Wellington township, Lorain County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 22.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,904 (70% urban, 30% rural)
| Males: 2,897 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 3,007 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,742 (4,300 owner occupied, 1,442 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Wellington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.60
| Wellington township: | 2.6 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Wellington township: | $52,687 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $587 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,000 (it was $113,800 in 2000)
| : | $134,000 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 263 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Wellington.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Old Brighton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Findley Lake (A), Wellington Upground Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Charlemont Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
51% of Wellington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 556
- Northeast: 142
- Midwest: 1
- South: 20
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Wellington township, Ohio:
- 85 people in nursing homes
- 39 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 146
- Two: 4
- Mobile homes: 54
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Wellington township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Food (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wellington township:
- United States or American (26.1%)
- English (21.9%)
- German (15.5%)
- Welsh (8.5%)
- French (except Basque) (5.7%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- Norwegian (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 171 (76%)
- Carpooled: 16 (7%)
- Walked: 20 (9%)
- Worked at home: 17 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
People in group quarters in Wellington township, Ohio:
- 85 people in nursing homes
- 39 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in other group homes
98.0% of residents of Wellington township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 411- In family households: 364 (112 male householders, 9 female householders)
90 spouses, 124 children (115 natural, 2 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 1 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (33 male householders (30 living alone)), 10 female householders (9 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 311 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 4 2-persons,
1,119 married couples with children.
354 single-parent households (119 men, 235 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): 28
| Here: | 48.3% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 75.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |