Scioto township, Jackson County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 42.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,788 (all rural)
| Males: 905 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 883 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,788 (1,502 owner occupied, 286 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Scioto township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.2
Median age of females: 34.0
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Average household size: 2.83
| Scioto township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Scioto township: | $36,490 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,997 (it was $65,500 in 2000)
| : | $86,997 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 42 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 12.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Scioto township: Howells Crossing (A), Cove (B), Scioto Township Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Scioto township include: Beeterman Chapel (A), Buckeye Church (B), Bethesda Chapel Freewill Baptist Church (C), New Zion Church (D), Providence Church (E), Wesley Chapel (F), Lumen Chapel (G), Mount Pleasant Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bethesda Cemetery (1), Buckeye Cemetery (2), Mountain Ridge Cemetery (3), Providence Cemetery (4), Cedar Cemetery (5), Crabtree Cemetery Number 1 (6), Culp Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: McDowell Creek (A), Jacko Run (B), Brushy Fork (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Scioto township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1346
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 34
- South: 293
- West: 81
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 422
- One, attached: 15
- Mobile homes: 190
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,000
Housing units in Scioto township with a mortgage: 128 (6 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Construction (21%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (19%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Utilities (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Food (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Food processing workers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Scioto township:
- German (23.3%)
- United States or American (16.7%)
- Scottish (15.8%)
- English (11.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.0%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- Polish (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 625 (89%)
- Carpooled: 65 (9%)
- Worked at home: 16 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Wood (6%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
98.4% of residents of Scioto township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,789- In family households: 1,625 (439 male householders, 55 female householders)
438 spouses, 647 children (531 natural, 0 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 164 (59 male householders (43 living alone)), 67 female householders (41 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 172 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 72 5-persons, 31 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person, 42 2-persons,
380 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (20 men, 50 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 20
| Here: | 52.6% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |