USA Counties
General Profile - Ashtabula
County, Ohio
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Population - total, 1997.............................................
103,140
Population - total, 1990.............................................
99,821
Population - total, 1980.............................................
104,215
Population - percent change, 1990 to 1997............................
3.3
Population - percent change, 1980 to 1990............................
-4.2
Population - white, 1996.............................................
97,972
Population - percent white, 1996.....................................
95.9
Population - black, 1996.............................................
3,542
Population - percent black, 1996.....................................
3.5
Population - American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut, 1996.................
210
Population - percent American Indian, Eskimo, or
Aleut, 1996.........
0.2
Population - Asian or Pacific Islander, 1996.........................
483
Population - percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 1996.................
0.5
Population - Hispanic (may be of any race), 1996.....................
1,888
Population - percent Hispanic (may be of any race),
1996.............
1.8
Population - under 5 years, 1996.....................................
6,950
Population - 5 to 14 years, 1996.....................................
15,451
Population - 65 years and over, 1996.................................
15,593
Vital statistics (NCHS) - births, 1994...............................
1,366
Vital statistics (NCHS) - births per 1000 resident
population, 1994..
13.4
Vital statistics (NCHS) - deaths, 1994...............................
1,107
Vital statistics (NCHS) - deaths per 1000 resident
population, 1994..
10.9
Vital statistics (NCHS) - infant deaths, 1994........................
13
Vital statistics (NCHS) - infant deaths per 1000
live births, 1994...
9.5
Public school enrollment (NCES) - number, fall 1994-1995.............
18,467
Public school enrollment (NCES) - number, fall 1991-1992.............
18,740
Educational attainment - percent persons 25 years
and over high
school graduates, 1990..............................................
72.4
Educational attainment - percent persons 25 years
and over college
graduates, 1990.....................................................
9.0
Local government finances - per capita property taxes
(dollars),
1992................................................................
477
Federal funds and grants - per capita expenditures
and obligations
(dollars), 1997.....................................................
4,167
Federal funds and grants - per capita expenditures
and obligations
(dollars), 1990.....................................................
2,678
Social security (SSA) - total benefit recipients,
1996............... 18,784
Social security (SSA) - total benefit recipients,
1990............... 18,400
Supplemental security income (SSA) - total recipients,
1996.......... 2,452
Supplemental security income (SSA) - total recipients,
1990.......... 1,534
Civilian labor force (BLS) - number, 1996............................
46,528
Civilian labor force (BLS) - number, 1990............................
45,663
Civilian labor force (BLS) - unemployment rate, 1996.................
7.2
Civilian labor force (BLS) - unemployment rate, 1990.................
7.8
Personal income (BEA) - total ($1000), 1994..........................
1,714,353
Personal income (BEA) - total ($1000), 1990..........................
1,412,989
Personal income (BEA) - per capita (dollars), 1994...................
16,817
Personal income (BEA) - per capita (dollars), 1990...................
14,137
Money income - median household income (dollars),
1993............... 27,160
Money income - median household income (dollars),
1989............... 24,126
Poverty - percent persons below poverty, 1993........................
16.8
Poverty - percent persons below poverty, 1989........................
16.1
Commercial banks and savings institutions (FDIC-insured)
- number of
offices, 1997.......................................................
34
Commercial banks and savings institutions (FDIC-insured)
- total
deposits ($1000), 1997..............................................
839,660
Private nonfarm establishments - total, 1995.........................
2,158
Private nonfarm establishments - net change, 1990
to 1995............
183
Private nonfarm establishments - percent retail trade,
1995.......... 28.5
Private nonfarm establishments - percent services,
1995..............
32.8
Private nonfarm establishments - paid employees,
1995................ 27,840
Private nonfarm establishments - average annual payroll
per paid
employee (dollars), 1995............................................
20,705
New private housing units authorized by building
permits - total,
1997................................................................
245
New private housing units authorized by building
permits - total,
1990................................................................
168
New private housing units authorized by building
permits - valuation
($1000), 1997.......................................................
23,947
New private housing units authorized by building
permits - valuation
($1000), 1990.......................................................
12,218
Retail trade - per capita retail sales (dollars),
1992............... 5,669
1990 Census of Population and
Housing
040 Ohio
050
Ashtabula County
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
99,821
Urban population....................................................
52,663
Percent of total population.....................................
52.8
Rural population....................................................
47,158
Percent of total population.....................................
47.2
Farm population...................................................
2,486
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over
enrolled in school.................... 23,643
Preprimary school...................................................
1,434
Elementary or high school...........................................
18,752
Percent in private school.........................................
7.2
College.............................................................
3,457
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
63,850
Less than 9th grade.................................................
5,159
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
12,477
High school graduate................................................
28,950
Some college, no degree.............................................
8,808
Associates degree...................................................
2,737
Bachelor's degree...................................................
