Jefferson township, Richland County, Ohio (OH)

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Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,531 (all rural)

Males: 2,188	(48.3%)
Females: 2,343	(51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,531 (3,740 owner occupied, 791 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	31%

Races in Jefferson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.4%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 40.3

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Average household size: 2.50

Jefferson township:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.95

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,759 ($41,111 in 1999)

This township:	$47,759
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $392 (lower quartile is $338, upper quartile is $481)

Here:	$392
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,712 (it was $96,900 in 2000)

Jefferson township:	$134,712
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,802 - $186,126

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $169,377
Here: $169,377
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $308,885
Here: $308,885
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $186,949
Here: $186,949
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $155,723
Here: $155,723
State: $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,875
Here: $114,875
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $21,965
Here: $21,965
State: $32,066

Population density: 124 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 54 (78% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson township:	1.2%
State:	3.0%

61% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 3717
Northeast: 90
Midwest: 143
South: 397
West: 62

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,300

Jefferson township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

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

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,373
One, attached: 35
Two: 87
3 or 4: 62
5 to 9: 49
10 to 19: 12
20 to 49: 21
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 247

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,400

Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 656 (68 second mortgage, 132 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 284

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 171
1990 to 1994: 136
1980 to 1989: 228
1970 to 1979: 409
1960 to 1969: 174
1950 to 1959: 149
1940 to 1949: 86
1939 or earlier: 505

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 41 4 rooms: 160 5 rooms: 374 6 rooms: 356 7 rooms: 199 8 rooms: 145 9 or more rooms: 176

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 96 5 rooms: 52 6 rooms: 42 7 rooms: 19 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 352 3 bedrooms: 793 4 bedrooms: 246 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 130 2 bedrooms: 121 3 bedrooms: 51 4 bedrooms: 30 5 or more bedrooms: 1

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 37 1 vehicle: 315 2 vehicles: 582 3 vehicles: 370 4 vehicles: 96 5 or more vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 179 2 vehicles: 136 3 vehicles: 12 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 (20%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Machinery (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Educational services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:

German (38.8%)
United States or American (20.5%)
Irish (9.4%)
English (7.2%)
Italian (3.5%)
French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Scottish (1.8%)

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

Poland (33%)
Canada (30%)
United Kingdom (22%)
Australia (11%)
Japan (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,884 (84%)
Carpooled: 175 (8%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 43 (2%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 124 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (42%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Wood (7%) Other fuel (1%)

98.1% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,482

In family households: 3,956 (1,078 male householders, 225 female householders)
1,135 spouses, 1,351 children (1,209 natural, 55 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 27 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 526 (217 male householders (201 living alone)), 242 female householders (200 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 640 2-persons, 263 3-persons, 248 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 401 1-person, 43 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

884 married couples with children.
221 single-parent households (57 men, 164 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73

Here:	12.5%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24

Here:	7.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	2.0%
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 Jefferson township:

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