Marietta, Ohio Demographics (select)

1990 Census of Population and Housing
   040 Ohio
   160    Marietta city

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     15,026
Urban population....................................................     15,026
    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....................      4,172
Preprimary school...................................................        236
Elementary or high school...........................................      2,347
  Percent in private school.........................................       10.9
College.............................................................      1,589

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................      9,560
Less than 9th grade.................................................        982
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      1,380
High school graduate................................................      3,284
Some college, no degree.............................................      1,455
Associates degree...................................................        569
Bachelor's degree...................................................      1,226
Graduate or professional degree.....................................        664

Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       75.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       19.8

RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     14,091
Lived in same house.................................................      7,378
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................      6,672
  Same State........................................................      4,849
    Same county.....................................................      3,629
    Different county................................................      1,220
  Different State...................................................      1,823
Lived abroad........................................................         41

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................      9,370
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        423
  With a mobility limitation........................................        189
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        314
With a work disability..............................................        971
    In labor force..................................................        373
  Prevented from working............................................        512
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      2,269
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        593
  With a mobility limitation........................................        466
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        388
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        277
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,403
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      1,821

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      1,618
  65 years and over.................................................        473

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     14,933
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       68.6
Foreign-born population.............................................         93
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................         40

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     14,091
Speak a language other than English.................................        307
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         91
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        123
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         37
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................          6
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................          6

ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     18,222
Arab................................................................         31
Austrian............................................................         26
Belgian.............................................................         12
Canadian............................................................          7
Czech...............................................................         35
Danish..............................................................         45
Dutch...............................................................        537
English.............................................................      2,844
Finnish.............................................................         16
French (except Basque)..............................................        517
French Canadian.....................................................         26
German..............................................................      6,547
Greek...............................................................         13
Hungarian...........................................................         18
Irish...............................................................      3,234
Italian.............................................................        409
Lithuanian..........................................................         18
Norwegian...........................................................         41
Polish..............................................................        191
Portuguese..........................................................          0
Romanian............................................................         11
Russian.............................................................         67
Scotch-Irish........................................................        485
Scottish............................................................        414
Slovak..............................................................        155
Subsaharan African..................................................          0
Swedish.............................................................        159
Swiss...............................................................         73
Ukrainian...........................................................         10
United States or American...........................................        856
Welsh...............................................................        270
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................          5
Yugoslavian.........................................................          6
Other ancestries....................................................      1,144
 

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     12,006
In labor force......................................................      7,098
      Percent in labor force........................................       59.1
  Civilian labor force..............................................      7,092
    Employed........................................................      6,608
    Unemployed......................................................        484
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.8
  Armed Forces......................................................          6
Not in labor force..................................................      4,908

      Males 16 years and over.......................................      5,345
In labor force......................................................      3,589
      Percent in labor force........................................       67.1
  Civilian labor force..............................................      3,583
    Employed........................................................      3,313
    Unemployed......................................................        270
      Percent unemployed............................................        7.5
  Armed Forces......................................................          6
Not in labor force..................................................      1,756

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      6,661
In labor force......................................................      3,509
      Percent in labor force........................................       52.7
  Civilian labor force..............................................      3,509
    Employed........................................................      3,295
    Unemployed......................................................        214
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.1
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      3,152

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      6,661
With own children under 6 years.....................................        751
  Percent in labor force............................................       61.4
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      1,079
  Percent in labor force............................................       73.7

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      1,049
All parents present in household in labor force.....................        616

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      2,243
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      1,605

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      1,079
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................         49
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................          7
  Unemployed........................................................          0
  Not in labor force................................................         42

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................      6,498
Percent drove alone.................................................       73.0
Percent in carpools.................................................       12.5
Percent using public transportation.................................        1.0
Percent using other means...........................................        0.3
Percent walked or worked at home....................................       12.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       13.1

       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      6,608
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............        934
Professional specialty occupations..................................      1,180
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        223
Sales occupations...................................................        788
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      1,040
Private household occupations.......................................         20
Protective service occupations......................................        119
Service occupations, except protective and household................        908
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................         74
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................        465
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        363
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        236
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        258

INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................      6,608
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................         53
Mining..............................................................         59
Construction........................................................        336
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        419
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................        521
Transportation......................................................        191
Communications and other public utilities...........................        137
Wholesale trade.....................................................        238
Retail trade........................................................      1,225
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        331
Business and repair services........................................        245
Personal services...................................................        167
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................         94
Health services.....................................................        633
Educational services................................................      1,088
Other professional and related services.............................        562
Public administration...............................................        309
 
 

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      6,608
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      5,079
Government workers..................................................      1,001
  Local government workers..........................................        551
  State government workers..........................................        284
  Federal government workers........................................        166
Self-employed workers...............................................        484
Unpaid family workers...............................................         44
 

INCOME IN 1989
  Households........................................................      5,919
Less than $5,000....................................................        615
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        791
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        845
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      1,189
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        807
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        852
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        487
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        202
$100,000 to $149,999................................................         86
$150,000 or more....................................................         45
Median household income (dollars)...................................     20,950

  Families..........................................................      3,793
Less than $5,000....................................................        249
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        269
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        437
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        731
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        632
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        745
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        430
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        169
$100,000 to $149,999................................................         86
$150,000 or more....................................................         45
Median family income (dollars)......................................     26,986

  Nonfamily households..............................................      2,126
Less than $5,000....................................................        388
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        510
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        410
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        458
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        179
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................         97
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................         51
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................         33
$100,000 to $149,999................................................          0
$150,000 or more....................................................          0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     11,884

Per capita income (dollars).........................................     11,646
 
 

INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households....................................................      5,919
With wage and salary income.........................................      4,043
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     28,021
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................        701
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................     21,436
With farm self-employment income....................................         29
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................     -7,029
With Social Security income.........................................      1,920
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      7,385
With public assistance income.......................................        661
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      3,224
With retirement income..............................................      1,147
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      6,876

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................     13,773
    Below poverty level.............................................      2,435

Persons 18 years and over...........................................     10,383
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,601
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................      2,269
    Below poverty level.............................................        309

Related children under 18 years.....................................      3,372
    Below poverty level.............................................        823
  Related children under 5 years....................................        922
    Below poverty level.............................................        256
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................      2,450
    Below poverty level.............................................        567

Unrelated individuals...............................................      2,565
    Below poverty level.............................................        752

  All families......................................................      3,793
    Below poverty level.............................................        524
With related children under 18 years................................      1,909
    Below poverty level.............................................        438
  With related children under 5 years...............................        733
    Below poverty level.............................................        189

  Female householder families.......................................        680
    Below poverty level.............................................        263
With related children under 18 years................................        452
    Below poverty level.............................................        240
  With related children under 5 years...............................         96
    Below poverty level.............................................         80
 
 

       Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................       17.7
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................       15.4
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................       13.6
  Related children under 18 years...................................       24.4
    Related children under 5 years..................................       27.8
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................       23.1
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       29.3

All families........................................................       13.8
  With related children under 18 years..............................       22.9
    With related children under 5 years.............................       25.8

Female householder families.........................................       38.7
  With related children under 18 years..............................       53.1
    With related children under 5 years.............................       83.3
 

      Total housing units...........................................      6,481

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................         12
1985 to 1988........................................................        207
1980 to 1984........................................................        310
1970 to 1979........................................................        831
1960 to 1969........................................................        885
1950 to 1959........................................................        650
1940 to 1949........................................................        367
1939 or earlier.....................................................      3,219

BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................         59
1 bedroom...........................................................        948
2 bedrooms..........................................................      1,927
3 bedrooms..........................................................      2,434
4 bedrooms..........................................................        954
5 or more bedrooms..................................................        159

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................         27
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................         19
Condominium housing units...........................................         11

SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................      6,437
Individual drilled well.............................................         32
Individual dug well.................................................          0
Some other source...................................................         12

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................      6,240
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................        235
Other means.........................................................          6

      Occupied housing units........................................      5,935

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................      5,131
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................         22
Electricity.........................................................        694
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................         31
Coal or coke........................................................          0
Wood................................................................         57
Solar energy........................................................          0
Other fuel..........................................................          0
No fuel used........................................................          0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................      1,437
1985 to 1988........................................................      1,348
1980 to 1984........................................................        612
1970 to 1979........................................................      1,073
1960 to 1969........................................................        744
1959 or earlier.....................................................        721

TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................        450

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................      5,935
None................................................................        868
1...................................................................      2,501
2...................................................................      1,900
3 or more...........................................................        666

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,170
  With a mortgage...................................................      1,601
    Less than $300..................................................        130
    $300 to $499....................................................        709
    $500 to $699....................................................        364
    $700 to $999....................................................        285
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................         90
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................         15
    $2,000 or more..................................................          8
    Median (dollars)................................................        490
  Not mortgaged.....................................................      1,569
    Less than $100..................................................        232
    $100 to $199....................................................      1,039
    $200 to $299....................................................        276
    $300 to $399....................................................         22
    $400 or more....................................................          0
    Median (dollars)................................................        148

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,170
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      2,216
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        365
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        172
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        118
  35 percent or more................................................        292
  Not computed......................................................          7

GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      2,389
  Less than $200....................................................        340
  $200 to $299......................................................        799
  $300 to $499......................................................      1,043
  $500 to $749......................................................         85
  $750 to $999......................................................         14
  $1,000 or more....................................................          0
  No cash rent......................................................        108
  Median (dollars)..................................................        300

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      2,389
  Less than 20 percent..............................................        741
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        377
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        273
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        157
  35 percent or more................................................        704
  Not computed......................................................        137
 

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