Jackson township, Hancock County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 29.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,060 (all rural)
| Males: 533 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 527 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,060 (963 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 35.7
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Average household size: 2.83
| Jackson township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Jackson township: | $46,382 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $532 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,100 (it was $97,500 in 2000)
| : | $122,100 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $153,944
Here: $153,944 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $153,809
Here: $153,809 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $101,414
Here: $101,414 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,892
Here: $144,892 State: $110,889
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $71,284
Here: $71,284 State: $159,965
Mobile homes: $28,134
Here: $28,134 State: $36,578
| Population density: 36 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Jackson township: Eagle Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ellis Cemetery (1), Frontiers Repose Cemetery (2), Salem Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Silver Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 988
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 18
- South: 35
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $94,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 386
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 202 (8 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Plastics and rubber products (19%)
- Construction (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (57.3%)
- United States or American (8.9%)
- English (7.0%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Scottish (3.2%)
- European (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 525 (94%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 29 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Wood (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.1% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,065- In family households: 1,010 (265 male householders, 41 female householders)
273 spouses, 374 children (346 natural, 8 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (28 male householders (22 living alone)), 17 female householders (15 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 121 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 8 2-persons,
245 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (3 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
| Here: | 10.4% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
| Here: | 35.6% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |