Jackson township, Carroll County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,262 (all rural)
Males: 612 | (48.5%) |
Females: 650 | (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,262 (1,084 owner occupied, 178 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 34.4
Median age of females: 35.3
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Average household size: 2.72
Jackson township: | 2.7 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
Jackson township: | $50,310 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $467 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,392 (it was $86,600 in 2000)
: | $103,392 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 42 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 9.9% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 3.7% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Camden.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Jackson township include: Lower Deer Creek Church (A), Old German Church (B), Paint Creek Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Musselman Cemetery (1), Nebo Cemetery (2), Wise Cemetery (3), Nettle Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Paint Creek (A), Bachelor Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1048
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 123
- South: 62
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 396
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 17
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 7
- 20 to 49: 4
- Mobile homes: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,100
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 181 (18 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Private households (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- United States or American (35.8%)
- German (26.9%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- English (6.4%)
- French (except Basque) (5.6%)
- Scottish (4.7%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 430 (74%)
- Carpooled: 56 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 21 (4%)
- Walked: 12 (2%)
- Other means: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 54 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.1% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,258- In family households: 1,131 (294 male householders, 45 female householders)
310 spouses, 418 children (378 natural, 16 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 35 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 127 (41 male householders (25 living alone)), 65 female householders (61 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 137 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 20 2-persons,
328 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (12 men, 27 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Here: | 15.8% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 6.9% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 5.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |