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Carpenter township, Jasper County, Indiana (IN)



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Carpenter township, IN map Land area: 52.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,096 (all rural)
Males: 1,018  (48.6%)
Females: 1,078  (51.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,096 (1,490 owner occupied, 606 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  29%
State:  29%


Races in Carpenter township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
  • Black: 0.3%
  • Asian: 0.5%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 37.0

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Average household size: 2.64

Carpenter township:  2.6 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Average family size: 3.10

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,354 ($42,361 in 1999)
This township:  $48,354
Indiana:  $47,448

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $450 (lower quartile is $388, upper quartile is $526)
Here:  $450
State:  $518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $117,955 (it was $86,000 in 2000)
Carpenter township:  $117,955
Indiana:  $122,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,300 - $158,511

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $123,427
Here:  $123,427
State:  $158,066

In 2-unit structures: $106,732
Here:  $106,732
State:  $113,796

Mobile homes: $38,000
Here:  $38,000
State:  $33,761
Population density: 40 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  5.1%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 15 (33% naturalized citizens)

Carpenter township:  0.7%
State:  3.1%

60% of Carpenter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Indiana.


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

  • This state: 1763
  • Northeast: 25
  • Midwest: 219
  • South: 79
  • West: 35

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,700

Carpenter township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 732
  • One, attached: 4
  • Two: 32
  • 3 or 4: 9
  • 5 to 9: 4
  • 10 to 19: 20
  • 20 to 49: 27
  • Mobile homes: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,700


Housing units in Carpenter township with a mortgage: 311 (39 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 200



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 9
  • 1995 to 1998: 15
  • 1990 to 1994: 21
  • 1980 to 1989: 51
  • 1970 to 1979: 148
  • 1960 to 1969: 104
  • 1950 to 1959: 101
  • 1940 to 1949: 103
  • 1939 or earlier: 290


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carpenter township, Indiana:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 49
  • 5 rooms: 82
  • 6 rooms: 146
  • 7 rooms: 116
  • 8 rooms: 53
  • 9 or more rooms: 129



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carpenter township, Indiana:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 18
  • 4 rooms: 72
  • 5 rooms: 48
  • 6 rooms: 25
  • 7 rooms: 18
  • 8 rooms: 33
  • 9 or more rooms: 4



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carpenter township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 121
  • 3 bedrooms: 302
  • 4 bedrooms: 134
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carpenter township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 39
  • 2 bedrooms: 110
  • 3 bedrooms: 50
  • 4 bedrooms: 26
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Carpenter township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 17
  • 1 vehicle: 114
  • 2 vehicles: 306
  • 3 vehicles: 94
  • 4 vehicles: 29
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15



Cars and other vehicles available in Carpenter township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 19
  • 1 vehicle: 111
  • 2 vehicles: 81
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



Class of Workers


Most common first ancestries reported in Carpenter township:
  • German (32.6%)
  • English (12.5%)
  • United States or American (11.3%)
  • Irish (10.3%)
  • Dutch (4.2%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.1%)
  • Polish (3.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (33%)
  • Mexico (33%)
  • Canada (20%)
  • Germany (13%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 890 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 100 (9%)
  • Motorcycle: 9 (1%)
  • Walked: 48 (4%)
  • Other means: 17 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 23 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

97.8% of residents of Carpenter township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 45% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 2,140
  • In family households: 1,853 (491 male householders, 84 female householders)
    493 spouses, 671 children (607 natural, 6 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 19 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 287 (106 male householders (70 living alone)), 131 female householders (121 living alone)), 50 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 267 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 191 1-person, 35 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

459 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (34 men, 70 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Here:  4.9%
Indiana:  11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:  2.7%
Indiana:  8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
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 Carpenter township:

 

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