Homer township, Medina County, Ohio (OH)

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Homer township, OH map Land area: 24.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,461 (all rural)

Males: 721	(49.3%)
Females: 740	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,461 (1,284 owner occupied, 177 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	31%

Races in Homer township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 29.6
Median age of females: 30.0

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Average household size: 3.50

Homer township:	3.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.81

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,962 ($41,771 in 1999)

This township:	$45,962
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $508 (lower quartile is $495, upper quartile is $592)

Here:	$508
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $200,785 (it was $158,000 in 2000)

Homer township:	$200,785
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,357 - $169,508

Population density: 60 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	26.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	20.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Homer township include: West Homer Church, Zion Church.

Cemeteries: Voorhees Cemetery, East Homerville Reformed Cemetery, Vanderhoef Cemetery, Homer Lutheran Cemetery, Maple Hill Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (0% naturalized citizens)

Homer township:	0.8%
State:	3.0%

71% of Homer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 1232
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 18
South: 106
West: 19

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Homer township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 405
One, attached: 6
Mobile homes: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,600

Housing units in Homer township with a mortgage: 68 (5 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 44
1980 to 1989: 20
1970 to 1979: 112
1960 to 1969: 20
1950 to 1959: 9
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 159

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Homer township, Ohio:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 5 5 rooms: 70 6 rooms: 78 7 rooms: 95 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 50

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Homer township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 5 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Homer township:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 23 3 bedrooms: 214 4 bedrooms: 75 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Homer township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 24 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Homer township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 46 2 vehicles: 93 3 vehicles: 96 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Homer township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 16 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (30%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (9%)
Health care (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Construction (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other construction workers and helpers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Homer township:

German (33.8%)
United States or American (24.0%)
Dutch (11.1%)
Polish (8.8%)
Irish (4.7%)
English (4.0%)
Italian (2.7%)

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

Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 426 (73%)
Carpooled: 63 (11%)
Walked: 19 (3%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 71 (12%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%) Wood (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Electricity (11%) Utility gas (6%) Coal or coke (2%) Other fuel (1%)

73.2% of residents of Homer township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
25.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (18% speak English very well, 72% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,395

In family households: 1,327 (315 male householders, 34 female householders)
329 spouses, 581 children (499 natural, 14 adopted, 68 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 37 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 68 (18 male householders (13 living alone)), 41 female householders (36 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 10 2-persons.

443 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (13 men, 20 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53

Here:	23.2%
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: 0

Here:	0.0%
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 Homer township:

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