Laughery township, IN

Ripley County, IN

2022 population: 5,059 ( 323 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.9 square miles
Population density: 195.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,529	89.52%	2.3%
Black:	38	0.75%	137.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	42	0.83%	23.6%
2+ races:	128	2.53%	220.0%
Hispanic:	322	6.36%	73.1%

Total non-White:	530	10.48%	72.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	100	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	223	5.7

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
4,736
4,429	93.52%
16	0.34%
7	0.15%
55	1.16%
40	0.84%
186	3.93%
307	6.48%

2000
4,606
4,518	98.09%
0	0.00%
8	0.17%
5	0.11%
11	0.24%
64	1.39%
88	1.91%

1990
4,441
4,283	96.44%
0	0.00%
6	0.14%
4	0.09%
n/a
29	0.65%
158	3.56%

1980
4,379
4,356	99.47%
6	0.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
17	0.39%
23	0.53%

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

-89	-1.9
219	4.8

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

235	5.3
-70	-1.6

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

-73	-1.7
135	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Laughery 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
35.1
1,469	29.0%
3,590	71.0%
726	14.4%

1,937
2.55

1,423	73.5%
934	65.6%
240	16.9%
514	26.5%

2010
Number	Percent
36.0
1,403	29.6%
3,333	70.4%
633	13.4%

1,752
2.65

1,232	70.3%
961	78.0%
126	10.2%
520	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
1,247	27.1%
3,359	72.9%
754	16.4%

1,752
2.53

1,187	67.8%
971	81.8%
110	9.3%
565	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
1,138	25.6%
3,303	74.4%
783	17.6%

1,600
2.68

1,148	71.8%
997	86.8%
68	5.9%
452	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
1,250	28.5%
3,129	71.5%
719	16.4%

1,519
2.80

1,153	75.9%
1,006	87.3%
32	2.8%
366	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Laughery township, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	261	13.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	137	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	125	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	29	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	55	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	102	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	79	4.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	100	5.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	275	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	177	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	211	10.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	167	8.6%
$200,000 or more	125	6.5%

Median Household Income	69,671
Per Capita Income	33,304

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	70	3.6%
Public Assistance	47	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	347	17.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,393	81.3%
Unemployed	89	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,482	84.3%
Not in Labor Force	463	15.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	961	982	49.5%
Non-Profit	128	144	47.1%
Self-Employed	207	93	69.0%

Local Government	56	57	49.6%
State Government	0	36	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,168	1,075	52.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	184	237	43.7%
Total	1,352	1,312	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	5.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	367	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	437	16.3%
Professional, Technical	510	19.0%
Service Occupations	475	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	0.7%
All others	894	33.3%

White Collar		49.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	927	34.6%
Health care and social assistance	405	15.1%
Construction	216	8.1%
Retail trade	193	7.2%
Educational services	159	5.9%
Other services	150	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	128	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	103	3.8%
Finance and insurance	99	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	83	3.1%
Public administration	45	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	1.3%
Transportation and warehousing	30	1.1%
Utilities	28	1.0%
Wholesale trade	28	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	0.7%
Management	7	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	271	5.36%
Puerto Rican	51	1.01%
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	%
Filipino	26	0.51%
Chinese	16	0.32%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,374	94.9%
Spanish	178	3.9%
German, other Germanic	18	0.4%
Other Indo-European	18	0.4%
Chinese	12	0.3%
Tagalog	10	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,054	40.6%
Irish	451	8.9%
English	365	7.2%
American	361	7.1%
French	203	4.0%
Scottish	71	1.4%
Polish	54	1.1%
Eastern European	45	0.9%
British	36	0.7%
Dutch	35	0.7%
Italian	30	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	18	0.4%
African	18	0.4%
Swiss	10	0.2%
French Canadian	9	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,006	99.0%
Not a citizen	53	1.0%

Native	4,956	98.0%
Foreign-born	103	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
79	2.6%	132	4.3%	996	32.3%	1,018	33.1%	629	20.4%	225	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	79	2.6%
9-12 Years	132	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	996	32.3%
Some College	1,018	33.1%
Bach. Degree	629	20.4%
Grad Degree	225	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +204	R +77	D + 3.0%
D +127
2020 vs. 2012	R +477	R +420	R + 9.7%
D +57
2020 vs. 2008	R +489	R +563	R + 18.4%
D -74

2016 vs. 2008	R +285	R +486	R + 21.5%
D -201
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,787	69.9%	Joe Biden (D)	711	27.8%	59	2.3%	2,557	13	23	0.08%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	1,583	68.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	584	25.1%	158	6.8%	2,325	12	22	0.08%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,310	64.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	654	32.2%	65	3.2%	2,029	11	17	0.08%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	1,298	60.8%	Barack Obama (D)	785	36.8%	53	2.5%	2,136	12	15	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Laughery township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

711

27.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,787

69.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,557

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Laughery township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

584

25.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,583

68.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

130

5.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,325

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Laughery township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

654

32.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,310

64.6%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

2,029

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Laughery township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

785

36.8%

John McCain (R)

1,298

60.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

2,136

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Laughery township, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV

*: 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	2,050
Median Value	$193,600

Occupied	1,937	94.5%
Vacant	113	5.5%

Owned	1,374	70.9%
Rented	563	29.1%
Median Rent	$499

Single-Family Units	1,552	75.7%
Detached	1,527	74.5%
Attached	25	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	206	10.0%
Mobile Homes	67	3.3%

Laughery township, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Laughery township, IN

2022 Housing Data for Laughery township, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Laughery township, IN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Laughery township, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Laughery township, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Laughery township, IN