Paxton township, Ross County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)
Paxton township: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 3.0% |
58% of Paxton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1858
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 23
- South: 162
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Paxton township, Ohio:
- 50 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 20 people in nursing homes
- 3 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 576
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 16
- 3 or 4: 9
- 5 to 9: 40
- 20 to 49: 8
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 185
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Paxton township with a mortgage: 193 (13 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 159
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Transportation equipment (20%)
- Health care (12%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Food (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Office supplies and stationery stores (5%)
- Social assistance (16%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Paper (9%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Physicians and surgeons (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Social scientists and related workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
- Physicians and surgeons (9%)
- Customer service representatives (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Paxton township:
- United States or American (30.0%)
- German (28.1%)
- English (14.7%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
- Swedish (1.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (70%)
- Philippines (30%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 622 (75%)
- Carpooled: 123 (15%)
- Walked: 70 (8%)
- Worked at home: 10 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
People in group quarters in Paxton township, Ohio:
- 50 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 20 people in nursing homes
- 3 people in other group homes
97.8% of residents of Paxton township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,021- In family households: 1,811 (390 male householders, 207 female householders)
478 spouses, 602 children (559 natural, 20 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 18 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 210 (64 male householders (52 living alone)), 104 female householders (92 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 71 (65 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 283 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person, 20 2-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
375 married couples with children.
146 single-parent households (28 men, 118 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 2.5% |
Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here: | 6.6% |
Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here: | 17.1% |
Ohio: | 23.4% |