Paxton township, OH

Ross County, OH

2022 population: 1,411 ( 705 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.8 square miles
Population density: 44.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,313	93.05%	34.1%
Black:	24	1.70%	46.7%
Indian:	8	0.57%	100.0%
Asian:	44	3.12%	2100.0%
2+ races:	22	1.56%	60.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	98	6.95%	20.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-680	-39.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-25	-1.4

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
2,116
1,993	94.19%
45	2.13%
4	0.19%
2	0.09%
55	2.60%
16	0.76%
123	5.81%

2000
2,092
2,075	99.19%
2	0.10%
0	0.00%
7	0.33%
8	0.38%
0	0.00%
17	0.81%

1990
1,962
1,879	95.77%
6	0.31%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	0.56%
83	4.23%

1980
1,897
1,869	98.52%
11	0.58%
0	0.00%
8	0.42%
n/a
9	0.47%
28	1.48%

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

-82	-3.9
106	5.1

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

196	10.0
-66	-3.4

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

10	0.5
55	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Paxton 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
47.4
275	19.5%
1,136	80.5%
446	31.6%

604
2.25

365	60.4%
277	75.9%
23	6.3%
239	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
506	23.9%
1,610	76.1%
350	16.5%

831
2.46

569	68.5%
403	70.8%
65	11.4%
262	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
577	27.6%
1,515	72.4%
264	12.6%

765
2.64

597	78.0%
460	77.1%
73	12.2%
168	22.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
513	26.1%
1,449	73.9%
236	12.0%

680
2.82

514	75.6%
469	91.2%
15	2.9%
166	24.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
552	29.1%
1,345	70.9%
300	15.8%

668
2.81

509	76.2%
428	84.1%
39	7.7%
159	23.8%

2022 Housing Data for Paxton township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	40	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	69	11.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	30	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	65	10.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	59	9.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	68	11.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	18	3.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	41	6.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	40	6.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	86	14.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	1.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	0.7%
$200,000 or more	25	4.1%

Median Household Income	35,966
Per Capita Income	24,511

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	71	11.8%
Public Assistance	36	6.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	163	27.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	384	51.6%
Unemployed	57	7.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	441	59.3%
Not in Labor Force	303	40.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	165	118	58.3%
Non-Profit	38	11	77.6%
Self-Employed	14	16	46.7%

Local Government	6	13	31.6%
State Government	0	6	0.0%
Federal Government	4	2	66.7%

Total Private + Self	179	134	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	48	32	60.0%
Total	227	166	57.8%

Pct. Govt.	7.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	64	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	77	19.0%
Professional, Technical	90	22.2%
Service Occupations	48	11.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	2.5%
All others	126	31.1%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	113	27.9%
Health care and social assistance	55	13.6%
Retail trade	41	10.1%
Finance and insurance	38	9.4%
Transportation and warehousing	31	7.7%
Other services	27	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	22	5.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	13	3.2%
Construction	11	2.7%
Public administration	10	2.5%
Educational services	9	2.2%
Wholesale trade	4	1.0%
Information	2	0.5%

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	%
Indian	44	3.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,302	97.2%
Other Indo-European	37	2.8%
German, other Germanic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	347	24.6%
Irish	214	15.2%
English	189	13.4%
American	99	7.0%
Italian	38	2.7%
British	28	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	21	1.5%
Danish	16	1.1%
French	14	1.0%
African	13	0.9%
Swedish	11	0.8%
European	8	0.6%
Scottish	7	0.5%
Polish	5	0.4%
Welsh	5	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,381	97.9%
Not a citizen	30	2.1%

Native	1,378	97.7%
Foreign-born	33	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
44	4.4%	165	16.6%	464	46.8%	196	19.8%	44	4.4%	78	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	44	4.4%
9-12 Years	165	16.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	464	46.8%
Some College	196	19.8%
Bach. Degree	44	4.4%
Grad Degree	78	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +67	R +78	R + 7.3%
D -11
2020 vs. 2012	R +202	R +390	R + 52.3%
D -188
2020 vs. 2008	R +127	R +295	R + 40.0%
D -168

2016 vs. 2008	R +60	R +217	R + 32.7%
D -157
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	556	73.5%	Joe Biden (D)	191	25.3%	9	1.2%	756	20	27	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	489	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	202	27.8%	35	4.8%	726	16	21	0.01%
2012	50%	Barack Obama* (D)	379	50.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	354	47.3%	16	2.1%	749	0	0	0.01%
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	429	53.0%	Barack Obama (D)	359	44.4%	21	2.6%	809	6	7	0.01%
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	440	55.3%	John Kerry (D)	349	43.9%	6	0.8%	795	5	5	0.01%
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	354	51.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	314	45.8%	18	2.6%	686	2	4	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bainbridge village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

191

25.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

556

73.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

756

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Bainbridge village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

202

27.8%

Donald Trump (R)

489

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

726

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Bainbridge village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

379

50.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

354

47.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

749

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Bainbridge village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

359

44.4%

John McCain (R)

429

53.0%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

809

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Bainbridge village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

440

55.3%

John Kerry (D)

349

43.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

795

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Bainbridge village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

354

51.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

314

45.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

686

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paxton township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	47%	J.D. Vance (R)	381	72.4%	Tim Ryan (D)	145	27.6%	0	0.0%	526	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	47%	Mike DeWine* (R)	404	77.5%	Nan Whaley (D)	117	22.5%	0	0.0%	521	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	48%	Jim Renacci (R)	338	57.7%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	248	42.3%	0	0.0%	586	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	48%	Mike DeWine (R)	364	62.3%	Richard Cordray (D)	202	34.6%	18 [+]	3.1%	584	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 14 (2.4%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2016	S3	54%	Rob Portman* (R)	475	67.0%	Ted Strickland (D)	200	28.2%	34 [+]	4.8%	709	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 15 (2.1%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 12 (1.7%); Tom Connors (I) 7 (1.0%);
2014	G	29%	John Kasich* (R)	272	65.7%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	134	32.4%	8 [+]	1.9%	414	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 8 (1.9%);

*: 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	659
Median Value	$98,700

Occupied	604	91.7%
Vacant	55	8.3%

Owned	386	63.9%
Rented	218	36.1%
Median Rent	$752

Single-Family Units	427	64.8%
Detached	421	63.9%
Attached	6	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	50	7.6%
Mobile Homes	164	24.9%

Paxton township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Paxton township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Paxton township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Paxton township, OH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Paxton township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Paxton township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paxton township, OH