1990 Census of Population and Housing
040 Ohio
160
Cincinnati city
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
364,040
Urban population....................................................
364,040
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....................
95,866
Preprimary school...................................................
6,440
Elementary or high school...........................................
56,321
Percent in private
school.........................................
18.7
College.............................................................
33,105
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years
and over......................................... 226,285
Less than 9th grade.................................................
23,145
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
45,633
High school graduate................................................
56,520
Some college, no degree.............................................
38,852
Associates degree...................................................
11,957
Bachelor's degree...................................................
30,418
Graduate or professional
degree..................................... 19,760
Percent high school graduate
or higher..............................
69.6
Percent bachelor's degree
or higher.................................
22.2
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over......................................
333,494
Lived in same house.................................................
163,828
Lived in different house
in U.S..................................... 166,284
Same State........................................................
141,352
Same
county.....................................................
121,254
Different
county................................................
20,098
Different State...................................................
24,932
Lived abroad........................................................
3,382
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED
PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................
226,565
With a mobility or self-care
limitation............................. 15,516
With a mobility limitation........................................
7,270
With a self-care
limitation.......................................
11,282
With a work disability..............................................
26,033
In labor
force..................................................
8,599
Prevented from working............................................
15,239
Persons 65 years and over.....................................
46,582
With a mobility or self-care
limitation............................. 11,187
With a mobility limitation........................................
8,367
With a self-care
limitation.......................................
6,477
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000
WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
454
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,236
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,822
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years
and over................................. 34,256
65 years and over.................................................
9,753
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
353,995
Percent
born in state of residence..............................
72.1
Foreign-born population.............................................
10,045
Entered the U.S.
1980 to 1990.....................................
4,380
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons
5 years and over........................................
333,494
Speak a language other than
English................................. 17,896
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
6,053
Speak Spanish.....................................................
4,898
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
1,705
Speak Asian or Pacific
Island language............................
2,689
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
1,269
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries
reported......................................... 410,172
Arab................................................................
1,162
Austrian............................................................
806
Belgian.............................................................
195
Canadian............................................................
334
Czech...............................................................
518
Danish..............................................................
418
Dutch...............................................................
5,091
English.............................................................
30,929
Finnish.............................................................
323
French (except Basque)..............................................
8,498
French Canadian.....................................................
807
German..............................................................
111,687
Greek...............................................................
1,256
Hungarian...........................................................
1,890
Irish...............................................................
53,586
Italian.............................................................
11,959
Lithuanian..........................................................
550
Norwegian...........................................................
752
Polish..............................................................
4,404
Portuguese..........................................................
270
Romanian............................................................
406
Russian.............................................................
2,905
Scotch-Irish........................................................
4,242
Scottish............................................................
4,448
Slovak..............................................................
1,133
Subsaharan African..................................................
1,220
Swedish.............................................................
1,506
Swiss...............................................................
1,239
Ukrainian...........................................................
398
United States or American...........................................
12,047
Welsh...............................................................
2,344
West Indian (excluding Hispanic
origin groups)......................
657
Yugoslavian.........................................................
439
Other ancestries....................................................
141,753
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over.....................................
281,024
In labor force......................................................
172,698
Percent in labor force........................................
61.5
Civilian labor force..............................................
172,423
Employed........................................................
158,881
Unemployed......................................................
13,542
Percent unemployed............................................
7.9
Armed Forces......................................................
275
Not in labor force..................................................
108,326
Males 16 years and over.......................................
127,054
In labor force......................................................
87,901
Percent in labor force........................................
69.2
Civilian labor force..............................................
87,643
Employed........................................................
79,866
Unemployed......................................................
7,777
Percent unemployed............................................
8.9
Armed Forces......................................................
258
Not in labor force..................................................
39,153
Females 16 years and over.....................................
153,970
In labor force......................................................
84,797
Percent in labor force........................................
55.1
Civilian labor force..............................................
84,780
Employed........................................................
79,015
Unemployed......................................................
5,765
Percent unemployed............................................
6.8
Armed Forces......................................................
17
Not in labor force..................................................
69,173
Females 16 years and over.....................................
153,970
With own children under
6 years..................................... 24,308
Percent in labor
force............................................
57.7
With own children 6 to 17
years only................................ 19,672
Percent in labor
force............................................
72.4
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
35,412
All parents present in household
in labor force..................... 18,833
Own children
6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........
51,224
All parents present in household
in labor force..................... 32,244
Persons
16 to 19 years..........................................
20,398
Not enrolled in school and
not high school graduate.................
2,888
Employed or in Armed
Forces.......................................
830
Unemployed........................................................
578
Not in labor force................................................
1,480
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years
and over......................................... 155,705
Percent drove alone.................................................
67.4
Percent in carpools.................................................
12.6
Percent using public transportation.................................
11.2
Percent using other means...........................................
0.9
Percent walked or worked
at home....................................
7.9
Mean travel time to work
(minutes)..................................
21.1
OCCUPATION
Employed persons
16 years and over................................ 158,881
Executive, administrative,
and managerial occupations............... 18,608
Professional specialty occupations..................................
27,925
Technicians and related
support occupations.........................
6,835
Sales occupations...................................................
16,644
Administrative support occupations,
including clerical.............. 28,071
Private household occupations.......................................
908
Protective service occupations......................................
2,417
Service occupations, except
protective and household................ 23,071
Farming, forestry, and fishing
occupations.......................... 1,123
Precision production, craft,
and repair occupations................. 12,447
Machine operators, assemblers,
and inspectors....................... 9,844
Transportation and material
moving occupations......................
4,758
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers, and laborers................. 6,230
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16
years and over................................. 158,881
Agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries................................
1,095
Mining..............................................................
55
Construction........................................................
7,318
Manufacturing, nondurable
goods..................................... 12,630
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
11,785
Transportation......................................................
5,945
Communications and other
public utilities...........................
4,089
Wholesale trade.....................................................
7,742
Retail trade........................................................
26,832
Finance, insurance, and
real estate................................. 10,769
Business and repair services........................................
8,781
Personal services...................................................
5,509
Entertainment, and recreation
services.............................. 2,673
Health services.....................................................
19,244
Educational services................................................
14,475
Other professional and related
services............................. 13,458
Public administration...............................................
6,481
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons
16 years and over................................ 158,881
Private wage and salary
workers..................................... 126,181
Government workers..................................................
24,591
Local government
workers..........................................
11,882
State government
workers..........................................
7,436
Federal government
workers........................................
5,273
Self-employed workers...............................................
7,673
Unpaid family workers...............................................
436
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
154,243
Less than $5,000....................................................
20,837
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
20,930
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
16,497
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
29,828
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
22,628
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
21,692
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
13,643
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
4,153
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
2,255
$150,000 or more....................................................
1,780
Median household income
(dollars)................................... 21,006
Families..........................................................
83,399
Less than $5,000....................................................
9,171
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
7,623
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
7,523
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
14,710
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
12,862
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
14,687
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
10,539
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
3,164
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
1,700
$150,000 or more....................................................
1,420
Median family income (dollars)......................................
26,774
Nonfamily households..............................................
70,844
Less than $5,000....................................................
12,177
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
13,608
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
9,160
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
15,258
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
9,401
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
6,744
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
2,778
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
873
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
485
$150,000 or more....................................................
360
Median nonfamily household
income (dollars)......................... 15,256
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 12,547
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
154,243
With wage and salary income.........................................
109,667
Mean wage and salary
income (dollars)............................. 29,841
With nonfarm self-employment
income................................. 12,592
Mean nonfarm self-employment
income (dollars)..................... 16,843
With farm self-employment
income....................................
687
Mean farm self-employment
income (dollars)........................
7,023
With Social Security income.........................................
40,637
Mean Social Security
income (dollars).............................
7,085
With public assistance income.......................................
22,095
Mean public assistance
income (dollars)...........................
3,558
With retirement income..............................................
22,327
Mean retirement income
(dollars)..................................
7,803
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom
poverty status is determined................. 350,575
Below
poverty level.............................................
85,319
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
260,738
Below
poverty level.............................................
51,681
Persons 65 years
and over.........................................
46,582
Below
poverty level.............................................
8,073
Related children under 18
years..................................... 89,359
Below
poverty level.............................................
33,229
Related children
under 5 years....................................
30,234
Below
poverty level.............................................
12,694
Related children
5 to 17 years....................................
59,125
Below
poverty level.............................................
20,535
Unrelated individuals...............................................
90,840
Below
poverty level.............................................
26,640
All families......................................................
83,399
Below
poverty level.............................................
17,235
With related children under
18 years................................ 46,624
Below
poverty level.............................................
14,818
With related children
under 5 years............................... 22,862
Below
poverty level.............................................
8,599
Female householder
families.......................................
28,084
Below
poverty level.............................................
13,015
With related children under
18 years................................ 20,498
Below
poverty level.............................................
12,096
With related children
under 5 years...............................
9,982
Below
poverty level.............................................
7,108
Percent below poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
24.3%
Persons 18 years
and over.........................................
19.8%
Persons
65 years and over.......................................
17.3%
Related children
under 18 years...................................
37.2%
Related
children under 5 years..................................
42.0%
Related
children 5 to 17 years..................................
34.7%
Unrelated individuals.............................................
29.3%
All families........................................................
20.7%
With related children
under 18 years..............................
31.8%
With
related children under 5 years.............................
37.6%
Female householder families.........................................
46.3%
With related children
under 18 years..............................
59.0%
With
related children under 5 years.............................
71.2%
Total housing units........................................... 169,088
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
934
1985 to 1988........................................................
2,170
1980 to 1984........................................................
4,711
1970 to 1979........................................................
17,330
1960 to 1969........................................................
25,555
1950 to 1959........................................................
23,111
1940 to 1949........................................................
22,391
1939 or earlier.....................................................
72,886
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
5,912
1 bedroom...........................................................
52,045
2 bedrooms..........................................................
55,947
3 bedrooms..........................................................
35,906
4 bedrooms..........................................................
14,265
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
5,013
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing
facilities................................
880
Lacking complete kitchen
facilities.................................
1,441
Condominium housing units...........................................
3,433
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private
company.................................... 168,952
Individual drilled well.............................................
44
Individual dug well.................................................
0
Some other source...................................................
92
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
167,446
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
1,098
Other means.........................................................
544
Occupied housing units........................................ 154,342
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
116,191
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
1,802
Electricity.........................................................
30,317
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
960
Coal or coke........................................................
198
Wood................................................................
117
Solar energy........................................................
28
Other fuel..........................................................
2,898
No fuel used........................................................
1,831
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO
UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
39,919
1985 to 1988........................................................
46,624
1980 to 1984........................................................
20,602
1970 to 1979........................................................
22,756
1960 to 1969........................................................
13,133
1959 or earlier.....................................................
11,308
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
9,569
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing
units............................................ 154,342
None................................................................
39,859
1...................................................................
63,341
2...................................................................
39,212
3 or more...........................................................
11,930
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied
housing units.............................. 47,713
With a mortgage...................................................
30,667
Less
than $300..................................................
1,515
$300
to $499....................................................
7,270
$500
to $699....................................................
9,973
$700
to $999....................................................
7,376
$1,000
to $1,499................................................
3,026
$1,500
to $1,999................................................
759
$2,000
or more..................................................
748
Median
(dollars)................................................
631
Not mortgaged.....................................................
17,046
Less
than $100..................................................
325
$100
to $199....................................................
6,477
$200
to $299....................................................
6,906
$300
to $399....................................................
1,984
$400
or more....................................................
1,354
Median
(dollars)................................................
220
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied
housing units.............................. 47,713
Less than 20 percent..............................................
29,154
20 to 24 percent..................................................
6,386
25 to 29 percent..................................................
4,001
30 to 34 percent..................................................
2,248
35 percent or more................................................
5,629
Not computed......................................................
295
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied
housing units............................. 94,804
Less than $200....................................................
17,466
$200 to $299......................................................
20,638
$300 to $499......................................................
41,842
$500 to $749......................................................
10,149
$750 to $999......................................................
1,636
$1,000 or more....................................................
1,227
No cash rent......................................................
1,846
Median (dollars)..................................................
329
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE
OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied
housing units............................. 94,804
Less than 20 percent..............................................
32,051
20 to 24 percent..................................................
11,995
25 to 29 percent..................................................
10,447
30 to 34 percent..................................................
7,172
35 percent or more................................................
29,701
Not computed......................................................
3,438
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