Rockcreek township, IN

Wells County, IN

2022 population: 1,715 ( 136 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 48.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,646	95.98%	7.2%
Black:	6	0.35%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.17%	70.0%
2+ races:	8	0.47%	14.3%
Hispanic:	26	1.52%	13.0%

Total non-White:	69	4.02%	60.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	110	8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	26	2.0

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
1,579
1,536	97.28%
0	0.00%
3	0.19%
10	0.63%
7	0.44%
23	1.46%
43	2.72%

2000
1,676
1,651	98.51%
5	0.30%
4	0.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.95%
25	1.49%

1990
1,567
1,531	97.70%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
34	2.17%
36	2.30%

1980
n/a
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
n/a
0	?%
0	?%

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

-115	-6.9
18	1.1

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

120	7.7
-11	-0.7

Number	Rate
1980's
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Age, Family & Household Data for Rockcreek 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
48.0
315	18.4%
1,400	81.6%
368	21.5%

639
2.45

467	73.1%
356	76.2%
68	14.6%
172	26.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.8
361	22.9%
1,218	77.1%
296	18.7%

597
2.52

431	72.2%
380	88.2%
20	4.6%
166	27.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
473	28.2%
1,203	71.8%
240	14.3%

607
2.68

437	72.0%
399	91.3%
23	5.3%
170	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
439	28.0%
1,128	72.0%
225	14.4%

571
2.66

421	73.7%
391	92.9%
26	6.2%
150	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
?
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

0
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

2022 Housing Data for Rockcreek township, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	87	13.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	49	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	61	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	121	18.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	39	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	66	10.3%
$200,000 or more	64	10.0%

Median Household Income	90,521
Per Capita Income	49,641

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	1.7%
Public Assistance	53	8.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	63	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	759	69.0%
Unemployed	36	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	795	72.3%
Not in Labor Force	305	27.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	332	294	53.0%
Non-Profit	6	27	18.2%
Self-Employed	105	15	87.5%

Local Government	58	16	78.4%
State Government	2	17	10.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	437	309	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	66	60	52.4%
Total	503	369	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	211	24.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	89	10.2%
Professional, Technical	228	26.1%
Service Occupations	68	7.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.8%
All others	276	31.7%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	177	20.3%
Health care and social assistance	114	13.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	81	9.3%
Educational services	77	8.8%
Retail trade	76	8.7%
Construction	68	7.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	63	7.2%
Other services	53	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	41	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	38	4.4%
Wholesale trade	23	2.6%
Finance and insurance	21	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	0.9%
Information	6	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.3%
Public administration	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18	1.05%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	8	0.47%

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	1,615	99.0%
Spanish	8	0.5%
German, other Germanic	4	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	523	30.5%
Irish	171	10.0%
English	132	7.7%
American	126	7.3%
Scottish	47	2.7%
Italian	43	2.5%
Swiss	39	2.3%
Greek	20	1.2%
European	16	0.9%
Scandinavian	16	0.9%
British	13	0.8%
French	13	0.8%
Dutch	11	0.6%
Welsh	10	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	6	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,713	99.9%
Not a citizen	2	0.1%

Native	1,707	99.5%
Foreign-born	8	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
45	3.5%	70	5.5%	453	35.6%	366	28.8%	257	20.2%	81	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	45	3.5%
9-12 Years	70	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	453	35.6%
Some College	366	28.8%
Bach. Degree	257	20.2%
Grad Degree	81	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +73	R +57	R + 0.4%
D +16
2020 vs. 2012	R +80	R +111	R + 10.1%
D -31
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	683	78.9%	Joe Biden (D)	168	19.4%	15	1.7%	866	22	32	0.03%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	610	75.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	152	18.8%	47	5.8%	809	19	30	0.03%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	603	73.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	199	24.4%	14	1.7%	816	20	27	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rockcreek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

168

19.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

683

78.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

866

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

2016 President, Rockcreek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

152

18.8%

Donald Trump (R)

610

75.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

809

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Rockcreek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

199

24.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

603

73.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

816

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 27

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockcreek 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	672
Median Value	$219,800

Occupied	639	95.1%
Vacant	33	4.9%

Owned	519	81.2%
Rented	120	18.8%
Median Rent	$825

Single-Family Units	556	82.7%
Detached	556	82.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23	3.4%
Mobile Homes	28	4.2%

Rockcreek township, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockcreek township, IN

2022 Housing Data for Rockcreek township, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rockcreek township, IN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rockcreek township, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rockcreek township, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockcreek township, IN