1990 Census of Population and
Housing
040 Ohio
050
Tuscarawas County
160
Dover City
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
11,329
Urban population....................................................
11,329
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.................... 2,530
Preprimary school...................................................
213
Elementary or high school...........................................
1,837
Percent in private school.........................................
13.2
College.............................................................
480
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
7,938
Less than 9th grade.................................................
679
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
1,062
High school graduate................................................
3,508
Some college, no degree.............................................
1,199
Associates degree...................................................
358
Bachelor's degree...................................................
648
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
484
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
78.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
14.3
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years
and over......................................
10,652
Lived in same house.................................................
6,408
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
4,236
Same State........................................................
3,759
Same county.....................................................
3,157
Different county................................................
602
Different State...................................................
477
Lived abroad........................................................
8
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64
years........................................
6,708
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
203
With a mobility limitation........................................
116
With a self-care limitation.......................................
144
With a work disability..............................................
435
In labor force..................................................
155
Prevented from working............................................
229
Persons 65 years
and over.....................................
1,845
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
292
With a mobility limitation........................................
243
With a self-care limitation.......................................
184
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
277
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,312
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,984
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
1,364
65 years and over.................................................
496
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
11,127
Percent born in state of residence..............................
86.2
Foreign-born population.............................................
202
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
10,652
Speak a language other than English.................................
280
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
49
Speak Spanish.....................................................
17
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
10
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
0
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
0
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
14,801
Arab................................................................
7
Austrian............................................................
108
Belgian.............................................................
0
Canadian............................................................
8
Czech...............................................................
41
Danish..............................................................
11
Dutch...............................................................
318
English.............................................................
1,447
Finnish.............................................................
11
French (except Basque)..............................................
362
French Canadian.....................................................
12
German..............................................................
5,913
Greek...............................................................
56
Hungarian...........................................................
92
Irish...............................................................
2,281
Italian.............................................................
1,272
Lithuanian..........................................................
0
Norwegian...........................................................
10
Polish..............................................................
174
Portuguese..........................................................
0
Romanian............................................................
67
Russian.............................................................
13
Scotch-Irish........................................................
198
Scottish............................................................
271
Slovak..............................................................
180
Subsaharan African..................................................
0
Swedish.............................................................
123
Swiss...............................................................
697
Ukrainian...........................................................
0
United States or American...........................................
223
Welsh...............................................................
260
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
22
Yugoslavian.........................................................
29
Other ancestries....................................................
595
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years
and over.....................................
9,006
In labor force......................................................
5,241
Percent in labor
force........................................
58.2
Civilian labor force..............................................
5,241
Employed........................................................
4,888
Unemployed......................................................
353
Percent unemployed............................................
6.7
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
3,765
Males 16 years and
over.......................................
4,031
In labor force......................................................
2,832
Percent in labor
force........................................
70.3
Civilian labor force..............................................
2,832
Employed........................................................
2,620
Unemployed......................................................
212
Percent unemployed............................................
7.5
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
1,199
Females 16 years
and over.....................................
4,975
In labor force......................................................
2,409
Percent in labor
force........................................
48.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
2,409
Employed........................................................
2,268
Unemployed......................................................
141
Percent unemployed............................................
5.9
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
2,566
Females 16 years
and over.....................................
4,975
With own children under 6 years.....................................
715
Percent in labor force............................................
59.3
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
709
Percent in labor force............................................
76.4
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
841
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
443
Own children 6 to 17 years in
families and subfamilies.......... 1,772
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
1,187
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
588
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
89
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
28
Unemployed........................................................
38
Not in labor force................................................
23
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
4,812
Percent drove alone.................................................
83.2
Percent in carpools.................................................
9.1
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.3
Percent using other means...........................................
0.0
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
7.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
14.2
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
4,888
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
559
Professional specialty occupations..................................
715
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
99
Sales occupations...................................................
656
Administrative support occupations, including
clerical.............. 740
Private household occupations.......................................
29
Protective service occupations......................................
48
Service occupations, except protective and household................
628
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
14
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
484
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
476
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
190
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
250
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
4,888
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
33
Mining..............................................................
55
Construction........................................................
205
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
402
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
861
Transportation......................................................
79
Communications and other public utilities...........................
123
Wholesale trade.....................................................
222
Retail trade........................................................
1,069
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
137
Business and repair services........................................
237
Personal services...................................................
127
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
34
Health services.....................................................
401
Educational services................................................
438
Other professional and related services.............................
352
Public administration...............................................
113
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
4,888
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
3,997
Government workers..................................................
561
Local government workers..........................................
342
State government workers..........................................
173
Federal government workers........................................
