Clay township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 19.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 39,145 (all urban)
Males: 18,862 | (48.2%) |
Females: 20,283 | (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 30,527 (23,481 owner occupied, 7,046 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Clay township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 86.9%
- Black: 5.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 2.7%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 3.4%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 30.0
Median age of females: 31.0
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Average household size: 2.38
Clay township: | 2.4 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
Clay township: | $40,528 |
Indiana: | $47,529 |
Here: | $585 |
State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,200 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
: | $104,200 |
Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $151,961
Here: $151,961 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $111,088
Here: $111,088 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $30,276
Here: $30,276 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,864
Here: $67,864 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,216
Here: $140,216 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $21,164
Here: $21,164 State: $33,934
Population density: 1987 people per square mile | (very high). |
This township: | 8.3% |
Whole state: | 9.5% |
This township: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Cities in this township include: Roseland, Indian Village.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Clay Fire Territory Station 2 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Clay township include: Little Flower Church (A), Morning Star Church (B), Northway Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Clay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1507
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 120
- South: 21
- West: 25
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Clay township, Indiana:
- 7,648 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 599 people in nursing homes
- 142 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 69 people in other group homes
- 67 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 39 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 38 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 11 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 593
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 11
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 2
- 10 to 19: 26
- Mobile homes: 57
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Clay township with a mortgage: 174 (8 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 178
- Construction (23%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
- Utilities (3%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clay township:
- German (50.2%)
- United States or American (17.9%)
- Irish (7.0%)
- English (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- European (1.6%)
- Scottish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 651 (78%)
- Carpooled: 120 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 20 (2%)
- Worked at home: 42 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
People in group quarters in Clay township, Indiana:
- 7,648 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 599 people in nursing homes
- 142 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 69 people in other group homes
- 67 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 39 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 38 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 11 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
99.1% of residents of Clay township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,633- In family households: 1,397 (346 male householders, 80 female householders)
367 spouses, 525 children (487 natural, 9 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 236 (106 male householders (93 living alone)), 106 female householders (101 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 55 (48 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 194 1-person, 13 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
5,241 married couples with children.
1,200 single-parent households (316 men, 884 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 66
Here: | 32.8% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 2.5% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
Here: | 52.9% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |