Jefferson township, Ross County, Ohio (OH)

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Land area: 24.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 967 (all rural)

Males: 491	(50.8%)
Females: 476	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 967 (734 owner occupied, 233 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

Races in Jefferson township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
Black: 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 40.2

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Average household size: 2.53

Jefferson township:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.95

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,566 ($34,583 in 1999)

This township:	$39,566
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $348 (lower quartile is $312, upper quartile is $409)

Here:	$348
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,464 (it was $75,100 in 2000)

Jefferson township:	$97,464
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,359 - $108,286

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

66% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 768
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 30
South: 71
West: 36

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,200

Jefferson township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 318
One, attached: 6
Two: 6
Mobile homes: 62

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,100

Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 103 (5 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 32
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 46
1970 to 1979: 64
1960 to 1969: 19
1950 to 1959: 47
1940 to 1949: 54
1939 or earlier: 113

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 19 5 rooms: 81 6 rooms: 101 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 12

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 6 6 rooms: 22 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 58 3 bedrooms: 175 4 bedrooms: 61 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 34 3 bedrooms: 22 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 97 2 vehicles: 123 3 vehicles: 52 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 28 2 vehicles: 25 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 6 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 (%):

Paper (16%)
Transportation equipment (15%)
Health care (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (11%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Florists (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Woodworkers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:

German (21.3%)
English (13.0%)
United States or American (11.7%)
European (7.0%)
Irish (7.0%)
Italian (4.3%)
Czech (3.2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 394 (86%)
Carpooled: 33 (7%)
Walked: 15 (3%)
Other means: 9 (2%)
Worked at home: 7 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (36%) Electricity (29%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Coal or coke (2%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 911

In family households: 784 (230 male householders, 48 female householders)
239 spouses, 267 children (244 natural, 13 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 127 (24 male householders (16 living alone)), 86 female householders (76 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 133 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 18 2-persons.

175 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (15 men, 30 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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: 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 Jefferson township:

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