Jackson township, Muskingum County, Ohio (OH)

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Land area: 24.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,221 (all rural)

Males: 1,051	(47.3%)
Females: 1,170	(52.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,221 (1,732 owner occupied, 489 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

Races in Jackson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
Black: 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.9%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 34.1
Median age of females: 33.9

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Average household size: 2.59

Jackson township:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.07

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,308 ($39,167 in 1999)

This township:	$45,308
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $263 (lower quartile is $187, upper quartile is $443)

Here:	$263
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,801 (it was $68,900 in 2000)

Jackson township:	$94,801
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,322 - $135,331

Population density: 91 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 29 (0% naturalized citizens)

Jackson township:	1.3%
State:	3.0%

71% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 1315
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 43
South: 136
West: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000

Jackson township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 445
Two: 3
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 14
20 to 49: 15
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 168

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,800

Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 193 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 19
1995 to 1998: 62
1990 to 1994: 21
1980 to 1989: 162
1970 to 1979: 107
1960 to 1969: 48
1950 to 1959: 53
1940 to 1949: 35
1939 or earlier: 143

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jackson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 124 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 93 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 47

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jackson township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 110 3 bedrooms: 219 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 27 3 bedrooms: 34 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 78 2 vehicles: 180 3 vehicles: 119 4 vehicles: 55 5 or more vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 33 2 vehicles: 23 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 0 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 (%):

Wood products (18%)
Construction (14%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Wood products (35%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Woodworkers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Woodworkers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:

German (41.8%)
United States or American (30.9%)
English (7.2%)
Irish (3.7%)
Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
Welsh (1.3%)
Swedish (1.1%)

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

Costa Rica (66%)
El Salvador (34%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 556 (79%)
Carpooled: 113 (16%)
Walked: 9 (1%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 19 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) Electricity (21%) Wood (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

96.6% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,537

In family households: 1,356 (350 male householders, 56 female householders)
348 spouses, 552 children (430 natural, 48 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 18 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 181 (63 male householders (60 living alone)), 101 female householders (91 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 151 1-person, 13 2-persons.

439 married couples with children.
149 single-parent households (47 men, 102 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	10.7%
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: 9

Here:	37.5%
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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