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Smithfield township, Jefferson County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (44% naturalized citizens)

Smithfield township:

1.1%
Whole state:

3.0%

74% of Smithfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Ohio.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2495
  • Northeast: 130
  • Midwest: 20
  • South: 826
  • West: 68

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Smithfield township, Ohio:

  • 29 people in nursing homes
  • 21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Smithfield township, OH map Smithfield township, Ohio satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $27,100


Housing units in Smithfield township with a mortgage: 385 (26 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 645

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 18
  • 1995 to 1998: 23
  • 1990 to 1994: 25
  • 1980 to 1989: 52
  • 1970 to 1979: 194
  • 1960 to 1969: 146
  • 1950 to 1959: 235
  • 1940 to 1949: 289
  • 1939 or earlier: 654

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Smithfield township, Ohio:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 26
  • 4 rooms: 126
  • 5 rooms: 392
  • 6 rooms: 297
  • 7 rooms: 176
  • 8 rooms: 82
  • 9 or more rooms: 96

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smithfield township, Ohio:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 22
  • 4 rooms: 75
  • 5 rooms: 74
  • 6 rooms: 56
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 12
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Smithfield township:

  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 49
  • 2 bedrooms: 386
  • 3 bedrooms: 595
  • 4 bedrooms: 135
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smithfield township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 35
  • 2 bedrooms: 129
  • 3 bedrooms: 87
  • 4 bedrooms: 16
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Smithfield township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 87
  • 1 vehicle: 337
  • 2 vehicles: 467
  • 3 vehicles: 223
  • 4 vehicles: 55
  • 5 or more vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Smithfield township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 37
  • 1 vehicle: 122
  • 2 vehicles: 76
  • 3 vehicles: 26
  • 4 vehicles: 8
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Metal and metal products (15%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Smithfield township:

  • Polish (20.2%)
  • Italian (12.4%)
  • German (11.0%)
  • Irish (9.6%)
  • United States or American (7.6%)
  • Hungarian (5.8%)
  • English (4.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • United Kingdom (20%)
  • Germany (20%)
  • Japan (17%)
  • Poland (15%)
  • Australia (15%)
  • Italy (10%)
  • Canada (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Smithfield township, Ohio:

  • 29 people in nursing homes
  • 21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded

96.3% of residents of Smithfield township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,510

Size of family households: 496 2-persons, 229 3-persons, 207 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 427 1-person, 25 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 6-persons,

511 married couples with children.
162 single-parent households (52 men, 110 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:

0.9%
Ohio:

14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

1.1%
Ohio:

10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
Here:

11.5%
Ohio:

23.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Smithfield township:

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