Independence township, Washington County, Ohio (OH)

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Land area: 28.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 387 (all rural)

Males: 219	(56.6%)
Females: 168	(43.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 387 (327 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	31%

Races in Independence township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 40.8

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Average household size: 2.69

Independence township:	2.7 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.17

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,730 ($26,131 in 1999)

This township:	$29,730
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $187 (lower quartile is $121, upper quartile is $212)

Here:	$187
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,718 (it was $45,000 in 2000)

Independence township:	$63,718
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,947 - Over $1,432,788

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $277,565
Here: $277,565
State: $175,406

Mobile homes: $21,923
Here: $21,923
State: $32,066

Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	14.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

84% of Independence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 284
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 0
South: 88
West: 0

Independence township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 113
Mobile homes: 49

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,600

Housing units in Independence township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 6
1980 to 1989: 22
1970 to 1979: 19
1960 to 1969: 21
1950 to 1959: 17
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 52

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Independence township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 18 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independence township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 10 5 rooms: 6 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Independence township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 26 3 bedrooms: 79 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independence township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 16 3 bedrooms: 13 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Independence township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 30 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Independence township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 21 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Independence township:

United States or American (71.3%)
German (9.7%)
French (except Basque) (6.6%)
Irish (5.9%)
Scottish (2.8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 118 (89%)
Carpooled: 6 (5%)
Other means: 8 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (17%) Other fuel (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

98.3% of residents of Independence township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 372

In family households: 336 (105 male householders, 16 female householders)
99 spouses, 116 children (116 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 36 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 28 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person.

63 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (9 men, 11 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: 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 Independence township:

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