Van Buren township, Pulaski County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,005 (all rural)
| Males: 499 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 506 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,005 (842 owner occupied, 163 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Van Buren township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 35.6
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Average household size: 2.77
| Van Buren township: | 2.8 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Van Buren township: | $44,097 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $443 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,436 (it was $73,200 in 2000)
| : | $94,436 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Star City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Van Buren township: West Union Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Mull Cemetery (1), Victor Chapel Cemetery (2), Buck Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Grassy Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 873
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 47
- South: 29
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 326
- Mobile homes: 72
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,900
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 113 (19 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Accountants and auditors (12%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (37.3%)
- English (20.1%)
- United States or American (17.5%)
- Irish (11.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.5%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 421 (78%)
- Carpooled: 66 (12%)
- Other means: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 43 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Utility gas (43%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
99.3% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 993- In family households: 920 (280 male householders, 40 female householders)
268 spouses, 308 children (283 natural, 0 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 73 (37 male householders (37 living alone)), 28 female householders (20 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person, 8 2-persons,
214 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (17 men, 43 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |