Fairfield township, Franklin County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 13.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population: 473 (all rural)
Males: 239 | (50.5%) |
Females: 234 | (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 473 (408 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Fairfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 42.2
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Average household size: 2.67
Fairfield township: | 2.7 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Fairfield township: | $50,022 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $478 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $149,367 (it was $98,700 in 2000)
: | $149,367 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 9.8% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 5.6% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Fairfield Causeway (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Fairfield township: Old Franklin Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Brookville Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Templeton Creek (A), Blue Lick (B), Salt Well Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Fairfield township: Mounds State Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
48% of Fairfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 203
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 200
- South: 91
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 147
- Mobile homes: 168
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,500
Housing units in Fairfield township with a mortgage: 104 (16 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Petroleum and coal products (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (27%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (25%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Health care (11%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Engineers (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (18%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fairfield township:
- German (31.3%)
- United States or American (29.5%)
- English (21.2%)
- French Canadian (5.9%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- Polish (2.4%)
- Welsh (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 152 (68%)
- Carpooled: 66 (30%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
96.8% of residents of Fairfield township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 499- In family households: 432 (119 male householders, 23 female householders)
118 spouses, 149 children (123 natural, 13 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (27 male householders (27 living alone)), 35 female householders (29 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 6 2-persons,
94 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (7 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Here: | 24.2% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |