Jackson township, Elkhart County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (87% naturalized citizens)
Jackson township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
63% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2629
- Northeast: 66
- Midwest: 361
- South: 185
- West: 104
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,080
- Two: 21
- 5 to 9: 16
- 10 to 19: 17
- Mobile homes: 65
Median worth of mobile homes: $99,200
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 488 (48 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 248
- Transportation equipment (24%)
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Health care (13%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (38.9%)
- United States or American (22.7%)
- English (9.5%)
- Irish (9.3%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- Italian (1.4%)
- Pennsylvania German (1.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (38%)
- Germany (31%)
- Netherlands (18%)
- Korea (13%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,523 (83%)
- Carpooled: 154 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (1%)
- Bicycle: 15 (1%)
- Walked: 23 (1%)
- Other means: 25 (1%)
- Worked at home: 86 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
93.6% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,409- In family households: 3,225 (907 male householders, 88 female householders)
866 spouses, 1,242 children (1,109 natural, 0 adopted, 133 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 29 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 184 (89 male householders (89 living alone)), 89 female householders (82 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 428 2-persons, 191 3-persons, 209 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 171 1-person, 7 2-persons,
878 married couples with children.
116 single-parent households (53 men, 63 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
Here: | 6.7% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here: | 8.5% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |