1990 Census of Population and Housing
040 Ohio
050 Butler County
160 Fairfield city
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
39,729
Urban population....................................................
39,729
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.................... 9,509
Preprimary school...................................................
913
Elementary or high school...........................................
6,424
Percent in private school.........................................
16.5
College.............................................................
2,172
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
25,524
Less than 9th grade.................................................
1,302
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
2,488
High school graduate................................................
8,034
Some college, no degree.............................................
5,373
Associates degree...................................................
1,717
Bachelor's degree...................................................
4,621
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
1,989
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
85.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
25.9
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and
over...................................... 36,810
Lived in same house.................................................
16,055
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
20,475
Same State........................................................
15,675
Same county.....................................................
8,497
Different county................................................
7,178
Different State...................................................
4,800
Lived abroad........................................................
280
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................
27,115
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
654
With a mobility limitation........................................
317
With a self-care limitation.......................................
440
With a work disability..............................................
1,640
In labor force..................................................
900
Prevented from working............................................
583
Persons 65 years and
over.....................................
2,922
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
533
With a mobility limitation........................................
425
With a self-care limitation.......................................
288
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
205
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,068
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,902
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
4,423
65 years and over.................................................
908
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
38,957
Percent born in state of residence..............................
66.2
Foreign-born population.............................................
772
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
263
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
36,810
Speak a language other than English.................................
1,372
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
380
Speak Spanish.....................................................
404
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
142
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
174
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
58
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
50,420
Arab................................................................
0
Austrian............................................................
95
Belgian.............................................................
22
Canadian............................................................
37
Czech...............................................................
125
Danish..............................................................
134
Dutch...............................................................
1,081
English.............................................................
6,982
Finnish.............................................................
27
French (except Basque)..............................................
1,460
French Canadian.....................................................
100
German..............................................................
19,115
Greek...............................................................
63
Hungarian...........................................................
300
Irish...............................................................
7,810
Italian.............................................................
2,012
Lithuanian..........................................................
65
Norwegian...........................................................
206
Polish..............................................................
787
Portuguese..........................................................
25
Romanian............................................................
70
Russian.............................................................
230
Scotch-Irish........................................................
866
Scottish............................................................
1,062
Slovak..............................................................
294
Subsaharan African..................................................
29
Swedish.............................................................
404
Swiss...............................................................
169
Ukrainian...........................................................
64
United States or American...........................................
1,932
Welsh...............................................................
521
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
37
Yugoslavian.........................................................
44
Other ancestries....................................................
4,252
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and
over..................................... 30,727
In labor force......................................................
22,876
Percent in labor force........................................
74.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
22,838
Employed........................................................
22,000
Unemployed......................................................
838
Percent unemployed............................................
3.7
Armed Forces......................................................
38
Not in labor force..................................................
7,851
Males 16 years and
over....................................... 14,587
In labor force......................................................
12,169
Percent in labor force........................................
83.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
12,131
Employed........................................................
11,733
Unemployed......................................................
398
Percent unemployed............................................
3.3
Armed Forces......................................................
38
Not in labor force..................................................
2,418
Females 16 years and
over..................................... 16,140
In labor force......................................................
10,707
Percent in labor force........................................
66.3
Civilian labor force..............................................
10,707
Employed........................................................
10,267
Unemployed......................................................
440
Percent unemployed............................................
4.1
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
5,433
Females 16 years and
over..................................... 16,140
With own children under 6 years.....................................
2,419
Percent in labor force............................................
62.1
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
3,070
Percent in labor force............................................
81.6
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
3,484
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
2,054
Own children 6 to 17 years in families
and subfamilies.......... 6,432
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
4,864
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
2,158
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
165
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
79
Unemployed........................................................
43
Not in labor force................................................
43
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
21,603
Percent drove alone.................................................
87.4
Percent in carpools.................................................
8.7
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.5
Percent using other means...........................................
0.4
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
2.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
21.4
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
22,000
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
3,627
Professional specialty occupations..................................
3,368
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
1,133
Sales occupations...................................................
3,412
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............
3,806
Private household occupations.......................................
21
Protective service occupations......................................
193
Service occupations, except protective and household................
1,889
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
136
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
1,966
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
1,050
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
677
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
722
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
22,000
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
246
Mining..............................................................
29
Construction........................................................
1,176
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
2,091
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
2,662
Transportation......................................................
905
Communications and other public utilities...........................
371
Wholesale trade.....................................................
1,964
Retail trade........................................................
4,345
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
1,871
Business and repair services........................................
952
Personal services...................................................
517
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
228
Health services.....................................................
1,571
Educational services................................................
1,445
Other professional and related services.............................
1,212
Public administration...............................................
415
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
22,000
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
19,110
Government workers..................................................
1,828
Local government workers..........................................
1,078
State government workers..........................................
358
Federal government workers........................................
392
Self-employed workers...............................................
1,022
Unpaid family workers...............................................
40
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
15,319
Less than $5,000....................................................
286
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
565
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
730
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
2,287
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
2,818
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
3,583
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
3,498
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
1,007
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
410
$150,000 or more....................................................
135
Median household income (dollars)...................................
38,531
Families..........................................................
11,069
Less than $5,000....................................................
104
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
154
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
415
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,137
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,945
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
2,834
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
3,080
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
893
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
390
$150,000 or more....................................................
117
Median family income (dollars)......................................
44,214
Nonfamily households..............................................
4,250
Less than $5,000....................................................
189
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
414
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
348
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,177
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
850
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
798
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
337
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
105
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
14
$150,000 or more....................................................
18
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
24,968
Per capita income (dollars).........................................
16,789
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
15,319
With wage and salary income.........................................
13,390
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
41,023
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
1,799
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
19,699
With farm self-employment income....................................
73
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
9,615
With Social Security income.........................................
2,733
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
8,138
With public assistance income.......................................
448
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
5,019
With retirement income..............................................
1,954
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
9,466
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................
39,027
Below poverty level.............................................
1,473
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
28,983
Below poverty level.............................................
1,043
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
2,922
Below poverty level.............................................
147
Related children under 18 years.....................................
10,020
Below poverty level.............................................
406
Related children under 5 years....................................
2,902
Below poverty level.............................................
145
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
7,118
Below poverty level.............................................
261
Unrelated individuals...............................................
5,376
Below poverty level.............................................
533
All families......................................................
11,069
Below poverty level.............................................
302
With related children under 18 years................................
5,766
Below poverty level.............................................
233
With related children under 5 years...............................
2,193
Below poverty level.............................................
86
Female householder families.......................................
1,208
Below poverty level.............................................
165
With related children under 18 years................................
849
Below poverty level.............................................
148
With related children under 5 years...............................
176
Below poverty level.............................................
40
Percent below
poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
3.8
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
3.6
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
5.0
Related children under 18 years...................................
4.1
Related children under 5 years..................................
5.0
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
3.7
Unrelated individuals.............................................
9.9
All families........................................................
2.7
With related children under 18 years..............................
4.0
With related children under 5
years.............................
3.9
Female householder families.........................................
13.7
With related children under 18 years..............................
17.4
With related children under 5
years.............................
22.7
Total housing units........................................... 16,281
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
391
1985 to 1988........................................................
3,010
1980 to 1984........................................................
2,189
1970 to 1979........................................................
6,345
1960 to 1969........................................................
2,067
1950 to 1959........................................................
1,849
1940 to 1949........................................................
160
1939 or earlier.....................................................
270
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
138
1 bedroom...........................................................
1,726
2 bedrooms..........................................................
5,805
3 bedrooms..........................................................
5,678
4 bedrooms..........................................................
2,700
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
234
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
138
Condominium housing units...........................................
2,681
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
16,057
Individual drilled well.............................................
188
Individual dug well.................................................
31
Some other source...................................................
5
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
16,039
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
240
Other means.........................................................
2
Occupied housing units........................................ 15,289
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
4,835
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
231
Electricity.........................................................
8,511
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
1,633
Coal or coke........................................................
0
Wood................................................................
45
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
27
No fuel used........................................................
7
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
4,560
1985 to 1988........................................................
5,039
1980 to 1984........................................................
1,766
1970 to 1979........................................................
2,518
1960 to 1969........................................................
768
1959 or earlier.....................................................
638
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
187
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
15,289
None................................................................
449
1...................................................................
4,525
2...................................................................
7,414
3 or more...........................................................
2,901
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
8,180
With a mortgage...................................................
6,451
Less than $300..................................................
55
$300 to $499....................................................
849
$500 to $699....................................................
1,538
$700 to $999....................................................
2,685
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
1,233
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
69
$2,000 or more..................................................
22
Median (dollars)................................................
777
Not mortgaged.....................................................
1,729
Less than $100..................................................
29
$100 to $199....................................................
560
$200 to $299....................................................
873
$300 to $399....................................................
230
$400 or more....................................................
37
Median (dollars)................................................
227
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
8,180
Less than 20 percent..............................................
4,978
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,410
25 to 29 percent..................................................
790
30 to 34 percent..................................................
379
35 percent or more................................................
584
Not computed......................................................
39
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
5,461
Less than $200....................................................
73
$200 to $299......................................................
80
$300 to $499......................................................
2,389
$500 to $749......................................................
2,517
$750 to $999......................................................
197
$1,000 or more....................................................
141
No cash rent......................................................
64
Median (dollars)..................................................
509
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN
1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
5,461
Less than 20 percent..............................................
2,239
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,142
25 to 29 percent..................................................
700
30 to 34 percent..................................................
253
35 percent or more................................................
1,032
Not computed......................................................
95
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