Big Island township, Marion County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,223 (all rural)
| Males: 617 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 606 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,223 (1,132 owner occupied, 91 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Big Island township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.7
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.57
| Big Island township: | 2.6 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Big Island township: | $41,849 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $522 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,400 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $96,400 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Big Island township: Loudenslager Acres (A), New Vision Fire and Rescue (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Big Island township: Salem Church of God (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), German Reform Cemetery (2), Kannel Cemetery (3), Salem Cemetery (4), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Big Island Wildlife Area Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Maple Run (A), Glade Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Big Island township: Big Island Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Big Island township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 995
- Northeast: 64
- Midwest: 34
- South: 140
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 473
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $84,300
Housing units in Big Island township with a mortgage: 233 (35 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 125
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (18%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Construction (12%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Big Island township:
- United States or American (34.2%)
- German (28.8%)
- European (9.2%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- English (6.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
- British (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 655 (89%)
- Carpooled: 48 (7%)
- Worked at home: 29 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (2%)
96.8% of residents of Big Island township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,260- In family households: 1,077 (261 male householders, 96 female householders)
281 spouses, 374 children (360 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 183 (53 male householders (22 living alone)), 80 female householders (67 living alone)), 50 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 163 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 44 2-persons,
224 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (7 men, 24 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% |