Spencer township, Lucas County, Ohio (OH)

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Spencer township, OH map Land area: 12.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,708 (23% urban, 77% rural)

Males: 858	(50.2%)
Females: 850	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,708 (1,354 owner occupied, 354 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

Races in Spencer township:

White Non-Hispanic: 65.2%
Black: 25.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 1.9%
Some other race: 0.9%

Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 37.0

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Average household size: 2.84

Spencer township:	2.8 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.21

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,031 ($40,833 in 1999)

This township:	$48,031
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $405 (lower quartile is $205, upper quartile is $558)

Here:	$405
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,026 (it was $114,100 in 2000)

Spencer township:	$165,026
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,123 - $212,495

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $180,959
Here: $180,959
State: $175,406

In 2-unit structures: $90,461
Here: $90,461
State: $124,203

Mobile homes: $17,500
Here: $17,500
State: $32,066

Population density: 141 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	13.5%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	7.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Spencer township: Spencer Church.

Cemetery: Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 27 (100% naturalized citizens)

Spencer township:	1.6%
State:	3.0%

64% of Spencer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 1391
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 98
South: 196
West: 23

Spencer township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

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: 609
One, attached: 10
Two: 27
3 or 4: 12
5 to 9: 13
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500

Housing units in Spencer township with a mortgage: 240 (18 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 141

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 19
1995 to 1998: 37
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 72
1970 to 1979: 103
1960 to 1969: 68
1950 to 1959: 125
1940 to 1949: 120
1939 or earlier: 105

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spencer township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 7 5 rooms: 101 6 rooms: 134 7 rooms: 105 8 rooms: 68 9 or more rooms: 37

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spencer township, Ohio:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 26 5 rooms: 40 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 25 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spencer township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 31 2 bedrooms: 89 3 bedrooms: 249 4 bedrooms: 108 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spencer township:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 44 3 bedrooms: 33 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Spencer township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 155 2 vehicles: 123 3 vehicles: 114 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 37

Cars and other vehicles available in Spencer township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 71 2 vehicles: 39 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Construction (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Carpenters (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Spencer township:

German (31.3%)
Polish (7.7%)
English (5.5%)
Irish (5.2%)
United States or American (3.9%)
Italian (2.8%)
Scottish (1.9%)

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

Mexico (59%)
El Salvador (22%)
Germany (19%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 560 (82%)
Carpooled: 68 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (3%)
Walked: 20 (3%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 4 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%) Utility gas (38%) Electricity (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (2%)

94.6% of residents of Spencer township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,773

In family households: 1,622 (363 male householders, 109 female householders)
351 spouses, 594 children (556 natural, 8 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 37 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 151 (80 male householders (66 living alone)), 34 female householders (24 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 146 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 16 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

266 married couples with children.
164 single-parent households (37 men, 127 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54

Here:	21.2%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 65

Here:	45.1%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Spencer township:

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