Bethlehem township, Stark County, Ohio (OH)

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Bethlehem township, OH map Land area: 33.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,650 (52% urban, 48% rural)

Males: 2,735	(48.4%)
Females: 2,915	(51.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,542 (4,695 owner occupied, 847 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	31%

Races in Bethlehem township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 44.3

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Average household size: 2.36

Bethlehem township:	2.4 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.86

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,336 ($32,235 in 1999)

This township:	$36,336
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $397 (lower quartile is $298, upper quartile is $504)

Here:	$397
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,721 (it was $89,100 in 2000)

Bethlehem township:	$116,721
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,892 - $161,144

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $154,697
Here: $154,697
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $67,612
Here: $67,612
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $104,427
Here: $104,427
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,035
Here: $114,035
State: $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $17,547
Here: $17,547
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $24,212
Here: $24,212
State: $32,066

Population density: 169 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	9.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Navarre.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: North Industry Sportsmen Club.

Churches in Bethlehem township include: Five Point Church, Saint Paul United Church of Christ, Shepler Church.

Cemeteries: Blough Cemetery, Shepler Cemetery, Sherman Cemetery, Slutz Cemetery, Church of God Cemetery.

Reservoir: North Industry Sportsmans Club Lake.

Creek: Sandy Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 84 (74% naturalized citizens)

Bethlehem township:	1.5%
State:	3.0%

69% of Bethlehem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Ohio.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4799
Northeast: 102
Midwest: 98
South: 509
West: 69

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500

Bethlehem township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

108 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,538
One, attached: 21
Two: 71
3 or 4: 67
5 to 9: 27
20 to 49: 37
50 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 669

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,900

Housing units in Bethlehem township with a mortgage: 663 (85 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 462

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 33
1995 to 1998: 140
1990 to 1994: 187
1980 to 1989: 333
1970 to 1979: 412
1960 to 1969: 260
1950 to 1959: 309
1940 to 1949: 129
1939 or earlier: 631

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethlehem township, Ohio:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 290 5 rooms: 556 6 rooms: 500 7 rooms: 315 8 rooms: 122 9 or more rooms: 91

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 115 5 rooms: 70 6 rooms: 82 7 rooms: 31 8 rooms: 1 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethlehem township:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 511 3 bedrooms: 1,135 4 bedrooms: 208 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 102 2 bedrooms: 182 3 bedrooms: 88 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 94 1 vehicle: 662 2 vehicles: 776 3 vehicles: 267 4 vehicles: 101 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 214 2 vehicles: 103 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (15%)
Food (7%)
Construction (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Food (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bethlehem township:

German (37.1%)
English (11.9%)
United States or American (10.1%)
Irish (9.1%)
Italian (8.2%)
French (except Basque) (3.4%)
Swiss (2.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (42%)
Other Western Europe (18%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Italy (13%)
Poland (7%)
Vietnam (2%)
Panama (2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,015 (86%)
Carpooled: 208 (9%)
Walked: 65 (3%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 58 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (58%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

108 people in nursing homes

96.4% of residents of Bethlehem township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,552

In family households: 4,777 (1,344 male householders, 284 female householders)
1,380 spouses, 1,508 children (1,435 natural, 26 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 36 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 775 (317 male householders (271 living alone)), 392 female householders (372 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 111 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 835 2-persons, 344 3-persons, 285 4-persons, 112 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 643 1-person, 60 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

841 married couples with children.
253 single-parent households (76 men, 177 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 63

Here:	12.1%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	4.8%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	17.4%
Ohio:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bethlehem township:

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