Mecca township, Trumbull County, Ohio (OH)

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Mecca township, OH map Land area: 20.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.5 sq. mi.
Population: 2,829 (3% urban, 97% rural)

Males: 1,404	(49.6%)
Females: 1,425	(50.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,829 (2,461 owner occupied, 368 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	31%

Races in Mecca township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 38.4

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Average household size: 2.70

Mecca township:	2.7 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.06

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,830 ($45,913 in 1999)

This township:	$49,830
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $461 (lower quartile is $387, upper quartile is $490)

Here:	$461
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,515 (it was $99,000 in 2000)

Mecca township:	$123,515
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $96,715 - $177,266

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $144,825
Here: $144,825
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $280,602
Here: $280,602
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $93,308
Here: $93,308
State: $124,203

Mobile homes: $33,284
Here: $33,284
State: $32,066

Population density: 140 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Meacham Corners.

Church in Mecca township: West Mecca United Methodist Church.

Cemeteries: West Mecca Cemetery, East Mecca Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, South Mecca Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (100% naturalized citizens)

Mecca township:	0.3%
State:	3.0%

74% of Mecca township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 2201
Northeast: 311
Midwest: 34
South: 204
West: 45

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Mecca township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 899
One, attached: 7
Two: 56
3 or 4: 17
Mobile homes: 153

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,300

Housing units in Mecca township with a mortgage: 373 (25 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 279

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 70
1990 to 1994: 55
1980 to 1989: 133
1970 to 1979: 306
1960 to 1969: 147
1950 to 1959: 140
1940 to 1949: 66
1939 or earlier: 210

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mecca township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 87 5 rooms: 201 6 rooms: 218 7 rooms: 189 8 rooms: 110 9 or more rooms: 62

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mecca township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 33 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mecca township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 196 3 bedrooms: 520 4 bedrooms: 119 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mecca township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 60 3 bedrooms: 58 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Mecca township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 160 2 vehicles: 409 3 vehicles: 222 4 vehicles: 53 5 or more vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Mecca township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 57 2 vehicles: 79 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 13 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:

Transportation equipment (15%)
Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (10%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mecca township:

United States or American (17.4%)
English (14.0%)
German (13.8%)
Irish (9.7%)
Italian (9.1%)
Slovak (6.1%)
Hungarian (4.0%)

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

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,156 (88%)
Carpooled: 101 (8%)
Walked: 7 (1%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 33 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (2%)

98.4% of residents of Mecca township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,813

In family households: 2,494 (693 male householders, 123 female householders)
710 spouses, 873 children (780 natural, 29 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 38 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 319 (121 male householders (92 living alone)), 122 female householders (107 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 388 2-persons, 146 3-persons, 187 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 199 1-person, 30 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

543 married couples with children.
118 single-parent households (31 men, 87 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	1.5%
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: 8

Here:	6.0%
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 Mecca township:

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