Jefferson township, Scioto County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 24.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,751 (3% urban, 97% rural)
| Males: 1,370 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 1,381 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,751 (2,373 owner occupied, 378 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.6
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.73
| Jefferson township: | 2.7 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Jefferson 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: 112 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 19.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Clarktown.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Jefferson township include: Blue Run Church (A), Candy Run Church (B), Candy Run Tabernacle (C), Fallen Timber Church (D), Pine Grove Church (E), Victory Chapel (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blue Run Cemetery (1), Candy Run Baptist Cemetery (2), Canter Cemetery (3), Stony Hill Cemetery (4), Harger Cemetery (5), Jacobs Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2164
- Northeast: 27
- Midwest: 52
- South: 189
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 815
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 211
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,700
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 214 (17 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 258
- Construction (20%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- United States or American (52.2%)
- German (12.6%)
- English (6.6%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
- Polish (2.1%)
- Scottish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 620 (75%)
- Carpooled: 113 (14%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (1%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 25 (3%)
- Worked at home: 57 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.5% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,438- In family households: 2,234 (540 male householders, 173 female householders)
537 spouses, 795 children (761 natural, 0 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 25 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 204 (63 male householders (52 living alone)), 133 female householders (133 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 308 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 31 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 185 1-person, 11 2-persons,
585 married couples with children.
137 single-parent households (34 men, 103 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 1.9% |
| 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: 7
| Here: | 11.7% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |