Penfield township, Lorain County, Ohio (OH)

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Penfield township, OH map Land area: 22.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,690 (all rural)

Males: 863	(51.1%)
Females: 827	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,690 (1,614 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	4%
State:	31%

Races in Penfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 38.5

Average houshold size: 3.00
Average family size: 3.26

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Population density: 77 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Penfield Cemetery, Jackson Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 22 (45% naturalized citizens)

Penfield township:	1.3%
State:	3.0%

68% of Penfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 1205
Northeast: 62
Midwest: 47
South: 290
West: 17

Penfield township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 567
One, attached: 16

Housing units in Penfield township with a mortgage: 335 (44 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 50
1990 to 1994: 116
1980 to 1989: 89
1970 to 1979: 149
1960 to 1969: 33
1950 to 1959: 25
1940 to 1949: 25
1939 or earlier: 80

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Penfield township, Ohio:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 73
6 rooms: 122
7 rooms: 117
8 rooms: 119
9 or more rooms: 99

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penfield township, Ohio:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 0
5 rooms: 0
6 rooms: 7
7 rooms: 10
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Penfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 26
3 bedrooms: 303
4 bedrooms: 144
5 or more bedrooms: 57

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penfield township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 0
2 bedrooms: 0
3 bedrooms: 26
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Penfield township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 79
2 vehicles: 231
3 vehicles: 147
4 vehicles: 54
5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Penfield township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 16
2 vehicles: 10
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (14%)
Construction (13%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Machinery (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Penfield township:

German (32.4%)
Irish (12.8%)
English (12.1%)
United States or American (7.1%)
Polish (5.7%)
Italian (5.6%)
European (3.0%)

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

Venezuela (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 736 (87%)
Carpooled: 44 (5%)
Walked: 12 (1%)
Other means: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 51 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
Electricity (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Wood (3%)

92.1% of residents of Penfield township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,643

In family households: 1,551 (426 male householders, 53 female householders)
454 spouses, 531 children (517 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 28 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 92 (35 male householders (35 living alone)), 57 female householders (57 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 174 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 106 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person.

383 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (19 men, 29 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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Penfield township:

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