3,878
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
1,841
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
72.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
9.0
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years
and over......................................
92,498
Lived in same house.................................................
55,706
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
36,501
Same State........................................................
31,693
Same county.....................................................
24,635
Different county................................................
7,058
Different State...................................................
4,808
Lived abroad........................................................
291
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64
years........................................ 60,478
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
2,816
With a mobility limitation........................................
1,619
With a self-care limitation.......................................
1,831
With a work disability..............................................
6,592
In labor force..................................................
2,415
Prevented from working............................................
3,568
Persons 65 years
and over..................................... 13,473
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
2,813
With a mobility limitation........................................
2,131
With a self-care limitation.......................................
1,702
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
358
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,656
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
2,232
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
12,644
65 years and over.................................................
3,332
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
98,185
Percent born in state of residence..............................
76.1
Foreign-born population.............................................
1,636
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
114
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
92,498
Speak a language other than English.................................
5,308
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................ 1,920
Speak Spanish.....................................................
1,373
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
668
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
314
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
160
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
135,095
Arab................................................................
235
Austrian............................................................
253
Belgian.............................................................
63
Canadian............................................................
266
Czech...............................................................
647
Danish..............................................................
129
Dutch...............................................................
3,392
English.............................................................
17,846
Finnish.............................................................
4,856
French (except Basque)..............................................
3,346
French Canadian.....................................................
515
German..............................................................
31,592
Greek...............................................................
200
Hungarian...........................................................
3,874
Irish...............................................................
18,871
Italian.............................................................
10,939
Lithuanian..........................................................
257
Norwegian...........................................................
306
Polish..............................................................
5,210
Portuguese..........................................................
450
Romanian............................................................
159
Russian.............................................................
415
Scotch-Irish........................................................
2,299
Scottish............................................................
2,624
Slovak..............................................................
3,194
Subsaharan African..................................................
21
Swedish.............................................................
2,847
Swiss...............................................................
651
Ukrainian...........................................................
433
United States or American...........................................
6,193
Welsh...............................................................
1,338
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
3
Yugoslavian.........................................................
995
Other ancestries....................................................
10,676
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years
and over..................................... 75,629
In labor force......................................................
44,904
Percent in labor
force........................................
59.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
44,824
Employed........................................................
40,782
Unemployed......................................................
4,042
Percent unemployed............................................
9.0
Armed Forces......................................................
80
Not in labor force..................................................
30,725
Males 16 years and
over....................................... 35,823
In labor force......................................................
25,286
Percent in labor
force........................................
70.6
Civilian labor force..............................................
25,213
Employed........................................................
22,561
Unemployed......................................................
2,652
Percent unemployed............................................
10.5
Armed Forces......................................................
73
Not in labor force..................................................
10,537
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 39,806
In labor force......................................................
19,618
Percent in labor
force........................................
49.3
Civilian labor force..............................................
19,611
Employed........................................................
18,221
Unemployed......................................................
1,390
Percent unemployed............................................
7.1
Armed Forces......................................................
7
Not in labor force..................................................
20,188
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 39,806
With own children under 6 years.....................................
5,779
Percent in labor force............................................
52.1
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
7,733
Percent in labor force............................................
70.0
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
8,491
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
4,271
Own children 6 to 17 years in
families and subfamilies.......... 17,713
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
11,003
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
5,895
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
673
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
232
Unemployed........................................................
197
Not in labor force................................................
244
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
39,993
Percent drove alone.................................................
79.5
Percent in carpools.................................................
12.0
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.7
Percent using other means...........................................
1.1
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
6.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
20.7
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
40,782
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
3,141
Professional specialty occupations..................................
4,049
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
1,269
Sales occupations...................................................
3,699
Administrative support occupations, including
clerical.............. 4,957
Private household occupations.......................................
85
Protective service occupations......................................
505
Service occupations, except protective and household................
5,288
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
1,408
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
6,484
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
5,374
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
2,243
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
2,280
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
40,782
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
1,587
Mining..............................................................
226
Construction........................................................
2,678
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
5,503
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
6,107
Transportation......................................................
1,899
Communications and other public utilities...........................
1,398
Wholesale trade.....................................................
1,141
Retail trade........................................................
7,120
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
1,225
Business and repair services........................................
1,229
Personal services...................................................
789
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
358
Health services.....................................................
3,918
Educational services................................................
3,119
Other professional and related services.............................
1,535
Public administration...............................................
950
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
40,782
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
33,480
Government workers..................................................
4,317
Local government workers..........................................
3,231
State government workers..........................................
577
Federal government workers........................................
509
Self-employed workers...............................................
2,700
Unpaid family workers...............................................
285
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
36,810
Less than $5,000....................................................
2,780
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
4,270
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
4,119
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
7,778
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
6,679
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
6,298
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
3,717
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
716
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
267
$150,000 or more....................................................
