American township, Allen County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (38% naturalized citizens)
| American township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.0% |
60% of American township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12243
- Northeast: 426
- Midwest: 1137
- South: 1119
- West: 251
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
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
People in group quarters in American township, Ohio:
- 1,497 people in state prisons
- 209 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 134 people in nursing homes
- 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,187
- One, attached: 243
- Two: 378
- 3 or 4: 295
- 5 to 9: 214
- 10 to 19: 156
- 20 to 49: 217
- 50 or more: 100
- Mobile homes: 153
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,200
Housing units in American township with a mortgage: 2,448 (328 second mortgage, 323 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,208
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Construction (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in American township:
- German (35.8%)
- United States or American (13.1%)
- English (8.0%)
- Irish (7.9%)
- Italian (4.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.4%)
- Welsh (2.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (18%)
- India (13%)
- United Kingdom (13%)
- Philippines (11%)
- Korea (10%)
- Nigeria (8%)
- Canada (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,974 (89%)
- Carpooled: 412 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 37 (1%)
- Walked: 107 (2%)
- Other means: 18 (0%)
- Worked at home: 187 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (68%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
People in group quarters in American township, Ohio:
- 1,497 people in state prisons
- 209 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 134 people in nursing homes
- 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
95.7% of residents of American township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,545- In family households: 11,693 (3,255 male householders, 664 female householders)
3,253 spouses, 4,044 children (3,706 natural, 69 adopted, 269 stepchildren), 152 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 82 other relatives, 146 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,852 (710 male householders (624 living alone)), 928 female householders (844 living alone)), 214 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,864 (1,653 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,929 2-persons, 814 3-persons, 704 4-persons, 353 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,468 1-person, 133 2-persons, 37 3-persons,
2,525 married couples with children.
590 single-parent households (132 men, 458 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 398
| Here: | 24.4% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 148
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 207
| Here: | 28.4% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |