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Columbus township, IN map Land area: 54.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 41,194 (94% urban, 6% rural)
Males: 19,906  (48.3%)
Females: 21,288  (51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 40,380 (27,417 owner occupied, 12,963 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

32%
State:

29%


Races in Columbus township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 90.3%
  • Black: 2.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 2.9%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 3.0%
  • Two or more races: 1.0%
  • Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 38.6

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Average household size: 2.39

Columbus township:

2.4 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.93

Estimated median household income in 2008: $48,188 ($41,760 in 1999)
This township:

$48,188
Indiana:

$47,966

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $600 (lower quartile is $490, upper quartile is $714)
Here:

$600
State:

$534

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $136,976 (it was $102,900 in 2000)
Columbus township:

$136,976
Indiana:

$125,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,693 - $202,372

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $174,999
Here:

$174,999
State:

$160,080

Townhouses or other attached units: $146,373
Here:

$146,373
State:

$149,441

In 2-unit structures: $98,335
Here:

$98,335
State:

$129,187

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,097
Here:

$76,097
State:

$133,538

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,813
Here:

$133,813
State:

$192,550

Mobile homes: $21,430
Here:

$21,430
State:

$33,761
Population density: 750 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

7.9%
Whole state:

9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

3.4%
Whole state:

4.2%

Cities in this township include: Columbus.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Columbus township include: Mount Pleasant Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Friendship Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Lambert Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flatrock River (A), Fishers Fork (B), Catherine Creek (C), Driftwood River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 2,211 (24% naturalized citizens)

Columbus township:  5.4%
State:  3.1%

51% of Columbus township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Indiana.

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

  • This state: 28429
  • Northeast: 1209
  • Midwest: 4280
  • South: 4414
  • West: 522

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $109,800


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Columbus township, Indiana:

  • 552 people in nursing homes
  • 149 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 50 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 22 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 8 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,403
  • One, attached: 517
  • Two: 601
  • 3 or 4: 1,013
  • 5 to 9: 1,176
  • 10 to 19: 552
  • 20 to 49: 329
  • 50 or more: 527
  • Mobile homes: 1,016

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,800


Housing units in Columbus township with a mortgage: 6,601 (961 second mortgage, 933 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,976

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 470
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,413
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,338
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,037
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,838
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,975
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,686
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,530
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,847

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 140
  • 4 rooms: 1,166
  • 5 rooms: 2,730
  • 6 rooms: 2,516
  • 7 rooms: 1,782
  • 8 rooms: 1,362
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,385

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

  • 1 room: 233
  • 2 rooms: 460
  • 3 rooms: 1,115
  • 4 rooms: 1,577
  • 5 rooms: 1,436
  • 6 rooms: 665
  • 7 rooms: 184
  • 8 rooms: 72
  • 9 or more rooms: 67

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 157
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,577
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,743
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,271
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 345

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus township:

  • no bedroom: 291
  • 1 bedroom: 1,665
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,488
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,202
  • 4 bedrooms: 142
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 21

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

  • no vehicle: 361
  • 1 vehicle: 2,796
  • 2 vehicles: 5,522
  • 3 vehicles: 1,785
  • 4 vehicles: 479
  • 5 or more vehicles: 150

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

  • no vehicle: 929
  • 1 vehicle: 2,927
  • 2 vehicles: 1,564
  • 3 vehicles: 301
  • 4 vehicles: 65
  • 5 or more vehicles: 23

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (29%)
  • Utilities (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Columbus township:

  • German (24.3%)
  • United States or American (22.8%)
  • English (11.8%)
  • Irish (8.5%)
  • Italian (2.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2.0%)

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

  • Mexico (29%)
  • India (15%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Japan (6%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • Canada (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 16,536 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 2,164 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 74 (0%)
  • Taxi: 7 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 134 (1%)
  • Walked: 300 (2%)
  • Other means: 89 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 464 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

People in group quarters in Columbus township, Indiana:

  • 552 people in nursing homes
  • 149 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 50 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 22 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 8 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill

92.9% of residents of Columbus township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 40,445
  • In family households: 33,656 (8,578 male householders, 2,642 female householders)
    9,030 spouses, 11,525 children (10,461 natural, 311 adopted, 753 stepchildren), 468 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 199 parents, 279 other relatives, 721 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,789 (2,617 male householders (2,086 living alone)), 3,037 female householders (2,770 living alone)), 1,135 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 816 (785 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,217 2-persons, 2,478 3-persons, 2,189 4-persons, 927 5-persons, 327 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 4,856 1-person, 611 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,

7,205 married couples with children.
2,424 single-parent households (494 men, 1,930 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 745
Here:

16.3%
Indiana:

11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 101
Here:

5.0%
Indiana:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 177
Here:

13.7%
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 Columbus township:

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