Wells township, Jefferson County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 27.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,130 (39% urban, 61% rural)
| Males: 1,491 |  (47.6%) |
| Females: 1,639 |  (52.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,130 (2,424 owner occupied, 706 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Wells township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.42
| Wells township: | 2.4 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Wells township: | $37,012 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $390 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,000 (it was $62,600 in 2000)
| : | $84,000 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 116 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Brilliant.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Cardinal Power Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Wells township include: Buckingham Ridge Church (A), Rush Run Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tent Church Cemetery (1), Oliver Cemetery (2), Buckingham Cemetery (3), Everson Family Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Cardinal Fly Ash Retention Reservoir (A), Malabu Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blues Run (A), Tarrs Run (B), Riddles Run (C), Slab Run (D), Salt Run (E), Plum Run (F), Limestone Run (G), Blockhouse Run (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Wells township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2118
- Northeast: 164
- Midwest: 23
- South: 717
- West: 49
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,002
- One, attached: 19
- Two: 51
- 3 or 4: 45
- 5 to 9: 7
- 20 to 49: 30
- Mobile homes: 268
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Wells township with a mortgage: 339 (22 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 415
- Metal and metal products (21%)
- Construction (13%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wells township:
- German (20.9%)
- United States or American (15.8%)
- Irish (11.4%)
- Italian (8.8%)
- English (8.4%)
- Polish (5.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,011 (84%)
- Carpooled: 133 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 28 (2%)
- Worked at home: 27 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (3%)
97.6% of residents of Wells township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,086- In family households: 2,605 (738 male householders, 158 female householders)
769 spouses, 828 children (769 natural, 15 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 22 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 481 (190 male householders (158 living alone)), 225 female householders (217 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 445 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 375 1-person, 30 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 3 6-persons,
487 married couples with children.
158 single-parent households (36 men, 122 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 4.6% |
| 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: 12
| Here: | 15.8% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |