Brush Creek township, Scioto County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 50.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,149 (all rural)
| Males: 575 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 574 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,149 (985 owner occupied, 164 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Brush Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.62
| Brush Creek township: | 2.6 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Brush Creek township: | $37,351 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $389 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,600 (it was $59,900 in 2000)
| : | $90,600 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 19.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Otway.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Brush Creek township include: Beech Fork Church (A), Berea Church (B), Hills Chapel (C), Hills Church (D), Oswego Church (E), Rocky Fork Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Beech Fork Cemetery (1), Berea Cemetery (2), Oswego Cemetery (3), Young Cemetery (4), Smith Cemetery (5), Early Cemetery (6), Garvin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Liston Run (A), Dry Run (B), Chambers Run (C), Canada Run (D), Beech Fork (E), Davis Run (F), Rocky Fork (G), Whites Run (H), Stony Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Brush Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1026
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 17
- South: 76
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,900
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 336
- Two: 2
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 166
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,900
Housing units in Brush Creek township with a mortgage: 85 (18 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
- Construction (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (33%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brush Creek township:
- United States or American (47.2%)
- German (22.2%)
- English (6.0%)
- European (4.6%)
- Welsh (3.5%)
- Irish (3.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 301 (77%)
- Carpooled: 74 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,136- In family households: 1,033 (253 male householders, 64 female householders)
280 spouses, 398 children (361 natural, 12 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 18 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 103 (58 male householders (51 living alone)), 37 female householders (35 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 138 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 9 2-persons,
223 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (13 men, 33 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% |