Wellington township, Lorain County, Ohio (OH)

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Wellington township, OH map Land area: 22.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,904 (70% urban, 30% rural)

Males: 2,897	(49.1%)
Females: 3,007	(50.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,742 (4,300 owner occupied, 1,442 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

Races in Wellington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
Black: 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.1%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 38.3

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Average household size: 2.60

Wellington township:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.09

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,737 ($37,955 in 1999)

This township:	$42,737
Ohio:	$46,597

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $422 (lower quartile is $274, upper quartile is $499)

Here:	$422
State:	$511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $114,499 (it was $88,100 in 2000)

Wellington township:	$114,499
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,968 - $149,838

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $147,106
Here: $147,106
State: $175,406

In 2-unit structures: $129,969
Here: $129,969
State: $124,203

Mobile homes: $48,529
Here: $48,529
State: $32,066

Population density: 263 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This township:	0.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: Wellington.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Old Brighton Cemetery.

Reservoir: Wellington Upground Reservoir.

51% of Wellington 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, 17% lived in Ohio.

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

This state: 556
Northeast: 142
Midwest: 1
South: 20
West: 3

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

Wellington township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%

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

People in group quarters in Wellington township, Ohio

85 people in nursing homes
39 people in other nonhousehold living situations
28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 146
Two: 4
Mobile homes: 54
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000

Housing units in Wellington township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 6
1980 to 1989: 31
1970 to 1979: 56
1960 to 1969: 2
1950 to 1959: 10
1940 to 1949: 6
1939 or earlier: 76

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wellington township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 8 5 rooms: 37 6 rooms: 29 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 30

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wellington township, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 8 6 rooms: 2 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wellington township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 43 3 bedrooms: 61 4 bedrooms: 29 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wellington township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 7 3 bedrooms: 6 4 bedrooms: 1 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Wellington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 76 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wellington township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1 1 vehicle: 11 2 vehicles: 4 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Metal and metal products (14%)
Construction (10%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Food (6%)
Chemicals (6%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Financial managers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wellington township:

United States or American (26.1%)
English (21.9%)
German (15.5%)
Welsh (8.5%)
French (except Basque) (5.7%)
Irish (4.9%)
Norwegian (3.9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 171 (76%)
Carpooled: 16 (7%)
Walked: 20 (9%)
Worked at home: 17 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%) Utility gas (28%) Electricity (13%) Wood (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

People in group quarters in Wellington township, Ohio

85 people in nursing homes
39 people in other nonhousehold living situations
28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other group homes

98.0% of residents of Wellington township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 411

In family households: 364 (112 male householders, 9 female householders)
90 spouses, 124 children (115 natural, 2 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 1 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 47 (33 male householders (30 living alone)), 10 female householders (9 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 311 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 4 2-persons.

1,119 married couples with children.
354 single-parent households (119 men, 235 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): 28

Here:	48.3%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	75.0%
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 Wellington township:

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