Jackson township, Jackson County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 38.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,296 (all rural)
| Males: 665 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 631 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,296 (1,113 owner occupied, 183 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.7%
- Black: 4.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 34.9
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.66
| Jackson township: | 2.7 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Jackson township: | $36,490 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,997 (it was $65,500 in 2000)
| : | $86,997 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Greens Store (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Jackson township include: Route 327 Church (A), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Bethel Carr Church (D), Pleasant Valley Baptist Church (E), Savageville Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brocke Corner Cemetery (1), Limerick Cemetery (2), Crosby Cemetery (3), Davis Cemetery (4), Dole Cemetery (5), Tennant Cemetery (6), Harris Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Gillums Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pigeon Creek (A), Long Branch (B), Spencer Run (C), Sour Run (D), Poplar Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Jackson township: Leo Petroglyph State Memorial (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1021
- Northeast: 18
- Midwest: 37
- South: 135
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 282
- Mobile homes: 222
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,900
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 45 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70
- Construction (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Paper (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- United States or American (37.7%)
- English (13.1%)
- German (12.0%)
- Italian (5.8%)
- Welsh (5.5%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- Scottish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 418 (89%)
- Carpooled: 18 (4%)
- Walked: 14 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (7%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,226- In family households: 1,141 (325 male householders, 51 female householders)
332 spouses, 334 children (306 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 7 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (56 male householders (48 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 8 2-persons,
233 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (26 men, 44 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |