Jefferson township, Jackson County, Ohio (OH)

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Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 3,508 (all rural)

Males: 1,715	(48.9%)
Females: 1,793	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,486 (2,680 owner occupied, 806 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Races in Jefferson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.2
Median age of females: 36.3

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Average household size: 2.56

Jefferson township:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.97

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,600 ($27,775 in 1999)

This township:	$31,600
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $332 (lower quartile is $195, upper quartile is $416)

Here:	$332
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,320 (it was $53,900 in 2000)

Jefferson township:	$76,320
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,200 - $122,360

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $98,842
Here: $98,842
State: $175,406

Mobile homes: $39,574
Here: $39,574
State: $32,066

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500
Here: $32,500
State: $70,708

Population density: 96 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	19.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	8.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (71% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson township:	0.2%
State:	3.0%

62% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 3046
Northeast: 40
Midwest: 52
South: 309
West: 42

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,300

Jefferson township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

22 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
22 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,007
Two: 16
3 or 4: 15
5 to 9: 5
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 24
Mobile homes: 422
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,200

Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 314 (58 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 242

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 115
1990 to 1994: 123
1980 to 1989: 117
1970 to 1979: 292
1960 to 1969: 142
1950 to 1959: 224
1940 to 1949: 160
1939 or earlier: 301

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 142 5 rooms: 304 6 rooms: 270 7 rooms: 151 8 rooms: 80 9 or more rooms: 54

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 122 5 rooms: 93 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 51 2 bedrooms: 380 3 bedrooms: 528 4 bedrooms: 70 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 194 3 bedrooms: 72 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 258 2 vehicles: 473 3 vehicles: 186 4 vehicles: 65 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 48 1 vehicle: 123 2 vehicles: 112 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Food (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:

United States or American (31.8%)
German (19.9%)
English (9.9%)
Welsh (8.8%)
Irish (7.7%)
Italian (1.7%)
Scotch-Irish (1.6%)

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

Germany (71%)
Greece (29%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,165 (83%)
Carpooled: 154 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (2%)
Walked: 29 (2%)
Worked at home: 38 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (33%) Utility gas (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Wood (8%) Coal or coke (3%)

22 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
22 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

98.3% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,492

In family households: 3,070 (784 male householders, 214 female householders)
720 spouses, 1,125 children (1,060 natural, 5 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 30 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 422 (144 male householders (121 living alone)), 231 female householders (218 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 22 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 445 2-persons, 220 3-persons, 210 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 339 1-person, 25 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

599 married couples with children.
239 single-parent households (57 men, 182 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	5.6%
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: 22

Here:	21.4%
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 Jefferson township:

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