1990 Census of Population and
Housing
040 Ohio
050
Ashtabula County
160
Ashtabula City
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
21,633
Urban population....................................................
21,633
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.................... 5,221
Preprimary school...................................................
353
Elementary or high school...........................................
4,134
Percent in private school.........................................
7.3
College.............................................................
734
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
13,484
Less than 9th grade.................................................
1,283
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
2,921
High school graduate................................................
5,881
Some college, no degree.............................................
1,812
Associates degree...................................................
519
Bachelor's degree...................................................
719
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
349
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
68.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
7.9
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years
and over......................................
19,824
Lived in same house.................................................
11,440
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
8,232
Same State........................................................
7,311
Same county.....................................................
6,421
Different county................................................
890
Different State...................................................
921
Lived abroad........................................................
152
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64
years........................................ 12,636
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
628
With a mobility limitation........................................
410
With a self-care limitation.......................................
385
With a work disability..............................................
1,600
In labor force..................................................
513
Prevented from working............................................
946
Persons 65 years
and over.....................................
3,209
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
646
With a mobility limitation........................................
508
With a self-care limitation.......................................
397
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
456
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,657
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
2,235
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
2,551
65 years and over.................................................
747
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
21,174
Percent born in state of residence..............................
77.0
Foreign-born population.............................................
459
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
80
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
19,824
Speak a language other than English.................................
1,379
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
594
Speak Spanish.....................................................
490
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
271
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
102
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
77
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
28,671
Arab................................................................
81
Austrian............................................................
17
Belgian.............................................................
6
Canadian............................................................
77
Czech...............................................................
44
Danish..............................................................
22
Dutch...............................................................
600
English.............................................................
2,898
Finnish.............................................................
1,767
French (except Basque)..............................................
620
French Canadian.....................................................
138
German..............................................................
5,311
Greek...............................................................
96
Hungarian...........................................................
680
Irish...............................................................
3,545
Italian.............................................................
3,639
Lithuanian..........................................................
51
Norwegian...........................................................
73
Polish..............................................................
843
Portuguese..........................................................
279
Romanian............................................................
6
Russian.............................................................
57
Scotch-Irish........................................................
461
Scottish............................................................
535
Slovak..............................................................
447
Subsaharan African..................................................
21
Swedish.............................................................
776
Swiss...............................................................
99
Ukrainian...........................................................
82
United States or American...........................................
1,204
Welsh...............................................................
195
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
3
Yugoslavian.........................................................
97
Other ancestries....................................................
3,901
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and
over..................................... 16,059
In labor force......................................................
9,075
Percent in labor force........................................
56.5
Civilian labor force..............................................
9,055
Employed........................................................
8,006
Unemployed......................................................
1,049
Percent unemployed............................................
11.6
Armed Forces......................................................
20
Not in labor force..................................................
6,984
Males 16 years and
over.......................................
7,210
In labor force......................................................
4,908
Percent in labor force........................................
68.1
Civilian labor force..............................................
4,888
Employed........................................................
4,214
Unemployed......................................................
674
Percent unemployed............................................
13.8
Armed Forces......................................................
20
Not in labor force..................................................
2,302
Females 16 years and
over.....................................
8,849
In labor force......................................................
4,167
Percent in labor force........................................
47.1
Civilian labor force..............................................
4,167
Employed........................................................
3,792
Unemployed......................................................
375
Percent unemployed............................................
9.0
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
4,682
Females 16 years and
over.....................................
8,849
With own children under 6 years.....................................
1,312
Percent in labor force............................................
48.3
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
1,630
Percent in labor force............................................
71.0
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
2,004
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
919
Own children 6 to 17 years in families
and subfamilies.......... 3,825
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
2,276
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
1,144
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
185
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
36
Unemployed........................................................
77
Not in labor force................................................
72
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
7,843
Percent drove alone.................................................
81.6
Percent in carpools.................................................
11.2
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.6
Percent using other means...........................................
1.5
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
5.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
16.3
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
8,006
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
660
Professional specialty occupations..................................
804
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
331
Sales occupations...................................................
778
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............
993
Private household occupations.......................................
24
Protective service occupations......................................
144
Service occupations, except protective and household................
1,272
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
136
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
1,026
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
981
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
385
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
472
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
8,006
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
193
Mining..............................................................
21
Construction........................................................
360
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
1,337
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
774
Transportation......................................................
352
Communications and other public utilities...........................
278
Wholesale trade.....................................................
154
Retail trade........................................................
1,840
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
329
Business and repair services........................................
220
Personal services...................................................
136
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
68
Health services.....................................................
829
Educational services................................................
530
Other professional and related services.............................
368
Public administration...............................................
217
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
8,006
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
6,756
Government workers..................................................
885
Local government workers..........................................
618
State government workers..........................................
125
Federal government workers........................................
142
Self-employed workers...............................................
352
Unpaid family workers...............................................
13
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
8,461
Less than $5,000....................................................
1,044
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
1,368
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
1,048
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,766
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,327
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
1,129
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
608
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
95
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
64
$150,000 or more....................................................
12
Median household income (dollars)...................................
18,660
Families..........................................................
5,683
Less than $5,000....................................................
583
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
583
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
602
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,223
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,034
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
964
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
530
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
95
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
57
$150,000 or more....................................................
12
Median family income (dollars)......................................
23,562
Nonfamily households..............................................
2,778
Less than $5,000....................................................
544
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
785
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
471
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
495
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
271
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
159
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
46
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
0
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
7
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
10,484
Per capita income (dollars).........................................
9,391
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INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
8,461
With wage and salary income.........................................
5,692
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
25,774
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
543
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
10,899
With farm self-employment income....................................
22
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
-812
With Social Security income.........................................
2,819
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
7,986
With public assistance income.......................................
1,308
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
3,431
With retirement income..............................................
1,615
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
6,236
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................
21,262
Below poverty level.............................................
5,050
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
15,307
Below poverty level.............................................
2,831
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
3,209
Below poverty level.............................................
541
Related children under 18 years.....................................
5,929
Below poverty level.............................................
2,193
Related children under 5 years....................................
1,747
Below poverty level.............................................
756
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
4,182
Below poverty level.............................................
1,437
Unrelated individuals...............................................
3,485
Below poverty level.............................................
1,054
All families......................................................
5,683
Below poverty level.............................................
1,175
With related children under 18 years................................
3,071
Below poverty level.............................................
988
With related children under 5 years...............................
1,255
Below poverty level.............................................
531
Female householder families.......................................
1,234
Below poverty level.............................................
646
With related children under 18 years................................
928
Below poverty level.............................................
608
With related children under 5 years...............................
396
Below poverty level.............................................
331
Percent below poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
23.8%
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
18.5%
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
16.9%
Related children under 18 years...................................
37.0%
Related children under 5 years..................................
43.3%
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
34.4%
Unrelated individuals.............................................
30.2%
All families........................................................
20.7%
With related children under 18 years..............................
32.2%
With related children under 5
years.............................
42.3%
Female householder families.........................................
52.4%
With related children under 18 years..............................
65.5%
With related children under 5
years.............................
83.6%
Total housing units........................................... 9,209
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
19
1985 to 1988........................................................
172
1980 to 1984........................................................
410
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,458
1960 to 1969........................................................
977
1950 to 1959........................................................
1,357
1940 to 1949........................................................
903
1939 or earlier.....................................................
3,913
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
78
1 bedroom...........................................................
1,344
2 bedrooms..........................................................
2,855
3 bedrooms..........................................................
3,743
4 bedrooms..........................................................
961
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
228
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
79
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
113
Condominium housing units...........................................
41
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
9,200
Individual drilled well.............................................
0
Individual dug well.................................................
6
Some other source...................................................
3
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
9,125
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
67
Other means.........................................................
17
Occupied housing units........................................ 8,510
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
7,327
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
32
Electricity.........................................................
952
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
128
Coal or coke........................................................
4
Wood................................................................
32
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
32
No fuel used........................................................
3
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
1,674
1985 to 1988........................................................
2,182
1980 to 1984........................................................
1,079
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,511
1960 to 1969........................................................
962
1959 or earlier.....................................................
1,102
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
738
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
8,510
None................................................................
1,194
1...................................................................
3,646
2...................................................................
2,673
3 or more...........................................................
997
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
4,157
With a mortgage...................................................
2,119
Less than $300..................................................
159
$300 to $499....................................................
1,102
$500 to $699....................................................
615
$700 to $999....................................................
198
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
39
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
6
$2,000 or more..................................................
0
Median (dollars)................................................
470
Not mortgaged.....................................................
2,038
Less than $100..................................................
58
$100 to $199....................................................
1,110
$200 to $299....................................................
753
$300 to $399....................................................
90
$400 or more....................................................
27
Median (dollars)................................................
191
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
4,157
Less than 20 percent..............................................
2,789
20 to 24 percent..................................................
481
25 to 29 percent..................................................
268
30 to 34 percent..................................................
128
35 percent or more................................................
415
Not computed......................................................
76
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
3,567
Less than $200....................................................
774
$200 to $299......................................................
906
$300 to $499......................................................
1,469
$500 to $749......................................................
236
$750 to $999......................................................
28
$1,000 or more....................................................
0
No cash rent......................................................
154
Median (dollars)..................................................
303
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN
1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
3,567
Less than 20 percent..............................................
926
20 to 24 percent..................................................
442
25 to 29 percent..................................................
544
30 to 34 percent..................................................
257
35 percent or more................................................
1,199
Not computed......................................................
199
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