Oxford township, Erie County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 26.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,096 (all rural)
| Males: 562 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 534 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,096 (955 owner occupied, 141 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Oxford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Black: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.86
| Oxford township: | 2.9 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Oxford township: | $46,073 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $535 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,600 (it was $107,400 in 2000)
| : | $123,600 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $163,103
Here: $163,103 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $211,467
Here: $211,467 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $138,797
Here: $138,797 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $304,901
Here: $304,901 State: $110,889
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,394
Here: $126,394 State: $159,965
Mobile homes: $32,778
Here: $32,778 State: $36,578
| Population density: 42 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Oxford township: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Oxford Lutheran Cemetery (1), Bloomingville Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Oxford township: Erie Sand Barrens Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Oxford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 947
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 37
- South: 75
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
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: 376
- Two: 5
Housing units in Oxford township with a mortgage: 141 (11 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 103
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (9%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Engineers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oxford township:
- German (47.7%)
- English (10.9%)
- United States or American (10.5%)
- Italian (5.1%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- Polish (4.8%)
- Swedish (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 419 (85%)
- Carpooled: 30 (6%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 37 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Utility gas (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (9%)
97.2% of residents of Oxford township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,079- In family households: 1,002 (246 male householders, 39 female householders)
241 spouses, 362 children (300 natural, 5 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 25 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 77 (30 male householders (24 living alone)), 40 female householders (40 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person, 6 2-persons,
236 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (11 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
| Here: | 28.5% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 13.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |