1990 Census of Population and Housing
   040 Ohio
   050    Stark County
   060       Alliance city

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     23,304
Urban population....................................................     23,304
    Percent of total population.....................................      100.0
Rural population....................................................          0
    Percent of total population.....................................        0.0
  Farm population...................................................          0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................      6,542
Preprimary school...................................................        386
Elementary or high school...........................................      4,185
  Percent in private school.........................................        7.2
College.............................................................      1,971

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................     14,247
Less than 9th grade.................................................      1,295
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      2,737
High school graduate................................................      5,953
Some college, no degree.............................................      2,139
Associates degree...................................................        419
Bachelor's degree...................................................        982
Graduate or professional degree.....................................        722

Percent high school graduate or higher..............................      71.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       12.0

RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     21,663
Lived in same house.................................................     12,098
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................      9,389
  Same State........................................................      8,297
    Same county.....................................................      6,325
    Different county................................................      1,972
  Different State...................................................      1,092
Lived abroad........................................................        176

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................     13,892
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        673
  With a mobility limitation........................................        387
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        392
With a work disability..............................................      1,465
    In labor force..................................................        449
  Prevented from working............................................        838
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      3,751
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        691
  With a mobility limitation........................................        526
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        358

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        356
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,600
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      2,247

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      2,765
  65 years and over.................................................        850

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     22,916
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       80.0
Foreign-born population.............................................        388
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................        139

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     21,663
Speak a language other than English.................................        946
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        313
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        172
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         50
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................         72
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         32

ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     29,159
Arab................................................................         14
Austrian............................................................         51
Belgian.............................................................          0
Canadian............................................................         49
Czech...............................................................        100
Danish..............................................................         29
Dutch...............................................................        829
English.............................................................      3,004
Finnish.............................................................         28
French (except Basque)..............................................        980
French Canadian.....................................................         78
German..............................................................      7,695
Greek...............................................................        114
Hungarian...........................................................        383
Irish...............................................................      4,155
Italian.............................................................      2,280
Lithuanian..........................................................         84
Norwegian...........................................................         26
Polish..............................................................        451
Portuguese..........................................................          7
Romanian............................................................        439
Russian.............................................................         37
Scotch-Irish........................................................        634
Scottish............................................................        595
Slovak..............................................................        327
Subsaharan African..................................................         16
Swedish.............................................................         89
Swiss...............................................................        720
Ukrainian...........................................................         64
United States or American...........................................      1,093
Welsh...............................................................        617
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................         23
Yugoslavian.........................................................         45
Other ancestries....................................................      4,103

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     17,997
In labor force......................................................     10,118
      Percent in labor force........................................       56.2
  Civilian labor force..............................................     10,102
    Employed........................................................      8,930
    Unemployed......................................................      1,172
      Percent unemployed............................................       11.6
  Armed Forces......................................................         16
Not in labor force..................................................      7,879

      Males 16 years and over.......................................      8,193
In labor force......................................................      5,673
      Percent in labor force........................................       69.2
  Civilian labor force..............................................      5,665
    Employed........................................................      4,972
    Unemployed......................................................        693
      Percent unemployed............................................       12.2
  Armed Forces......................................................          8
Not in labor force..................................................      2,520

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      9,804
In labor force......................................................      4,445
      Percent in labor force........................................       45.3
  Civilian labor force..............................................      4,437
    Employed........................................................      3,958
    Unemployed......................................................        479
      Percent unemployed............................................       10.8
  Armed Forces......................................................          8
Not in labor force..................................................      5,359

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      9,804
With own children under 6 years.....................................      1,344
  Percent in labor force............................................       54.1
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      1,593
  Percent in labor force............................................       70.0

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      1,876
All parents present in household in labor force.....................        978

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      3,761
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      2,356

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      1,723
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................         93
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         30
  Unemployed........................................................         24
  Not in labor force................................................         39

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................      8,771
Percent drove alone.................................................       75.8
Percent in carpools.................................................       12.4
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.1
Percent using other means...........................................        0.7
Percent walked or worked at home....................................       10.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       16.0

       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      8,930
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............        779
Professional specialty occupations..................................      1,019
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        245
Sales occupations...................................................      1,005
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      1,354
Private household occupations.......................................         12
Protective service occupations......................................        127
Service occupations, except protective and household................      1,389
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................         63
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................        861
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................      1,198
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        371
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        507

INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................      8,930
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................         52
Mining..............................................................         18
Construction........................................................        259
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        429
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................      1,976
Transportation......................................................        251
Communications and other public utilities...........................        221
Wholesale trade.....................................................        254
Retail trade........................................................      1,684
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        405
Business and repair services........................................        299
Personal services...................................................        256
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................        118
Health services.....................................................        846
Educational services................................................      1,176
Other professional and related services.............................        545
Public administration...............................................        141

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      8,930
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      7,636
Government workers..................................................        890
  Local government workers..........................................        698
  State government workers..........................................        122
  Federal government workers........................................         70
Self-employed workers...............................................        391
Unpaid family workers...............................................         13

INCOME IN 1989
  Households........................................................      8,719
Less than $5,000....................................................        833
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................      1,332
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................      1,025
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      1,917
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      1,462
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      1,171
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        722
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        151
$100,000 to $149,999................................................         65
$150,000 or more....................................................         41
Median household income (dollars)...................................     21,040

  Families..........................................................      5,893
Less than $5,000....................................................        482
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        464
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        479
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      1,370
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      1,156
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      1,045
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        664
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        133
$100,000 to $149,999................................................         59
$150,000 or more....................................................         41
Median family income (dollars)......................................     26,238

  Nonfamily households..............................................      2,826
Less than $5,000....................................................        404
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        871
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        526
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        576
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        267
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        100
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................         58
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................         18
$100,000 to $149,999................................................          6
$150,000 or more....................................................          0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     11,186

Per capita income (dollars).........................................      9,873

INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households....................................................      8,719
With wage and salary income.........................................      5,805
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     26,450
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................        670
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................     12,777
With farm self-employment income....................................         31
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................       -403
With Social Security income.........................................      3,132
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      7,833
With public assistance income.......................................      1,106
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      3,643
With retirement income..............................................      1,741
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      6,467

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................     21,783
    Below poverty level.............................................      4,201

Persons 18 years and over...........................................     15,917
    Below poverty level.............................................      2,608
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................      3,751
    Below poverty level.............................................        449

Related children under 18 years.....................................      5,821
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,548
  Related children under 5 years....................................      1,631
    Below poverty level.............................................        533
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................      4,190
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,015

Unrelated individuals...............................................      3,515
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,109

  All families......................................................      5,893
    Below poverty level.............................................        952
With related children under 18 years................................      3,137
    Below poverty level.............................................        806
  With related children under 5 years...............................      1,291
    Below poverty level.............................................        384

  Female householder families.......................................      1,131
    Below poverty level.............................................        501
With related children under 18 years................................        820
    Below poverty level.............................................        481
  With related children under 5 years...............................        326
    Below poverty level.............................................        255

       Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................       19.3%
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................       16.4%
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................       12.0%
  Related children under 18 years...................................       26.6%
    Related children under 5 years..................................       32.7%
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................       24.2%
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       31.6%

All families........................................................       16.2%
  With related children under 18 years..............................      25.7%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       29.7%

Female householder families.........................................       44.3%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       58.7%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       78.2%

      Total housing units...........................................      9,569

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................          7
1985 to 1988........................................................         55
1980 to 1984........................................................        244
1970 to 1979........................................................      1,392
1960 to 1969........................................................      1,021
1950 to 1959........................................................      1,657
1940 to 1949........................................................      1,208
1939 or earlier.....................................................      3,985

BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................        134
1 bedroom...........................................................      1,342
2 bedrooms..........................................................      2,924
3 bedrooms..........................................................      4,012
4 bedrooms..........................................................      1,015
5 or more bedrooms..................................................        142

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................         36
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................         72
Condominium housing units...........................................         65

SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................      9,509
Individual drilled well.............................................         47
Individual dug well.................................................          9
Some other source...................................................          4

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................      9,473
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................         85
Other means.........................................................         11

      Occupied housing units........................................      8,900

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................      7,650
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................         37
Electricity.........................................................        992
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................         83
Coal or coke........................................................         16
Wood................................................................         39
Solar energy........................................................          0
Other fuel..........................................................         83
No fuel used........................................................          0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................      1,764
1985 to 1988........................................................      2,173
1980 to 1984........................................................        897
1970 to 1979........................................................      1,746
1960 to 1969........................................................      1,025
1959 or earlier.....................................................      1,295

TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................        692

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................      8,900
None................................................................      1,295
1...................................................................      3,629
2...................................................................      2,907
3 or more...........................................................      1,069

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      4,974
  With a mortgage...................................................      2,470
    Less than $300..................................................        255
    $300 to $499....................................................      1,191
    $500 to $699....................................................        575
    $700 to $999....................................................        378
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................         64
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................          0
    $2,000 or more..................................................          7
    Median (dollars)................................................        470
  Not mortgaged.....................................................      2,504
    Less than $100..................................................         53
    $100 to $199....................................................      1,488
    $200 to $299....................................................        818
    $300 to $399....................................................        112
    $400 or more....................................................         33
    Median (dollars)................................................        184

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      4,974
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      3,204
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        639
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        301
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        228
  35 percent or more................................................        588
  Not computed......................................................         14

GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      3,622
  Less than $200....................................................        586
  $200 to $299......................................................      1,022
  $300 to $499......................................................      1,629
  $500 to $749......................................................        241
  $750 to $999......................................................         19
  $1,000 or more....................................................          0
  No cash rent......................................................        125
  Median (dollars)..................................................        315

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      3,622
  Less than 20 percent..............................................        999
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        489
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        475
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        294
  35 percent or more................................................      1,197
  Not computed......................................................        168