Starr township, Hocking County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,477 (all rural)
| Males: 749 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 728 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,477 (1,203 owner occupied, 274 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Starr township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.71
| Starr township: | 2.7 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Starr township: | $42,345 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $436 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,610 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
| : | $106,610 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 40 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 14.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Starr township include: Mount Zion Church (A), Morris Chapel (B), Church of God (C), Asbury Church (D), Community Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tick Ridge Cemetery (1), Starr Cemetery (2), Morse-Lewis Cemetery (3), Groves Cemetery (4), Asbury Cemetery (5), Croy Cemetery (6), Morris Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Camp Otterbein Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Starr township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1264
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 33
- South: 165
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 459
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 145
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,100
Housing units in Starr township with a mortgage: 110 (13 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 104
- Construction (17%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Leather and allied products (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Paper (7%)
- Leather and allied products (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Starr township:
- German (33.6%)
- English (18.4%)
- United States or American (14.3%)
- Dutch (5.8%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- European (2.6%)
- Italian (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 519 (84%)
- Carpooled: 63 (10%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 13 (2%)
- Worked at home: 18 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (6%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
95.9% of residents of Starr township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,474- In family households: 1,357 (360 male householders, 64 female householders)
348 spouses, 494 children (420 natural, 42 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 10 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 117 (35 male householders (31 living alone)), 78 female householders (78 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 4 2-persons,
271 married couples with children.
86 single-parent households (42 men, 44 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
| Here: | 14.1% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
| Here: | 41.7% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |