Medina, Ohio Demographics (select)

1990 Census of Population and Housing
   040 Ohio
   050    Medina County
   060       Medina city

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     19,231
Urban population....................................................     19,231
    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....................      5,162
Preprimary school...................................................        663
Elementary or high school...........................................      3,677
  Percent in private school.........................................        6.3
College.............................................................        822

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................     11,988
Less than 9th grade.................................................        624
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      1,334
High school graduate................................................      3,946
Some college, no degree.............................................      2,518
Associates degree...................................................        746
Bachelor's degree...................................................      2,127
Graduate or professional degree.....................................        693

Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       83.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       23.5

RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     17,536
Lived in same house.................................................      8,062
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................      9,381
  Same State........................................................      8,033
    Same county.....................................................      5,104
    Different county................................................      2,929
  Different State...................................................      1,348
Lived abroad........................................................         93

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................     11,695
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        356
  With a mobility limitation........................................        207
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        197
With a work disability..............................................        786
    In labor force..................................................        344
  Prevented from working............................................        383
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      1,881
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        378
  With a mobility limitation........................................        272
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        196
 

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        370
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,423
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      2,014

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      2,017
  65 years and over.................................................        508

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     18,922
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       72.6
Foreign-born population.............................................        309
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................        104

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     17,536
Speak a language other than English.................................        537
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        214
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        103
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         25
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................         53
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        31

ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     27,147
Arab................................................................         50
Austrian............................................................         84
Belgian.............................................................         47
Canadian............................................................         13
Czech...............................................................        461
Danish..............................................................         59
Dutch...............................................................        662
English.............................................................      3,329
Finnish.............................................................         20
French (except Basque)..............................................        797
French Canadian.....................................................         69
German..............................................................      7,817
Greek...............................................................        101
Hungarian...........................................................        784
Irish...............................................................      3,562
Italian.............................................................      1,586
Lithuanian..........................................................         91
Norwegian...........................................................        147
Polish..............................................................      1,502
Portuguese..........................................................          5
Romanian............................................................         42
Russian.............................................................        102
Scotch-Irish........................................................        476
Scottish............................................................        504
Slovak..............................................................        958
Subsaharan African..................................................          0
Swedish.............................................................        386
Swiss...............................................................        178
Ukrainian...........................................................        118
United States or American...........................................        792
Welsh...............................................................        362
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................          0
Yugoslavian.........................................................        230
Other ancestries....................................................      1,813

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     13,869
In labor force......................................................      9,708
      Percent in labor force........................................       70.0
  Civilian labor force..............................................      9,682
    Employed........................................................      9,180
    Unemployed......................................................        502
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.2
  Armed Forces......................................................         26
Not in labor force..................................................      4,161

      Males 16 years and over.......................................      6,361
In labor force......................................................      5,276
      Percent in labor force........................................       82.9
  Civilian labor force..............................................      5,250
    Employed........................................................      4,984
    Unemployed......................................................        266
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.1
  Armed Forces......................................................         26
Not in labor force..................................................      1,085

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      7,508
In labor force......................................................      4,432
      Percent in labor force........................................       59.0
  Civilian labor force..............................................      4,432
    Employed........................................................      4,196
    Unemployed......................................................        236
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.3
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      3,076

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      7,508
With own children under 6 years.....................................      1,495
  Percent in labor force............................................       62.7
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      1,504
  Percent in labor force............................................       74.5

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      2,053
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      1,177

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      3,665
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      2,506

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................        855
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................         81
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         50
  Unemployed........................................................         10
  Not in labor force................................................         21

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................      9,011
Percent drove alone.................................................       84.9
Percent in carpools.................................................        8.3
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.3
Percent using other means...........................................        0.5
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        5.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       22.6

       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      9,180
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............      1,352
Professional specialty occupations..................................      1,264
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        260
Sales occupations...................................................      1,405
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      1,375
Private household occupations.......................................         30
Protective service occupations......................................         61
Service occupations, except protective and household................      1,037
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................         62
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................        905
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        670
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        350
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        409

INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................      9,180
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................         75
Mining..............................................................         53
Construction........................................................        378
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        857
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................      1,294
Transportation......................................................        331
Communications and other public utilities...........................        129
Wholesale trade.....................................................        638
Retail trade........................................................      1,701
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        718
Business and repair services........................................        410
Personal services...................................................        205
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................        152
Health services.....................................................        846
Educational services................................................        646
Other professional and related services.............................        490
Public administration...............................................        257
 

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      9,180
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      7,795
Government workers..................................................        926
  Local government workers..........................................        669
  State government workers..........................................         98
  Federal government workers........................................        159
Self-employed workers...............................................        436
Unpaid family workers...............................................         23

INCOME IN 1989
  Households........................................................      7,119
Less than $5,000....................................................        275
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        558
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        561
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      1,233
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      1,152
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      1,329
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................      1,291
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        527
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        127
$150,000 or more....................................................         66
Median household income (dollars)...................................     32,952
 

  Families..........................................................      5,222
Less than $5,000....................................................        209
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        175
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        310
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        736
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        875
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      1,074
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................      1,192
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        473
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        127
$150,000 or more....................................................         51
Median family income (dollars)......................................     38,069

  Nonfamily households..............................................      1,897
Less than $5,000....................................................        105
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        369
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        247
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        483
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        310
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        234
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................         98
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................         36
$100,000 to $149,999................................................          0
$150,000 or more....................................................         15
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     19,917

Per capita income (dollars).........................................     14,548

INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households....................................................      7,119
With wage and salary income.........................................      5,806
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     38,914
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................        770
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................     15,872
With farm self-employment income....................................         20
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................      4,935
With Social Security income.........................................      1,611
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      7,999
With public assistance income.......................................        545
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      3,769
With retirement income..............................................        988
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      7,365

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................     18,928
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,589

Persons 18 years and over...........................................     13,140
    Below poverty level.............................................        862
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................      1,881
    Below poverty level.............................................        112

Related children under 18 years.....................................      5,779
    Below poverty level.............................................        718
  Related children under 5 years....................................      1,691
    Below poverty level.............................................        228
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................      4,088
    Below poverty level.............................................        490

Unrelated individuals...............................................      2,372
    Below poverty level.............................................        318

  All families......................................................      5,222
    Below poverty level.............................................        401
With related children under 18 years................................      3,098
    Below poverty level.............................................       379
  With related children under 5 years...............................      1,380
    Below poverty level.............................................        173

  Female householder families.......................................        752
    Below poverty level.............................................        277
With related children under 18 years................................        618
    Below poverty level.............................................        271
  With related children under 5 years...............................        184
    Below poverty level.............................................        127
 

       Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................        8.4%
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................        6.6%
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................        6.0%
  Related children under 18 years...................................       12.4%
    Related children under 5 years..................................       13.5%
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................       12.0%
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       13.4%

All families........................................................        7.7%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       12.2%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       12.5%

Female householder families.........................................       36.8%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       43.9%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       69.0%

      Total housing units...........................................      7,354

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................        200
1985 to 1988........................................................        685
1980 to 1984........................................................        888
1970 to 1979........................................................      2,220
1960 to 1969........................................................      1,023
1950 to 1959........................................................        718
1940 to 1949........................................................        357
1939 or earlier.....................................................      1,263

BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................         22
1 bedroom...........................................................        880
2 bedrooms..........................................................      2,246
3 bedrooms..........................................................      2,493
4 bedrooms..........................................................      1,536
5 or more bedrooms..................................................        177

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................          0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................         10
Condominium housing units...........................................        535

SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................      7,268
Individual drilled well.............................................         51
Individual dug well.................................................          6
Some other source...................................................         29

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................      7,227
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................        127
Other means.........................................................          0

      Occupied housing units........................................      7,102

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................      4,818
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................         86
Electricity.........................................................      2,013
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................         75
Coal or coke........................................................          7
Wood................................................................         39
Solar energy........................................................          0
Other fuel..........................................................         53
No fuel used........................................................         11

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................      1,422
1985 to 1988........................................................      2,733
1980 to 1984........................................................      1,004
1970 to 1979........................................................      1,172
1960 to 1969........................................................        449
1959 or earlier.....................................................        322

TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................        347

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................      7,102
None................................................................        449
1...................................................................      2,367
2...................................................................      3,221
3 or more...........................................................      1,065

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,842
  With a mortgage...................................................      2,974
    Less than $300..................................................         50
    $300 to $499....................................................        272
    $500 to $699....................................................        778
    $700 to $999....................................................      1,122
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................        699
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................         46
    $2,000 or more..................................................          7
    Median (dollars)................................................        809
  Not mortgaged.....................................................        868
    Less than $100..................................................         11
    $100 to $199....................................................        295
    $200 to $299....................................................        434
    $300 to $399....................................................        114
    $400 or more....................................................         14
    Median (dollars)................................................        223

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,842
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      2,190
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        731
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        388
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        196
  35 percent or more................................................        337
  Not computed......................................................          0

GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      2,658
  Less than $200....................................................        193
  $200 to $299......................................................        184
  $300 to $499......................................................      1,283
  $500 to $749......................................................        798
  $750 to $999......................................................         37
  $1,000 or more....................................................         13
  No cash rent......................................................        150
  Median (dollars)..................................................        441

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      2,658
  Less than 20 percent..............................................        678
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        385
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        370
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        266
  35 percent or more................................................        797
  Not computed......................................................        162
 
 


 
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