Jefferson township, Preble County, Ohio (OH)

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Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,449 (all rural)

Males: 1,715	(49.7%)
Females: 1,734	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,382 (2,508 owner occupied, 874 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Races in Jefferson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.4

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Average household size: 2.49

Jefferson township:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.93

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,721 ($57,765 in 1999)

This township:	$65,721
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $332 (lower quartile is $281, upper quartile is $493)

Here:	$332
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,259 (it was $126,600 in 2000)

Jefferson township:	$179,259
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,156 - $223,945

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $197,766
Here: $197,766
State: $175,406

Mobile homes: $62,750
Here: $62,750
State: $32,066

Population density: 98 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 20 (60% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson township:	0.6%
State:	3.0%

72% of Jefferson 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, 87% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 1689
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 117
South: 20
West: 54

Jefferson township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

67 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 614
3 or 4: 5
Mobile homes: 68

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,300

Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 352 (60 second mortgage, 74 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 67
1990 to 1994: 119
1980 to 1989: 142
1970 to 1979: 202
1960 to 1969: 49
1950 to 1959: 27
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 69

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 86 6 rooms: 116 7 rooms: 118 8 rooms: 107 9 or more rooms: 143

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 98 3 bedrooms: 310 4 bedrooms: 172 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 6 3 bedrooms: 9 4 bedrooms: 2 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 66 2 vehicles: 291 3 vehicles: 175 4 vehicles: 49 5 or more vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 9 2 vehicles: 10 3 vehicles: 4 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 (%):

Construction (18%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Printing and related support activities (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Cashiers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:

German (61.5%)
Norwegian (7.6%)
Swedish (4.6%)
United States or American (4.1%)
Polish (3.7%)
Irish (3.3%)
French (except Basque) (2.3%)

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

Germany (30%)
Canada (20%)
Japan (10%)
Laos (10%)
Cuba (10%)
Colombia (10%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 887 (84%)
Carpooled: 116 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Walked: 6 (1%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 38 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%) Electricity (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Wood (7%)

67 people in nursing homes

96.7% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,911

In family households: 1,753 (471 male householders, 69 female householders)
474 spouses, 676 children (642 natural, 18 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 14 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 158 (65 male householders (46 living alone)), 44 female householders (24 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 214 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 72 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 30 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

592 married couples with children.
173 single-parent households (48 men, 125 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37

Here:	13.8%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	2.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	7.5%
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 Jefferson township:

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