Gibson township, Mercer County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (50% naturalized citizens)
Gibson township: | 0.4% |
Whole state: | 3.0% |
77% of Gibson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1421
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 406
- South: 25
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
2 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 605
- Two: 22
- 3 or 4: 18
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,800
Housing units in Gibson township with a mortgage: 249 (10 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 175
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gibson township:
- German (78.4%)
- United States or American (6.3%)
- English (3.6%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
- Dutch (1.0%)
- Scottish (1.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (50%)
- Japan (25%)
- India (25%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 771 (82%)
- Carpooled: 70 (7%)
- Bicycle: 6 (1%)
- Walked: 51 (5%)
- Worked at home: 45 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Wood (3%)
2 people in religious group quarters
98.6% of residents of Gibson township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,874- In family households: 1,728 (443 male householders, 56 female householders)
454 spouses, 749 children (722 natural, 15 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 7 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 146 (60 male householders (54 living alone)), 76 female householders (74 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 178 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 79 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 128 1-person, 8 2-persons,
523 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (10 men, 34 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): 2
Here: | 1.3% |
Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here: | 9.8% |
Ohio: | 23.4% |