186
Median household income (dollars)...................................
24,126
Families..........................................................
27,361
Less than $5,000....................................................
1,549
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
1,768
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
2,592
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
5,804
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
5,605
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
5,533
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
3,382
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
695
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
261
$150,000 or more....................................................
172
Median family income (dollars)......................................
28,610
Nonfamily households..............................................
9,449
Less than $5,000....................................................
1,471
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
2,490
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
1,567
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,948
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,006
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
674
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
262
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
11
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
10
$150,000 or more....................................................
10
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
12,079
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 10,672
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
36,810
With wage and salary income.........................................
26,685
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
28,812
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
3,512
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
11,216
With farm self-employment income....................................
891
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
8,055
With Social Security income.........................................
11,516
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
8,296
With public assistance income.......................................
3,621
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
3,445
With retirement income..............................................
7,061
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
6,846
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is
determined................. 97,541
Below poverty level.............................................
15,721
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
70,856
Below poverty level.............................................
9,365
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
13,473
Below poverty level.............................................
1,698
Related children under 18 years.....................................
26,570
Below poverty level.............................................
6,254
Related children under 5 years....................................
7,156
Below poverty level.............................................
2,179
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
19,414
Below poverty level.............................................
4,075
Unrelated individuals...............................................
12,221
Below poverty level.............................................
3,399
All families......................................................
27,361
Below poverty level.............................................
3,538
With related children under 18 years................................
14,163
Below poverty level.............................................
2,863
With related children under 5 years...............................
5,347
Below poverty level.............................................
1,486
Female householder families.......................................
3,798
Below poverty level.............................................
1,698
With related children under 18 years................................
2,761
Below poverty level.............................................
1,535
With related children under 5 years...............................
1,083
Below poverty level.............................................
787
Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................
16.1
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
13.2
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
12.6
Related children under 18 years...................................
23.5
Related children under 5 years..................................
30.4
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
21.0
Unrelated individuals.............................................
27.8
All families........................................................
12.9
With related children under 18 years..............................
20.2
With related children under
5 years.............................
27.8
Female householder families.........................................
44.7
With related children under 18 years..............................
55.6
With related children under
5 years.............................
72.7
Total housing units........................................... 41,214
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
324
1985 to 1988........................................................
1,190
1980 to 1984........................................................
2,166
1970 to 1979........................................................
7,622
1960 to 1969........................................................
5,210
1950 to 1959........................................................
5,991
1940 to 1949........................................................
4,110
1939 or earlier.....................................................
14,601
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
317
1 bedroom...........................................................
4,064
2 bedrooms..........................................................
11,727
3 bedrooms..........................................................
17,520
4 bedrooms..........................................................
6,099
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
1,487
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
570
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
502
Condominium housing units...........................................
121
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
29,060
Individual drilled well.............................................
9,180
Individual dug well.................................................
2,338
Some other source...................................................
636
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
24,008
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
16,797
Other means.........................................................
409
Occupied housing units........................................ 36,760
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
23,751
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
1,498
Electricity.........................................................
3,612
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
5,676
Coal or coke........................................................
128
Wood................................................................
1,600
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
466
No fuel used........................................................
29
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
6,153
1985 to 1988........................................................
9,235
1980 to 1984........................................................
4,396
1970 to 1979........................................................
7,437
1960 to 1969........................................................
4,333
1959 or earlier.....................................................
5,206
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
2,243
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
36,760
None................................................................
3,133
1...................................................................
12,908
2...................................................................
13,938
3 or more...........................................................
6,781
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
19,345
With a mortgage...................................................
10,716
Less than $300..................................................
575
$300 to $499....................................................
4,297
$500 to $699....................................................
3,760
$700 to $999....................................................
1,752
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
298
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
22
$2,000 or more..................................................
12
Median (dollars)................................................
521
Not mortgaged.....................................................
8,629
Less than $100..................................................
292
$100 to $199....................................................
4,382
$200 to $299....................................................
3,218
$300 to $399....................................................
567
$400 or more....................................................
170
Median (dollars)................................................
194
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
19,345
Less than 20 percent..............................................
12,611
20 to 24 percent..................................................
2,351
25 to 29 percent..................................................
1,358
30 to 34 percent..................................................
705
35 percent or more................................................
2,067
Not computed......................................................
253
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
9,676
Less than $200....................................................
1,214
$200 to $299......................................................
2,309
$300 to $499......................................................
4,703
$500 to $749......................................................
846
$750 to $999......................................................
71
$1,000 or more....................................................
6
No cash rent......................................................
527
Median (dollars)..................................................
335
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
9,676
Less than 20 percent..............................................
2,850
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,334
25 to 29 percent..................................................
1,138
30 to 34 percent..................................................
731
35 percent or more................................................
2,973
Not computed......................................................
650
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