Washington township, Jackson County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 22.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 743 (1% urban, 99% rural)
| Males: 367 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 376 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 743 (653 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.89
| Washington township: | 2.9 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Washington township: | $36,490 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,997 (it was $65,500 in 2000)
| : | $86,997 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Washington township: Winters Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Byers Cemetery (1), Calvary Cemetery (2), Franklin Cemetery (3), Tripp Cemetery (4), Ray Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Wellston Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Glade Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 683
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 95
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 222
- Mobile homes: 64
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,400
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 72 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Chemicals (13%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Health care (22%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Woodworkers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (18%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- United States or American (18.8%)
- German (18.1%)
- Irish (6.8%)
- Welsh (6.6%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- English (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 235 (69%)
- Carpooled: 78 (23%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Coal or coke (11%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
98.4% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 790- In family households: 734 (209 male householders, 34 female householders)
217 spouses, 210 children (204 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 4 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 56 (22 male householders (7 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 27 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 10 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
137 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (8 men, 19 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% |