Perry township, Stark County, Ohio (OH)

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Land area: 24.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 29,167 (98% urban, 2% rural)

Males: 14,155	(48.5%)
Females: 15,012	(51.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 28,880 (23,799 owner occupied, 5,081 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

Races in Perry township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.9%
Black: 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 41.5

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Average household size: 2.50

Perry township:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.94

Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,542 ($43,990 in 1999)

This township:	$51,542
Ohio:	$47,987

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $551 (lower quartile is $473, upper quartile is $627)

Here:	$551
State:	$524

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $134,552 (it was $98,400 in 2000)

Perry township:	$134,552
Ohio:	$140,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,713 - $162,885

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $146,443
Here: $146,443
State: $174,862

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,412
Here: $194,412
State: $167,324

In 2-unit structures: $165,922
Here: $165,922
State: $120,607

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,543
Here: $100,543
State: $129,681

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $54,699
Here: $54,699
State: $142,452

Mobile homes: $14,867
Here: $14,867
State: $32,066

Population density: 1211 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	5.4%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 385 (69% naturalized citizens)

Perry township:	1.3%
State:	3.0%

66% of Perry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 24143
Northeast: 1294
Midwest: 714
South: 2036
West: 304

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,300

Perry township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

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 Perry township, Ohio

234 people in nursing homes
51 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,627
One, attached: 294
Two: 1,047
3 or 4: 209
5 to 9: 219
10 to 19: 121
20 to 49: 112
50 or more: 31
Mobile homes: 324

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Perry township with a mortgage: 5,579 (582 second mortgage, 1,091 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,123

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 55
1995 to 1998: 362
1990 to 1994: 412
1980 to 1989: 719
1970 to 1979: 2,876
1960 to 1969: 2,341
1950 to 1959: 2,757
1940 to 1949: 1,439
1939 or earlier: 1,023

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Perry township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 80 4 rooms: 760 5 rooms: 2,388 6 rooms: 2,704 7 rooms: 1,787 8 rooms: 1,144 9 or more rooms: 521

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perry township, Ohio:
	1 room: 24 2 rooms: 77 3 rooms: 227 4 rooms: 757 5 rooms: 534 6 rooms: 440 7 rooms: 120 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 46

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Perry township:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 118 2 bedrooms: 1,793 3 bedrooms: 6,055 4 bedrooms: 1,307 5 or more bedrooms: 118

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perry township:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 342 2 bedrooms: 1,385 3 bedrooms: 447 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Perry township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 250 1 vehicle: 2,374 2 vehicles: 4,603 3 vehicles: 1,659 4 vehicles: 334 5 or more vehicles: 177

Cars and other vehicles available in Perry township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 135 1 vehicle: 1,086 2 vehicles: 795 3 vehicles: 180 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 22

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 (17%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Health care (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Perry township:

German (30.8%)
Italian (11.8%)
Irish (11.1%)
English (8.3%)
United States or American (7.1%)
Polish (3.0%)
French (except Basque) (2.9%)

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

Italy (17%)
Mexico (16%)
Germany (9%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Canada (6%)
Romania (5%)
Greece (3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,878 (90%)
Carpooled: 781 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 139 (1%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 152 (1%)
Other means: 39 (0%)
Worked at home: 230 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Perry township, Ohio

234 people in nursing homes
51 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters

96.7% of residents of Perry township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,791

In family households: 24,995 (6,766 male householders, 1,546 female householders)
6,936 spouses, 8,476 children (7,871 natural, 134 adopted, 471 stepchildren), 391 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 264 other relatives, 419 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,796 (1,428 male householders (1,144 living alone)), 1,849 female householders (1,667 living alone)), 519 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 300 (243 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,864 2-persons, 1,895 3-persons, 1,627 4-persons, 674 5-persons, 191 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,811 1-person, 416 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

4,946 married couples with children.
1,296 single-parent households (313 men, 983 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 452

Here:	13.5%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 195

Here:	13.6%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 138

Here:	16.2%
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 Perry township:

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