Homer township, Morgan County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 37.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 976 (all rural)
| Males: 481 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 495 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 976 (852 owner occupied, 124 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Homer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 42.6
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Average household size: 2.37
| Homer township: | 2.4 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Homer township: | $37,687 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $384 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,414 (it was $66,800 in 2000)
| : | $86,414 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 20.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Homer township: Boat Dock Number 1 (A), Boat Dock Number 2 (B), Boat Dock Number 4 (C), Burr Oak Lodge (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Homer township include: Bishopville Church of Christ (A), Wrightsville Bible Christian Church (B), Liberty Hill Methodist Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Ferndale Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Liberty Hill Cemetery (1), Wrightstown Cemetery (2), Watson Cemetery (3), Union Cemetery (4), Joy Cemetery (5), Cary Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Burr Oak Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: McElfresh Run (A), Smith Run (B), Joy Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Homer township: Burr Oak State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
59% of Homer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 794
- Northeast: 37
- Midwest: 17
- South: 73
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 480
- Mobile homes: 163
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,500
Housing units in Homer township with a mortgage: 65 (7 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 90
- Construction (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Health care (33%)
- Accommodation and food services (25%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Petroleum and coal products (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Homer township:
- German (22.8%)
- English (18.7%)
- United States or American (17.5%)
- Irish (12.3%)
- French Canadian (5.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.9%)
- Italian (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 306 (81%)
- Carpooled: 38 (10%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 26 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (34%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Wood (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
98.4% of residents of Homer township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 929- In family households: 773 (229 male householders, 72 female householders)
249 spouses, 210 children (180 natural, 9 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 156 (74 male householders (54 living alone)), 56 female householders (56 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 192 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 23 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 14 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
159 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (11 men, 25 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: 12
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |