Van Buren township, Hancock County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Van Buren township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.0% |
68% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 839
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 71
- South: 39
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 344
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 10
- 5 to 9: 3
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,200
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 153 (9 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (64.9%)
- United States or American (11.7%)
- English (3.6%)
- European (3.5%)
- Scottish (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
- Swiss (2.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 342 (77%)
- Carpooled: 54 (12%)
- Walked: 8 (2%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 35 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Other fuel (4%)
98.4% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 983- In family households: 855 (223 male householders, 61 female householders)
241 spouses, 319 children (310 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 128 (54 male householders (48 living alone)), 47 female householders (32 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 15 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
213 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (8 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
| Here: | 24.0% |
| 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: 14
| Here: | 23.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |