Jefferson township, OH

Preble County, OH

2022 population: 3,225 ( 84 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.0 square miles
Population density: 92.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,156	97.86%	1.9%
Black:	8	0.25%	55.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	17	0.53%	30.8%
2+ races:	44	1.36%	51.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	69	2.14%	24.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-62	-2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-22	-0.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,309
3,218	97.25%
18	0.54%
13	0.39%
13	0.39%
29	0.88%
17	0.51%
91	2.75%

2000
3,449
3,404	98.70%
6	0.17%
5	0.14%
0	0.00%
19	0.55%
15	0.43%
45	1.30%

1990
3,783
3,704	97.91%
23	0.61%
0	0.00%
22	0.58%
n/a
34	0.90%
79	2.09%

1980
3,811
3,803	99.79%
0	0.00%
2	0.05%
1	0.03%
n/a
5	0.13%
8	0.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-186	-5.4
46	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-300	-7.9
-34	-0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-99	-2.6
71	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson township, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
706	21.9%
2,519	78.1%
592	18.4%

1,324
2.38

929	70.2%
725	78.0%
77	8.3%
395	29.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.8
776	23.5%
2,533	76.5%
529	16.0%

1,356
2.39

916	67.6%
690	75.3%
85	9.3%
440	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
822	23.8%
2,627	76.2%
522	15.1%

1,342
2.52

951	70.9%
769	80.9%
79	8.3%
391	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
1,040	27.5%
2,743	72.5%
464	12.3%

1,368
2.72

1,066	77.9%
901	84.5%
76	7.1%
302	22.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
1,068	28.0%
2,743	72.0%
477	12.5%

1,322
2.78

1,040	78.7%
915	88.0%
66	6.3%
282	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	94	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	61	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	124	9.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	66	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	44	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	55	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	73	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	108	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	261	19.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	193	14.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	93	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	2.3%
$200,000 or more	34	2.6%

Median Household Income	65,000
Per Capita Income	29,911

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	122	9.2%
Public Assistance	48	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	216	16.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,478	73.1%
Unemployed	71	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,549	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	472	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	479	573	45.5%
Non-Profit	26	94	21.7%
Self-Employed	81	26	75.7%

Local Government	148	20	88.1%
State Government	41	78	34.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	560	599	48.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	215	192	52.8%
Total	775	791	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	141	9.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	229	14.6%
Professional, Technical	319	20.3%
Service Occupations	286	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	26	1.7%
All others	594	37.9%

White Collar		43.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	364	23.2%
Manufacturing	310	19.8%
Retail trade	97	6.2%
Educational services	97	6.2%
Public administration	93	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	89	5.7%
Construction	88	5.6%
Other services	86	5.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	60	3.8%
Utilities	55	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	55	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	38	2.4%
Wholesale trade	32	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	1.9%
Finance and insurance	26	1.7%
Information	22	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	1.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	9	0.28%
Indian	2	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,965	99.1%
Spanish	21	0.7%
German, other Germanic	3	0.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	586	18.2%
English	400	12.4%
American	361	11.2%
Irish	332	10.3%
Italian	68	2.1%
Swiss	54	1.7%
Dutch	44	1.4%
French	36	1.1%
British	23	0.7%
Scottish	22	0.7%
Polish	19	0.6%
Welsh	18	0.6%
Lithuanian	12	0.4%
Czech	9	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	8	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,219	99.8%
Not a citizen	6	0.2%

Native	3,204	99.3%
Foreign-born	21	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
176	7.6%	279	12.0%	892	38.3%	626	26.9%	261	11.2%	94	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	176	7.6%
9-12 Years	279	12.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	892	38.3%
Some College	626	26.9%
Bach. Degree	261	11.2%
Grad Degree	94	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +103	R +120	R + 5.0%
D -17
2020 vs. 2012	R +231	R +396	R + 24.3%
D -165
2020 vs. 2008	R +248	R +466	R + 29.6%
D -218

2016 vs. 2008	R +145	R +346	R + 24.6%
D -201
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,192	76.1%	Joe Biden (D)	356	22.7%	18	1.1%	1,566	23	29	0.03%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	1,089	72.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	373	24.7%	47	3.1%	1,509	21	26	0.03%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	961	63.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	521	34.6%	22	1.5%	1,504	16	17	0.03%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	944	61.1%	Barack Obama (D)	574	37.1%	28	1.8%	1,546	14	15	0.03%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	962	60.5%	John Kerry (D)	620	39.0%	7	0.4%	1,589	10	10	0.03%
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	764	56.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	545	40.3%	45	3.3%	1,354	6	9	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

356

22.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,192

76.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,566

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

373

24.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,089

72.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,509

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

521

34.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

961

63.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,504

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

574

37.1%

John McCain (R)

944

61.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,546

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

962

60.5%

John Kerry (D)

620

39.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,589

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Jefferson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

764

56.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

545

40.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,354

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	J.D. Vance (R)	882	76.6%	Tim Ryan (D)	270	23.4%	0	0.0%	1,152	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	46%	Mike DeWine* (R)	941	82.3%	Nan Whaley (D)	202	17.7%	0	0.0%	1,143	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	46%	Jim Renacci (R)	782	67.1%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	383	32.9%	0	0.0%	1,165	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	46%	Mike DeWine (R)	786	67.5%	Richard Cordray (D)	316	27.1%	63 [+]	5.4%	1,165	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 47 (4.0%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 16 (1.4%);
2016	S3	59%	Rob Portman* (R)	1,084	72.6%	Ted Strickland (D)	327	21.9%	82 [+]	5.5%	1,493	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 28 (1.9%); Tom Connors (I) 27 (1.8%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 27 (1.8%);
2014	G	35%	John Kasich* (R)	649	73.5%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	213	24.1%	21 [+]	2.4%	883	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 21 (2.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,534
Median Value	$120,800

Occupied	1,324	86.3%
Vacant	210	13.7%

Owned	971	73.3%
Rented	353	26.7%
Median Rent	$688

Single-Family Units	1,305	85.1%
Detached	1,261	82.2%
Attached	44	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	42	2.7%
Mobile Homes	136	8.9%

Jefferson township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jefferson township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Jefferson township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson township, OH