1990 Census of Population and Housing
040 Ohio
050 Butler County
060
Hamilton City
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
61,368
Urban population....................................................
61,368
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.................... 13,883
Preprimary school...................................................
965
Elementary or high school...........................................
10,814
Percent in private school.........................................
11.8
College.............................................................
2,104
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
38,892
Less than 9th grade.................................................
4,721
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
8,286
High school graduate................................................
14,513
Some college, no degree.............................................
5,867
Associates degree...................................................
1,654
Bachelor's degree...................................................
2,673
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
1,178
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
66.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
9.9
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years
and over......................................
56,340
Lived in same house.................................................
30,065
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
26,147
Same State........................................................
22,709
Same county.....................................................
19,876
Different county................................................
2,833
Different State...................................................
3,438
Lived abroad........................................................
128
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64
years........................................ 37,211
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
2,500
With a mobility limitation........................................
1,422
With a self-care limitation.......................................
1,739
With a work disability..............................................
5,066
In labor force..................................................
1,679
Prevented from working............................................
2,939
Persons 65 years
and over.....................................
8,311
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
1,795
With a mobility limitation........................................
1,484
With a self-care limitation.......................................
1,067
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
487
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,562
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
2,028
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
7,196
65 years and over.................................................
1,955
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
60,962
Percent born in state of residence..............................
72.5
Foreign-born population.............................................
406
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
111
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
56,340
Speak a language other than English.................................
1,109
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
353
Speak Spanish.....................................................
443
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
116
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
130
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
65
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
66,667
Arab................................................................
22
Austrian............................................................
68
Belgian.............................................................
6
Canadian............................................................
19
Czech...............................................................
93
Danish..............................................................
74
Dutch...............................................................
1,286
English.............................................................
8,448
Finnish.............................................................
64
French (except Basque)..............................................
1,811
French Canadian.....................................................
141
German..............................................................
22,598
Greek...............................................................
148
Hungarian...........................................................
131
Irish...............................................................
11,094
Italian.............................................................
1,616
Lithuanian..........................................................
66
Norwegian...........................................................
73
Polish..............................................................
531
Portuguese..........................................................
46
Romanian............................................................
13
Russian.............................................................
144
Scotch-Irish........................................................
990
Scottish............................................................
1,053
Slovak..............................................................
174
Subsaharan African..................................................
21
Swedish.............................................................
288
Swiss...............................................................
273
Ukrainian...........................................................
8
United States or American...........................................
5,543
Welsh...............................................................
528
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
54
Yugoslavian.........................................................
0
Other ancestries....................................................
9,243
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years
and over..................................... 46,290
In labor force......................................................
27,522
Percent in labor
force........................................
59.5
Civilian labor force..............................................
27,471
Employed........................................................
25,285
Unemployed......................................................
2,186
Percent unemployed............................................
8.0
Armed Forces......................................................
51
Not in labor force..................................................
18,768
Males 16 years and
over....................................... 21,013
In labor force......................................................
14,677
Percent in labor
force........................................
69.8
Civilian labor force..............................................
14,633
Employed........................................................
13,285
Unemployed......................................................
1,348
Percent unemployed............................................
9.2
Armed Forces......................................................
44
Not in labor force..................................................
6,336
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 25,277
In labor force......................................................
12,845
Percent in labor
force........................................
50.8
Civilian labor force..............................................
12,838
Employed........................................................
12,000
Unemployed......................................................
838
Percent unemployed............................................
6.5
Armed Forces......................................................
7
Not in labor force..................................................
12,432
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 25,277
With own children under 6 years.....................................
3,958
Percent in labor force............................................
59.5
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
4,504
Percent in labor force............................................
69.5
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
5,728
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
3,357
Own children 6 to 17 years in
families and subfamilies.......... 10,553
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
6,795
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
3,266
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
614
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
184
Unemployed........................................................
147
Not in labor force................................................
283
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
24,799
Percent drove alone.................................................
78.1
Percent in carpools.................................................
14.4
Percent using public transportation.................................
1.6
Percent using other means...........................................
0.6
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
5.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
20.3
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
25,285
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
2,151
Professional specialty occupations..................................
2,522
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
765
Sales occupations...................................................
2,766
Administrative support occupations, including
clerical.............. 5,121
Private household occupations.......................................
64
Protective service occupations......................................
284
Service occupations, except protective and household................
3,273
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
127
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
3,246
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
2,327
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
1,258
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
1,381
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
25,285
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
157
Mining..............................................................
41
Construction........................................................
1,637
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
2,636
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
3,274
Transportation......................................................
935
Communications and other public utilities...........................
352
Wholesale trade.....................................................
1,242
Retail trade........................................................
4,933
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
2,358
Business and repair services........................................
1,104
Personal services...................................................
503
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
280
Health services.....................................................
2,255
Educational services................................................
1,622
Other professional and related services.............................
1,207
Public administration...............................................
749
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
25,285
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
21,325
Government workers..................................................
2,889
Local government workers..........................................
2,023
State government workers..........................................
