Richland township, Rush County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 28.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 371 (all rural)
Males: 194 | (52.3%) |
Females: 177 | (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 371 (265 owner occupied, 106 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 29% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Richland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Two or more races: 3.2%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.71
Richland township: | 2.7 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
Richland township: | $46,695 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $450 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,188 (it was $86,100 in 2000)
: | $104,188 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Richland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Richland township: Hopewell Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Little Salt Creek Cemetery (1), Richland Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% 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: 412
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 26
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 142
- Mobile homes: 11
Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 28 (7 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (50%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Social assistance (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (45%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Child care workers (17%)
- Customer service representatives (17%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Financial managers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:
- German (37.2%)
- United States or American (36.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.8%)
- Irish (3.3%)
- English (3.0%)
- Polish (2.1%)
- British (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 142 (63%)
- Carpooled: 20 (9%)
- Walked: 8 (4%)
- Worked at home: 54 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Electricity (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 446- In family households: 423 (140 male householders, 4 female householders)
119 spouses, 155 children (126 natural, 0 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person,
86 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (2 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
Here: | 58.9% |
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% |