California township, Starke County, Indiana (IN)

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California township, IN map Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population: 2,116 (all rural)

Males: 1,091	(51.6%)
Females: 1,025	(48.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,116 (1,812 owner occupied, 304 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	29%

Races in California township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 40.2

Average houshold size: 2.64
Average family size: 3.05

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Population density: 61 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Bass Lake.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 90 (40% naturalized citizens)

California township:	4.3%
State:	3.1%

60% of California township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 1259
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 492
South: 233
West: 39

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000

California township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,048
One, attached: 29
3 or 4: 23
10 to 19: 8
Mobile homes: 250

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,800

Housing units in California township with a mortgage: 287 (25 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 137

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 72
1995 to 1998: 58
1990 to 1994: 64
1980 to 1989: 86
1970 to 1979: 227
1960 to 1969: 339
1950 to 1959: 209
1940 to 1949: 157
1939 or earlier: 146

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 13
4 rooms: 67
5 rooms: 202
6 rooms: 193
7 rooms: 113
8 rooms: 76
9 or more rooms: 30

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 7
4 rooms: 76
5 rooms: 29
6 rooms: 7
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 22
2 bedrooms: 109
3 bedrooms: 468
4 bedrooms: 74
5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in California township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 30
2 bedrooms: 76
3 bedrooms: 14
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 174
2 vehicles: 306
3 vehicles: 184
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 60
2 vehicles: 52
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Plastics and rubber products (11%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (10%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in California township:

German (30.5%)
Polish (13.7%)
United States or American (13.6%)
Irish (11.4%)
English (2.7%)
Italian (2.6%)
Czech (2.4%)

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

Philippines (38%)
Mexico (23%)
Poland (21%)
India (18%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 834 (81%)
Carpooled: 162 (16%)
Walked: 5 (0%)
Other means: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 16 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Electricity (3%)

93.5% of residents of California township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 26% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,132

In family households: 1,913 (539 male householders, 67 female householders)
505 spouses, 619 children (582 natural, 18 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 40 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 219 (102 male householders (93 living alone)), 104 female householders (98 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 260 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 74 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 191 1-person, 15 2-persons.

402 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (26 men, 63 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	10.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26

Here:	12.4%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	27.3%
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)

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Year Householders Moved Into Unit in California township:

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