Perry township, Ashland County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 30.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,927 (all rural)
Males: 1,001 | (51.9%) |
Females: 926 | (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,921 (1,658 owner occupied, 263 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Perry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 39.1
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Average household size: 2.76
Perry township: | 2.8 people |
Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
Perry township: | $47,562 |
Ohio: | $48,081 |
Here: | $514 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $118,553 (it was $97,800 in 2000)
: | $118,553 |
Ohio: | $127,000 |
Population density: 63 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 7.5% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This township: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Perry township: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Trinity Cemetery (1), Rowsburg Cemetery (2), Evangelical Church Graveyard (3), Brandt Cemetery (4), Meng Cemetery (5), Old Rowsburg Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Redhaw Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Perry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1675
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 47
- South: 92
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 628
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 13
- Mobile homes: 63
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,900
Housing units in Perry township with a mortgage: 203 (13 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 121
- Construction (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Perry township:
- German (46.8%)
- United States or American (11.3%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- English (8.4%)
- Polish (5.7%)
- Pennsylvania German (4.5%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 793 (84%)
- Carpooled: 52 (6%)
- Walked: 52 (6%)
- Other means: 13 (1%)
- Worked at home: 35 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (8%)
- Other fuel (1%)
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
96.9% of residents of Perry township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,814- In family households: 1,597 (489 male householders, 53 female householders)
493 spouses, 504 children (453 natural, 16 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 20 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 217 (101 male householders (60 living alone)), 62 female householders (58 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 277 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 38 2-persons, 7 4-persons,
430 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (26 men, 32 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Here: | 7.4% |
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% |