Calumet township, Lake County, Indiana (IN)

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Calumet township, IN map Land area: 61.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.
Population: 127,800 (all urban)

Males: 59,314	(46.4%)
Females: 68,486	(53.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 126,920 (74,771 owner occupied, 52,149 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

Races in Calumet township:

White Non-Hispanic: 23.2%
Black: 69.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 5.6%
Two or more races: 1.2%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.1
Median age of females: 35.8

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Average household size: 2.65

Calumet township:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.24

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,097 ($31,429 in 1999)

This township:	$36,097
Indiana:	$47,448

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $269 (lower quartile is $244, upper quartile is $277)

Here:	$269
State:	$518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,288 (it was $86,400 in 2000)

Calumet township:	$122,288
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,210 - $133,775

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $180,364
Here: $180,364
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,090
Here: $129,090
State: $148,761

Mobile homes: $21,944
Here: $21,944
State: $33,761

Population density: 2067 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	37.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	27.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Gary, Griffith.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Calumet township:	0.0%
State:	3.1%

74% of Calumet township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 355
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 303
South: 12
West: 2

Calumet township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Calumet township, Indiana

481 people in nursing homes
144 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
74 people in other group homes
49 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
44 people in halfway houses
43 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
14 people in homes for the mentally ill
10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
5 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 189
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,800

Housing units in Calumet township with a mortgage: 25 (8 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 18
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 14
1970 to 1979: 16
1960 to 1969: 5
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 126

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Calumet township, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 6 5 rooms: 26 6 rooms: 26 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 24

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calumet township, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 1 5 rooms: 6 6 rooms: 10 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Calumet township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 27 3 bedrooms: 41 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calumet township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 3 2 bedrooms: 11 3 bedrooms: 4 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Calumet township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 28 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Calumet township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 11 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
Construction (11%)
Wood products (10%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Educational services (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Apparel (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
Woodworkers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Calumet township:

German (44.9%)
Norwegian (25.1%)
Irish (8.4%)
Pennsylvania German (4.8%)
United States or American (4.8%)
English (3.3%)
Italian (1.9%)

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

Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 149 (52%)
Carpooled: 4 (1%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Walked: 15 (5%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 116 (40%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Wood (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Electricity (6%) Utility gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Calumet township, Indiana

481 people in nursing homes
144 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
74 people in other group homes
49 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
44 people in halfway houses
43 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
14 people in homes for the mentally ill
10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
5 people in religious group quarters

54.3% of residents of Calumet township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
45.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 688

In family households: 643 (130 male householders, 17 female householders)
128 spouses, 339 children (332 natural, 1 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 45 (26 male householders (19 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 7 2-persons.

12,765 married couples with children.
16,650 single-parent households (1,890 men, 14,760 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 83

Here:	63.8%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Calumet township:

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