Jefferson township, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,967 ( 142 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.5 square miles
Population density: 53.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,959	99.59%	4.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	8	0.41%	300.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	8	0.41%	87.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-88	-5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-54	-3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,109
2,047	97.06%
3	0.14%
2	0.09%
4	0.19%
15	0.71%
37	1.75%
62	2.94%

2000
2,013
1,966	97.67%
19	0.94%
7	0.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
21	1.04%
47	2.33%

1990
1,882
1,773	94.21%
6	0.32%
16	0.85%
0	0.00%
n/a
21	1.12%
109	5.79%

1980
2,165
2,165	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

81	4.0
15	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

193	10.3
-62	-3.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-392	-18.1
109	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson township, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.7
342	17.4%
1,625	82.6%
398	20.2%

819
2.40

474	57.9%
409	86.3%
0	0.0%
345	42.1%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
526	24.9%
1,583	75.1%
375	17.8%

823
2.56

575	69.9%
496	86.3%
19	3.3%
248	30.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
601	29.9%
1,412	70.1%
298	14.8%

699
2.88

564	80.7%
523	92.7%
7	1.2%
135	19.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
491	26.1%
1,391	73.9%
136	7.2%

584
3.22

489	83.7%
434	88.8%
23	4.7%
95	16.3%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
745	34.4%
1,420	65.6%
162	7.5%

630
3.44

537	85.2%
510	95.0%
11	2.0%
93	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson township, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	63	7.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	33	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	94	11.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	104	12.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	4.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	161	19.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	73	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	58	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	38	4.6%
$200,000 or more	64	7.8%

Median Household Income	63,281
Per Capita Income	34,996

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	0.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	0.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	989	79.4%
Unemployed	24	1.9%
In Armed Forces	10	0.8%

Total Labor Force	1,023	82.1%
Not in Labor Force	223	17.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	522	246	68.0%
Non-Profit	45	45	50.0%
Self-Employed	86	43	66.7%

Local Government	16	25	39.0%
State Government	31	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	608	289	67.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	92	70	56.8%
Total	700	359	66.1%

Pct. Govt.	6.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	120	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	117	11.0%
Professional, Technical	277	26.2%
Service Occupations	66	6.2%
All others	479	45.2%

White Collar		48.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	286	27.0%
Construction	153	14.4%
Other services	141	13.3%
Educational services	112	10.6%
Health care and social assistance	96	9.1%
Retail trade	95	9.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	32	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	29	2.7%
Finance and insurance	25	2.4%
Wholesale trade	19	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	1.5%
Transportation and warehousing	15	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	1.3%
Information	12	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.7%
Utilities	7	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,829	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	859	43.7%
English	308	15.7%
French	225	11.4%
Irish	192	9.8%
American	126	6.4%
Polish	35	1.8%
Italian	30	1.5%
Iranian	27	1.4%
European	26	1.3%
Slovak	25	1.3%
Swedish	21	1.1%
Belgian	18	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	13	0.7%
Lithuanian	10	0.5%
Scottish	9	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,967	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,935	98.4%
Foreign-born	32	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	57	4.0%	469	32.8%	568	39.7%	250	17.5%	87	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	57	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	469	32.8%
Some College	568	39.7%
Bach. Degree	250	17.5%
Grad Degree	87	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +88	R +39	D + 5.4%
D +49
2020 vs. 2012	R +172	R +214	R + 16.2%
D -42
2020 vs. 2008	R +253	R +377	R + 35.9%
D -124

2016 vs. 2008	R +165	R +338	R + 41.3%
D -173
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	773	78.6%	Joe Biden (D)	188	19.1%	23	2.3%	984	22	32	0.03%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	685	78.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	139	15.9%	52	5.9%	876	22	32	0.03%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	601	71.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	230	27.3%	12	1.4%	843	17	24	0.03%
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	520	61.8%	Barack Obama (D)	312	37.1%	9	1.1%	841	13	16	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

188

19.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

773

78.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

TOTAL

984

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

139

15.9%

Donald Trump (R)

685

78.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

876

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

230

27.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

601

71.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

843

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

312

37.1%

John McCain (R)

520

61.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

841

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson township, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	67%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	722	73.4%	Woody Myers (D)	136	13.8%	126 [+]	12.8%	984	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 126 (12.8%);
2018	S1	51%	Mike Braun (R)	535	70.8%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	195	25.8%	26 [+]	3.4%	756	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 26 (3.4%);
2016	S3	58%	Todd Young (R)	610	70.0%	Evan Bayh (D)	210	24.1%	52 [+]	6.0%	872	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 51 (5.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2016	G	57%	Eric Holcomb (R)	608	70.0%	John Gregg (D)	236	27.2%	24 [+]	2.8%	868	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 24 (2.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	923
Median Value	$185,400

Occupied	819	88.7%
Vacant	104	11.3%

Owned	650	79.4%
Rented	169	20.6%
Median Rent	$935

Single-Family Units	843	91.3%
Detached	835	90.5%
Attached	8	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24	2.6%
Mobile Homes	28	3.0%

Jefferson township, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson township, IN

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson township, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson township, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jefferson township, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson township, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Jefferson township, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson township, IN