46
Self-employed workers...............................................
324
Unpaid family workers...............................................
6
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
4,416
Less than $5,000....................................................
254
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
381
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
474
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
845
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
928
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
848
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
450
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
124
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
63
$150,000 or more....................................................
49
Median household income (dollars)...................................
27,688
Families..........................................................
3,152
Less than $5,000....................................................
88
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
89
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
238
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
550
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
789
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
762
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
426
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
113
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
48
$150,000 or more....................................................
49
Median family income (dollars)......................................
32,682
Nonfamily households..............................................
1,264
Less than $5,000....................................................
166
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
292
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
236
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
308
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
140
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
72
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
24
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
11
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
15
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
13,708
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 12,818
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
4,416
With wage and salary income.........................................
3,209
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
31,625
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
542
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
14,010
With farm self-employment income....................................
15
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
-3,066
With Social Security income.........................................
1,359
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
8,319
With public assistance income.......................................
271
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
4,283
With retirement income..............................................
857
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
8,036
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is
determined................. 10,876
Below poverty level.............................................
811
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
8,250
Below poverty level.............................................
605
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
1,845
Below poverty level.............................................
140
Related children under 18 years.....................................
2,626
Below poverty level.............................................
206
Related children under 5 years....................................
677
Below poverty level.............................................
59
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
1,949
Below poverty level.............................................
147
Unrelated individuals...............................................
1,415
Below poverty level.............................................
287
All families......................................................
3,152
Below poverty level.............................................
186
With related children under 18 years................................
1,479
Below poverty level.............................................
129
With related children under 5 years...............................
664
Below poverty level.............................................
63
Female householder families.......................................
366
Below poverty level.............................................
116
With related children under 18 years................................
242
Below poverty level.............................................
96
With related children under 5 years...............................
83
Below poverty level.............................................
54
Percent below
poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
7.5
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
7.3
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
7.6
Related children under 18 years...................................
7.8
Related children under 5 years..................................
8.7
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
7.5
Unrelated individuals.............................................
20.3
All families........................................................
5.9
With related children under 18 years..............................
8.7
With related children under
5 years.............................
9.5
Female householder families.........................................
31.7
With related children under 18 years..............................
39.7
With related children under
5 years.............................
65.1
Total housing units........................................... 4,620
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
67
1985 to 1988........................................................
180
1980 to 1984........................................................
102
1970 to 1979........................................................
544
1960 to 1969........................................................
593
1950 to 1959........................................................
789
1940 to 1949........................................................
362
1939 or earlier.....................................................
1,983
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
23
1 bedroom...........................................................
362
2 bedrooms..........................................................
1,391
3 bedrooms..........................................................
2,209
4 bedrooms..........................................................
583
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
52
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
19
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
18
Condominium housing units...........................................
11
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
4,592
Individual drilled well.............................................
28
Individual dug well.................................................
0
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
4,528
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
92
Other means.........................................................
0
Occupied housing units........................................ 4,423
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
4,079
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
19
Electricity.........................................................
291
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
7
Coal or coke........................................................
11
Wood................................................................
16
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
0
No fuel used........................................................
0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
615
1985 to 1988........................................................
1,219
1980 to 1984........................................................
579
1970 to 1979........................................................
802
1960 to 1969........................................................
460
1959 or earlier.....................................................
748
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
206
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
4,423
None................................................................
229
1...................................................................
1,569
2...................................................................
1,892
3 or more...........................................................
733
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
2,931
With a mortgage...................................................
1,524
Less than $300..................................................
130
$300 to $499....................................................
514
$500 to $699....................................................
551
$700 to $999....................................................
289
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
40
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
0
$2,000 or more..................................................
0
Median (dollars)................................................
534
Not mortgaged.....................................................
1,407
Less than $100..................................................
16
$100 to $199....................................................
930
$200 to $299....................................................
432
$300 to $399....................................................
29
$400 or more....................................................
0
Median (dollars)................................................
181
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
2,931
Less than 20 percent..............................................
2,032
20 to 24 percent..................................................
341
25 to 29 percent..................................................
217
30 to 34 percent..................................................
77
35 percent or more................................................
219
Not computed......................................................
45
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
1,191
Less than $200....................................................
58
$200 to $299......................................................
401
$300 to $499......................................................
536
$500 to $749......................................................
149
$750 to $999......................................................
10
$1,000 or more....................................................
0
No cash rent......................................................
37
Median (dollars)..................................................
332
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
1,191
Less than 20 percent..............................................
462
20 to 24 percent..................................................
165
25 to 29 percent..................................................
139
30 to 34 percent..................................................
104
35 percent or more................................................
284
Not computed......................................................
37
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