Jackson township, Darke County, Ohio (OH)

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Land area: 31.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,057 (65% urban, 35% rural)

Males: 1,471	(48.1%)
Females: 1,586	(51.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,958 (2,047 owner occupied, 911 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	31%

Races in Jackson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
Black: 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 37.0

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Average household size: 2.52

Jackson township:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.97

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,747 ($31,420 in 1999)

This township:	$35,747
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $344 (lower quartile is $222, upper quartile is $450)

Here:	$344
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,074 (it was $62,700 in 2000)

Jackson township:	$86,074
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,192 - $107,196

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $108,476
Here: $108,476
State: $175,406

In 2-unit structures: $33,947
Here: $33,947
State: $124,203

Mobile homes: $151,864
Here: $151,864
State: $32,066

Population density: 98 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	16.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	8.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 50 (22% naturalized citizens)

Jackson township:	1.6%
State:	3.0%

57% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 1598
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 1134
South: 222
West: 33

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,900

Jackson township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

50 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
49 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 987
One, attached: 7
Two: 42
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 83
10 to 19: 21
20 to 49: 4
50 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 77

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,100

Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 335 (46 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 272

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 20
1990 to 1994: 28
1980 to 1989: 74
1970 to 1979: 312
1960 to 1969: 210
1950 to 1959: 98
1940 to 1949: 100
1939 or earlier: 426

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jackson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 223 6 rooms: 235 7 rooms: 143 8 rooms: 89 9 or more rooms: 27

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 56 4 rooms: 82 5 rooms: 111 6 rooms: 66 7 rooms: 40 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jackson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 167 3 bedrooms: 508 4 bedrooms: 100 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 66 2 bedrooms: 159 3 bedrooms: 109 4 bedrooms: 32 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 180 2 vehicles: 388 3 vehicles: 165 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 70 1 vehicle: 188 2 vehicles: 78 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 7 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 (%):

Transportation equipment (17%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Wood products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:

German (33.1%)
United States or American (17.5%)
English (15.4%)
Irish (7.9%)
Dutch (3.1%)
Italian (1.6%)
French (except Basque) (1.5%)

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

Mexico (78%)
Germany (10%)
Philippines (6%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,011 (81%)
Carpooled: 152 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 36 (3%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 36 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Wood (3%)

50 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
49 people in nursing homes

96.7% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,970

In family households: 2,527 (669 male householders, 156 female householders)
675 spouses, 893 children (796 natural, 6 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 443 (162 male householders (113 living alone)), 173 female householders (155 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 98 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 351 2-persons, 190 3-persons, 182 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 268 1-person, 52 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

513 married couples with children.
210 single-parent households (60 men, 150 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	4.2%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	3.8%
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 Jackson township:

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