Palmer township, Washington County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 22.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 625 (all rural)
Males: 325 | (52.0%) |
Females: 300 | (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 625 (563 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 10% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Palmer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
Median age of males: 34.1
Median age of females: 36.6
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Average household size: 2.91
Palmer township: | 2.9 people |
Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.28
Palmer township: | $41,698 |
Ohio: | $48,081 |
Here: | $445 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,445 (it was $76,200 in 2000)
: | $105,445 |
Ohio: | $127,000 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $141,349
Here: $141,349 State: $161,442
Townhouses or other attached units: $176,311
Here: $176,311 State: $159,986
In 2-unit structures: $133,565
Here: $133,565 State: $104,134
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,936
Here: $107,936 State: $110,889
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $294,804
Here: $294,804 State: $159,965
Mobile homes: $28,028
Here: $28,028 State: $36,578
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,965
Here: $17,965 State: $67,518
Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 11.1% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This township: | 7.3% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Palmer township: Browns Mill (A), Sterling Acres (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Palmer township include: Palmer United Methodist Church (A), Fairview Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Church Cemetery (1), Murdock Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Wagner Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Whitewater Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Palmer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 376
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 0
- South: 145
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 134
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 68
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,100
Housing units in Palmer township with a mortgage: 23 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (17%)
- Private households (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Palmer township:
- United States or American (46.3%)
- German (20.3%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Dutch (5.6%)
- English (5.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.3%)
- Italian (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 205 (89%)
- Carpooled: 12 (5%)
- Worked at home: 14 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Other fuel (19%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
97.6% of residents of Palmer township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 535- In family households: 468 (144 male householders, 8 female householders)
124 spouses, 166 children (161 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (23 male householders (18 living alone)), 40 female householders (40 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 5 2-persons,
158 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (18 men, 3 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% |