Sharon township, Richland County, Ohio (OH)

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Sharon township, OH map Land area: 24.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 9,720 (92% urban, 8% rural)

Males: 4,710	(48.5%)
Females: 5,010	(51.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 9,581 (6,801 owner occupied, 2,780 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	31%

Races in Sharon township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 37.9

Average houshold size: 2.45
Average family size: 3.00

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Population density: 403 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	9.7%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Shelby.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Sharon township: Sacred Heart of Jesus Church.

Cemeteries: Bethlehem Cemetery, German Reform Cemetery, Coltman Cemetery, Myers Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (65% naturalized citizens)

Sharon township:	1.1%
State:	3.0%

57% of Sharon 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, 75% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 8082
Northeast: 176
Midwest: 279
South: 959
West: 88

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,700

Sharon township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

137 people in nursing homes
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,862
One, attached: 108
Two: 409
3 or 4: 296
5 to 9: 161
10 to 19: 83
20 to 49: 69
50 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 162

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000

Housing units in Sharon township with a mortgage: 1,513 (209 second mortgage, 284 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 794

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 52
1995 to 1998: 117
1990 to 1994: 132
1980 to 1989: 210
1970 to 1979: 491
1960 to 1969: 412
1950 to 1959: 711
1940 to 1949: 616
1939 or earlier: 1,418

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 172
5 rooms: 595
6 rooms: 644
7 rooms: 644
8 rooms: 354
9 or more rooms: 206

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

1 room: 61
2 rooms: 56
3 rooms: 274
4 rooms: 353
5 rooms: 239
6 rooms: 151
7 rooms: 104
8 rooms: 32
9 or more rooms: 9

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 17
2 bedrooms: 495
3 bedrooms: 1,626
4 bedrooms: 413
5 or more bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sharon township:

no bedroom: 61
1 bedroom: 401
2 bedrooms: 490
3 bedrooms: 255
4 bedrooms: 65
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 101
1 vehicle: 710
2 vehicles: 1,229
3 vehicles: 411
4 vehicles: 126
5 or more vehicles: 55

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

no vehicle: 155
1 vehicle: 601
2 vehicles: 416
3 vehicles: 102
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 5

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (14%)
Construction (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Machinery (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
Registered nurses (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Sharon township:

German (41.2%)
United States or American (14.1%)
Irish (10.6%)
English (9.7%)
Italian (3.1%)
Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
Dutch (1.8%)

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

Germany (32%)
Turkey (15%)
Mexico (11%)
India (9%)
Canada (7%)
Portugal (6%)
Other Western Europe (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,876 (86%)
Carpooled: 398 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Ferryboat: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 102 (2%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 111 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (73%)
Electricity (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Wood (1%)

137 people in nursing homes
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

97.6% of residents of Sharon township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,580

In family households: 8,113 (2,052 male householders, 596 female householders)
2,107 spouses, 2,975 children (2,739 natural, 20 adopted, 216 stepchildren), 118 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 48 other relatives, 151 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,467 (594 male householders (504 living alone)), 680 female householders (612 living alone)), 193 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 140 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,119 2-persons, 654 3-persons, 546 4-persons, 243 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,116 1-person, 124 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

1,796 married couples with children.
590 single-parent households (154 men, 436 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 157

Here:	13.3%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	2.9%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39

Here:	15.1%
Ohio:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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