487
Federal government workers........................................
379
Self-employed workers...............................................
1,032
Unpaid family workers...............................................
39
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
23,778
Less than $5,000....................................................
2,076
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
3,059
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
2,567
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
5,119
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
3,880
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
3,856
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
2,357
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
602
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
178
$150,000 or more....................................................
84
Median household income (dollars)...................................
22,886
Families..........................................................
16,736
Less than $5,000....................................................
1,084
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
1,151
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
1,534
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
3,626
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
2,919
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
3,414
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
2,212
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
560
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
172
$150,000 or more....................................................
64
Median family income (dollars)......................................
28,117
Nonfamily households..............................................
7,042
Less than $5,000....................................................
1,095
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
1,896
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
1,053
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,518
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
948
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
393
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
77
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
36
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
6
$150,000 or more....................................................
20
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
12,067
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 11,108
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
23,778
With wage and salary income.........................................
16,995
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
29,182
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
1,824
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
11,612
With farm self-employment income....................................
53
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
5,370
With Social Security income.........................................
7,311
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
7,917
With public assistance income.......................................
2,549
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
3,694
With retirement income..............................................
4,440
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
7,182
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is
determined................. 60,462
Below poverty level.............................................
10,179
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
43,871
Below poverty level.............................................
5,978
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
8,311
Below poverty level.............................................
986
Related children under 18 years.....................................
16,493
Below poverty level.............................................
4,117
Related children under 5 years....................................
4,939
Below poverty level.............................................
1,471
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
11,554
Below poverty level.............................................
2,646
Unrelated individuals...............................................
8,544
Below poverty level.............................................
2,217
All families......................................................
16,736
Below poverty level.............................................
2,336
With related children under 18 years................................
8,814
Below poverty level.............................................
1,925
With related children under 5 years...............................
3,775
Below poverty level.............................................
1,012
Female householder families.......................................
3,327
Below poverty level.............................................
1,258
With related children under 18 years................................
2,294
Below poverty level.............................................
1,141
With related children under 5 years...............................
775
Below poverty level.............................................
536
Percent below
poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
16.8
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
13.6
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
11.9
Related children under 18 years...................................
25.0
Related children under 5 years..................................
29.8
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
22.9
Unrelated individuals.............................................
25.9
All families........................................................
14.0
With related children under 18 years..............................
21.8
With related children under
5 years.............................
26.8
Female householder families.........................................
37.8
With related children under 18 years..............................
49.7
With related children under
5 years.............................
69.2
Total housing units........................................... 25,362
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
201
1985 to 1988........................................................
552
1980 to 1984........................................................
1,144
1970 to 1979........................................................
2,707
1960 to 1969........................................................
3,008
1950 to 1959........................................................
5,116
1940 to 1949........................................................
4,485
1939 or earlier.....................................................
8,149
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
176
1 bedroom...........................................................
4,075
2 bedrooms..........................................................
9,267
3 bedrooms..........................................................
9,415
4 bedrooms..........................................................
2,121
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
308
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
66
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
111
Condominium housing units...........................................
378
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
25,273
Individual drilled well.............................................
60
Individual dug well.................................................
0
Some other source...................................................
29
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
24,934
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
407
Other means.........................................................
21
Occupied housing units........................................ 23,992
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
20,112
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
206
Electricity.........................................................
2,644
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
828
Coal or coke........................................................
18
Wood................................................................
36
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
107
No fuel used........................................................
41
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
4,942
1985 to 1988........................................................
6,693
1980 to 1984........................................................
3,050
1970 to 1979........................................................
3,996
1960 to 1969........................................................
2,557
1959 or earlier.....................................................
2,754
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
1,628
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
23,992
None................................................................
3,048
1...................................................................
8,930
2...................................................................
9,002
3 or more...........................................................
3,012
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
13,489
With a mortgage...................................................
8,030
Less than $300..................................................
667
$300 to $499....................................................
2,724
$500 to $699....................................................
2,909
$700 to $999....................................................
1,351
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
312
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
60
$2,000 or more..................................................
7
Median (dollars)................................................
539
Not mortgaged.....................................................
5,459
Less than $100..................................................
328
$100 to $199....................................................
3,056
$200 to $299....................................................
1,562
$300 to $399....................................................
361
$400 or more....................................................
152
Median (dollars)................................................
182
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
13,489
Less than 20 percent..............................................
8,734
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,843
25 to 29 percent..................................................
920
30 to 34 percent..................................................
525
35 percent or more................................................
1,349
Not computed......................................................
118
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
9,452
Less than $200....................................................
1,083
$200 to $299......................................................
1,463
$300 to $499......................................................
5,357
$500 to $749......................................................
1,182
$750 to $999......................................................
89
$1,000 or more....................................................
0
No cash rent......................................................
278
Median (dollars)..................................................
363
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
9,452
Less than 20 percent..............................................
2,574
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,328
25 to 29 percent..................................................
1,027
30 to 34 percent..................................................
853
35 percent or more................................................
3,209
Not computed......................................................
461
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