Jefferson township, Greene County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 28.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,109 (all rural)
| Males: 549 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 560 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,109 (882 owner occupied, 227 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.81
| Jefferson township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.21
| Jefferson township: | $59,872 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $677 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $157,500 (it was $121,900 in 2000)
| : | $157,500 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $191,762
Here: $191,762 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $174,089
Here: $174,089 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $59,911
Here: $59,911 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $133,423
Here: $133,423 State: $110,889
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $128,741
Here: $128,741 State: $159,965
Mobile homes: $17,604
Here: $17,604 State: $36,578
| Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Bowersville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Stewart Cemetery (1), Cline Cemetery (2), Hussey Cemetery (3), Woodlawn Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 928
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 20
- South: 100
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 365
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 17
- Mobile homes: 36
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,500
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 148 (42 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59
- Truck transportation (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (13%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (23.6%)
- United States or American (17.5%)
- Irish (16.4%)
- English (13.8%)
- French (except Basque) (5.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
- Italian (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 433 (85%)
- Carpooled: 60 (12%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
95.5% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,064- In family households: 936 (251 male householders, 50 female householders)
245 spouses, 339 children (316 natural, 8 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 128 (45 male householders (33 living alone)), 53 female householders (47 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 114 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 36 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 14 2-persons, 4 4-persons,
241 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (20 men, 32 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 20.5% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |