Salt Creek township, Hocking County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 42.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,260 (all rural)
| Males: 630 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 630 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,260 (1,000 owner occupied, 260 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Salt Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.75
| Salt Creek township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Salt Creek township: | $42,345 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $436 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,610 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
| : | $106,610 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Salt Creek township include: Bethel Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Salt Creek Valley Church (C), Zion Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Schooley Cemetery (1), Haynes Cemetery (2), Karshner Cemetery (3), Bethel Cemetery (4), Mount Carmel Cemetery (5), Zion Church Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: California Branch (A), Blue Creek (B), Queer Creek (C), Pine Creek (D), Sams Creek (E), Brimstone Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Salt Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1138
- Northeast: 23
- Midwest: 56
- South: 94
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 392
- Two: 16
- Mobile homes: 127
Median worth of mobile homes: $53,500
Housing units in Salt Creek township with a mortgage: 66 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69
- Construction (27%)
- Wood products (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (10%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salt Creek township:
- German (38.0%)
- United States or American (28.2%)
- English (14.8%)
- Irish (10.2%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- European (2.0%)
- Hungarian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 438 (78%)
- Carpooled: 96 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Wood (16%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
97.7% of residents of Salt Creek township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,311- In family households: 1,222 (319 male householders, 73 female householders)
347 spouses, 425 children (398 natural, 15 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 15 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 89 (49 male householders (49 living alone)), 40 female householders (40 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person,
250 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (20 men, 40 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 9.8% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 88.9% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |