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Forest township, Clinton County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Land area: 26.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 843 (all rural)

Males: 409  (48.5%)
Females: 434  (51.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 843 (723 owner occupied, 120 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

14%
State:

29%


Races in Forest township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.2

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Average household size: 2.63

Forest township:

2.6 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.00

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($52,159 in 1999)
Forest township:

$46,358
Indiana:

$47,529
Median contract rent in 2013: $520 (lower quartile is $324, upper quartile is $487)
Here:

$520
State:

$585

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,825 (it was $85,500 in 2000)
:

$96,825
Indiana:

$122,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,266 - $153,000
Population density: 32 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

9.0%
Whole state:

9.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

6.4%
Whole state:

4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Forest Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Forest township: Union Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Paul Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Shanty Creek (A), Swamp Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

52% of Forest 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, 100% lived in Indiana.

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

  • This state: 824
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 57
  • South: 30
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000


Housing units in Forest township with a mortgage: 145 (25 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 75

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 7
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 32
  • 1980 to 1989: 43
  • 1970 to 1979: 35
  • 1960 to 1969: 25
  • 1950 to 1959: 14
  • 1940 to 1949: 20
  • 1939 or earlier: 186

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 54
  • 6 rooms: 70
  • 7 rooms: 51
  • 8 rooms: 59
  • 9 or more rooms: 50

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 61
  • 3 bedrooms: 158
  • 4 bedrooms: 72
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 58
  • 2 vehicles: 124
  • 3 vehicles: 64
  • 4 vehicles: 20
  • 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 14
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (40%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Engineers (16%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (22%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Forest township:

  • Irish (33.9%)
  • United States or American (28.2%)
  • German (15.1%)
  • English (9.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4.3%)
  • Dutch (3.6%)
  • French (except Basque) (3.4%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 911

Size of family households: 114 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 23 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 8 2-persons,

179 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (5 men, 34 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
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: 5
Here:

20.0%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forest township:

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