

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brazil township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 813 3 bedrooms: 1,128 4 bedrooms: 235 5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brazil township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 376 2 bedrooms: 567 3 bedrooms: 226 4 bedrooms: 35 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Brazil township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 92 1 vehicle: 716 2 vehicles: 969 3 vehicles: 349 4 vehicles: 128 5 or more vehicles: 28

Cars and other vehicles available in Brazil township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 274 1 vehicle: 614 2 vehicles: 240 3 vehicles: 65 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (24%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Brazil township:

United States or American (34.0%)
German (18.6%)
English (12.6%)
Irish (9.8%)
Dutch (2.6%)
French (except Basque) (2.1%)
Italian (2.0%)

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

Canada (28%)
Mexico (20%)
Malaysia (15%)
Netherlands (13%)
Italy (12%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Brazil (2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,722 (77%)
Carpooled: 611 (17%)
Walked: 80 (2%)
Other means: 37 (1%)
Worked at home: 72 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Brazil township, Indiana

136 people in nursing homes
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

97.8% of residents of Brazil township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,345

In family households: 6,977 (1,742 male householders, 520 female householders)
1,684 spouses, 2,377 children (2,137 natural, 50 adopted, 190 stepchildren), 226 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 95 other relatives, 172 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,368 (431 male householders (373 living alone)), 765 female householders (688 living alone)), 172 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 199 (176 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 968 2-persons, 557 3-persons, 439 4-persons, 170 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,061 1-person, 114 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,382 married couples with children.
588 single-parent households (109 men, 479 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 106

Here:	9.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	6.2%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	11.8%
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 Brazil township:

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