Shalersville township, Portage County, Ohio (OH)

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Shalersville township, OH map Land area: 27.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,976 (17% urban, 83% rural)

Males: 3,032	(50.7%)
Females: 2,944	(49.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,582 (4,769 owner occupied, 813 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	31%

Races in Shalersville township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.2%
Black: 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.2%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.6
Median age of females: 35.4

Average houshold size: 2.87
Average family size: 3.20

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Population density: 217 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery.

Reservoir: Pittman Lake.

Number of foreign born residents: 60 (65% naturalized citizens)

Shalersville township:	1.0%
State:	3.0%

71% of Shalersville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 4798
Northeast: 427
Midwest: 88
South: 537
West: 16

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $150,000

Shalersville township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

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 Shalersville township, Ohio

156 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
125 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
74 people in nursing homes
39 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,565
One, attached: 111
Two: 91
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 8
Mobile homes: 232

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Shalersville township with a mortgage: 958 (99 second mortgage, 172 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 266

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 42
1995 to 1998: 101
1990 to 1994: 227
1980 to 1989: 195
1970 to 1979: 416
1960 to 1969: 436
1950 to 1959: 300
1940 to 1949: 75
1939 or earlier: 231

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 16
4 rooms: 108
5 rooms: 394
6 rooms: 482
7 rooms: 336
8 rooms: 159
9 or more rooms: 174

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 35
4 rooms: 40
5 rooms: 78
6 rooms: 88
7 rooms: 17
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 5

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 219
3 bedrooms: 1,073
4 bedrooms: 319
5 or more bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shalersville township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 18
2 bedrooms: 108
3 bedrooms: 142
4 bedrooms: 5
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 54
1 vehicle: 264
2 vehicles: 796
3 vehicles: 350
4 vehicles: 174
5 or more vehicles: 31

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

no vehicle: 29
1 vehicle: 87
2 vehicles: 131
3 vehicles: 26
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Machinery (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Shalersville township:

German (19.9%)
United States or American (12.2%)
Irish (10.1%)
English (10.0%)
Polish (9.3%)
Italian (8.3%)
French (except Basque) (3.8%)

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

United Kingdom (30%)
Korea (23%)
Other Western Europe (13%)
Russia (13%)
Germany (12%)
Hungary (8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,423 (87%)
Carpooled: 251 (9%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Walked: 12 (0%)
Other means: 12 (0%)
Worked at home: 86 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (42%)
Electricity (21%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)

People in group quarters in Shalersville township, Ohio

156 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
125 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
74 people in nursing homes
39 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

95.4% of residents of Shalersville township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,580

In family households: 5,136 (1,285 male householders, 296 female householders)
1,305 spouses, 1,901 children (1,758 natural, 50 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 153 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 84 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 444 (162 male householders (123 living alone)), 207 female householders (180 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 396 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 551 2-persons, 388 3-persons, 403 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 303 1-person, 58 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

1,213 married couples with children.
299 single-parent households (72 men, 227 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	3.3%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	1.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	16.6%
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 Shalersville township:

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