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Jefferson township, Switzerland County, IN

3,286 Population
37 square miles 88.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±6.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Switzerland County: 42.5 ±0.9
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 38.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,314 ±$3,808 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Switzerland County: $31,416 ±$1,967
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Indiana: $38,351 ±$197
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,929 ±$12,558 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Switzerland County: $65,343 ±$5,269
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Indiana: $71,957 ±$352
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.4% ±4% (361  ±126) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Switzerland County: 12.6% † 1,232 (±3.8% / ±367)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Indiana: 12.3% 821,528 (±0.2% / ±13,330)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.3 minutes ±2.9 (37,990  ±5,627) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Switzerland County: 32.9 133,885 (±2.2 / ±11,850)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 24.1 70,277,840 (±0.1 / ±387,394)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,306 ±135 Number of households
  • Switzerland County: 3,875 ±159
  • Indiana: 2,716,009 ±6,039
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.3 (3,191  ±16) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Switzerland County: 2.5 9,812 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,671,685
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

17.7% ±11.6% (117  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Switzerland County: 6.8% † 139 (±4% / ±81)
  • more than double the rate in Indiana: 5.4% 85,809 (±0.2% / ±2,404)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,362 ±141 Number of housing units
  • Switzerland County: 4,456 ±22
  • Indiana: 2,976,568 ±617
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$162,200 ±$20,105 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Switzerland County: $175,800 † ±$23,400
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Indiana: $218,200 ±$739
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19% ±6% (610  ±190.9) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Switzerland County: 10.1% † 982 (±2.7% / ±265.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Indiana: 12.7% 860,071 (±0.2% / ±12,028.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.8% ±7.8% (1,864  ±214.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Switzerland County: 80.3% 5,500 (±5.3% / ±365.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Indiana: 90.4% 4,153,503 (±0.4% / ±16,066.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11% ±3.1% (257  ±73.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Switzerland County: 8.9% † 607 (±1.8% / ±126.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 29.5% 1,354,639 (±0.2% / ±9,464)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.4% ±1.4% (45  ±47) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Switzerland County: 1.1% 111
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 431,255
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.4% ±3.9% (236  ±98) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Switzerland County: 8.6% † 653 (±1.8% / ±134)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 328,414 (±0.1% / ±4,168)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
236 Total veterans ±98 214 Male ±95 22 Female ±26

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