Ross township, Greene County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 744 (all rural)
| Males: 395 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 349 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 744 (522 owner occupied, 222 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Ross township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 1.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 38.4
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Average household size: 2.86
| Ross township: | 2.9 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Ross 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: 20 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bell Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Ross township: Grape Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Grape Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Ross township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 592
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 40
- South: 85
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 249
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Ross township with a mortgage: 98 (26 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Construction (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Air transportation (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (20%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Bus drivers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ross township:
- German (33.7%)
- English (24.1%)
- United States or American (19.2%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- Dutch (4.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.3%)
- Scottish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 362 (88%)
- Carpooled: 19 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (2%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Wood (2%)
97.1% of residents of Ross township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 729- In family households: 662 (192 male householders, 11 female householders)
187 spouses, 212 children (184 natural, 5 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 34 female householders (29 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 11 2-persons,
149 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (6 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 11.3% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 43.8% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
| Here: | 64.9% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |