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Lafayette township, Coshocton County, Ohio (OH)

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Lafayette township, OH map Land area: 24.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 4,285 (63% urban, 37% rural)
Males: 2,092  (48.8%)
Females: 2,193  (51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,150 (3,334 owner occupied, 816 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  20%
State:  31%


Races in Lafayette township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 39.0

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Average household size: 2.48

Lafayette township:  2.5 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Average family size: 2.94

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,719 ($34,911 in 1999)
This township:  $39,719
Ohio:  $46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $384 (lower quartile is $275, upper quartile is $458)
Here:  $384
State:  $511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,455 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
Lafayette township:  $91,455
Ohio:  $137,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,681 - $132,054

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $111,205
Here:  $111,205
State:  $175,406

In 2-unit structures: $105,724
Here:  $105,724
State:  $124,203

Mobile homes: $22,428
Here:  $22,428
State:  $32,066
Population density: 173 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  10.7%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 20 (40% naturalized citizens)

Lafayette township:  0.5%
State:  3.0%

60% of Lafayette township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Ohio.


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

  • This state: 3691
  • Northeast: 82
  • Midwest: 115
  • South: 258
  • West: 71

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Lafayette township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Lafayette township, Ohio
  • 71 people in nursing homes
  • 60 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,164
  • One, attached: 5
  • Two: 38
  • 3 or 4: 37
  • 5 to 9: 77
  • 20 to 49: 5
  • Mobile homes: 463

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,400


Housing units in Lafayette township with a mortgage: 552 (15 second mortgage, 69 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 347



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 101
  • 1995 to 1998: 98
  • 1990 to 1994: 51
  • 1980 to 1989: 255
  • 1970 to 1979: 385
  • 1960 to 1969: 206
  • 1950 to 1959: 209
  • 1940 to 1949: 134
  • 1939 or earlier: 350


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette township, Ohio:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 15
  • 4 rooms: 185
  • 5 rooms: 411
  • 6 rooms: 326
  • 7 rooms: 166
  • 8 rooms: 130
  • 9 or more rooms: 78



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette township, Ohio:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 21
  • 4 rooms: 95
  • 5 rooms: 141
  • 6 rooms: 30
  • 7 rooms: 23
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 8



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 20
  • 2 bedrooms: 363
  • 3 bedrooms: 743
  • 4 bedrooms: 164
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 26



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 20
  • 2 bedrooms: 151
  • 3 bedrooms: 134
  • 4 bedrooms: 18
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 68
  • 1 vehicle: 348
  • 2 vehicles: 551
  • 3 vehicles: 232
  • 4 vehicles: 82
  • 5 or more vehicles: 35



Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 31
  • 1 vehicle: 169
  • 2 vehicles: 94
  • 3 vehicles: 29
  • 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 (%):



  • Metal and metal products (18%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lafayette township:
  • German (33.8%)
  • United States or American (21.3%)
  • English (11.8%)
  • Irish (8.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4.0%)
  • French (except Basque) (3.1%)
  • Dutch (2.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Australia (40%)
  • Korea (20%)
  • Philippines (20%)
  • Other Eastern Africa (20%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,658 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 237 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 8 (0%)
  • Walked: 30 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 48 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (60%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (3%)

People in group quarters in Lafayette township, Ohio
  • 71 people in nursing homes
  • 60 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.1% of residents of Lafayette township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 4,107
  • In family households: 3,531 (905 male householders, 273 female householders)
    896 spouses, 1,219 children (1,101 natural, 34 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 18 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 576 (206 male householders (154 living alone)), 281 female householders (258 living alone)), 89 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 133 (47 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 527 2-persons, 291 3-persons, 247 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 412 1-person, 58 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

726 married couples with children.
272 single-parent households (46 men, 226 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here:  1.4%
Ohio:  14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:  2.8%
Ohio:  10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43
Here:  44.3%
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 Lafayette township:

  

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