Jefferson township, Brown County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 23.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,355 (all rural)
| Males: 638 |  (47.1%) |
| Females: 717 |  (52.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,223 (1,012 owner occupied, 211 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.62
| Jefferson township: | 2.6 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Jefferson township: | $42,751 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,921 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $112,921 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 58 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Russellville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Glaze Cemetery (1), Linwood Cemetery (2), Old Russellville Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Myers Run (A), Northwest Fork Eagle Creek (B), Bull Run (C), Washburn Run (D), Rocky Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 213
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 19
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
125 people in nursing homes
7 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 86
- Mobile homes: 2
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 14 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (44.2%)
- Polish (16.8%)
- Norwegian (10.6%)
- English (5.3%)
- Irish (5.3%)
- Dutch (4.8%)
- United States or American (4.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 84 (72%)
- Carpooled: 7 (6%)
- Walked: 3 (3%)
- Worked at home: 22 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Wood (5%)
- Electricity (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
125 people in nursing homes
7 people in other group homes
97.7% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 236- In family households: 209 (58 male householders, 9 female householders)
54 spouses, 80 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (16 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 6 2-persons,
235 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (14 men, 33 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 22.9% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |