1990 Census of Population and Housing
040 Ohio
050 Cuyahoga County
060
North Olmsted city
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
34,204
Urban population....................................................
34,204
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.................... 9,051
Preprimary school...................................................
919
Elementary or high school...........................................
5,737
Percent in private school.........................................
21.4
College.............................................................
2,395
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
22,767
Less than 9th grade.................................................
835
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
2,364
High school graduate................................................
7,552
Some college, no degree.............................................
4,880
Associates degree...................................................
1,449
Bachelor's degree...................................................
3,958
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
1,729
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
85.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
25.0
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years
and over......................................
32,086
Lived in same house.................................................
20,825
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
11,145
Same State........................................................
9,509
Same county.....................................................
8,158
Different county................................................
1,351
Different State...................................................
1,636
Lived abroad........................................................
116
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64
years........................................ 22,375
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
497
With a mobility limitation........................................
275
With a self-care limitation.......................................
338
With a work disability..............................................
1,322
In labor force..................................................
680
Prevented from working............................................
519
Persons 65 years
and over.....................................
4,155
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
659
With a mobility limitation........................................
493
With a self-care limitation.......................................
371
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
97
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,163
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,953
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
4,354
65 years and over.................................................
1,054
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
32,023
Percent born in state of residence..............................
79.0
Foreign-born population.............................................
2,181
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
322
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
32,086
Speak a language other than English.................................
2,953
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
876
Speak Spanish.....................................................
297
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
98
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
302
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
109
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
49,068
Arab................................................................
646
Austrian............................................................
228
Belgian.............................................................
10
Canadian............................................................
180
Czech...............................................................
812
Danish..............................................................
232
Dutch...............................................................
701
English.............................................................
4,166
Finnish.............................................................
172
French (except Basque)..............................................
985
French Canadian.....................................................
148
German..............................................................
13,160
Greek...............................................................
277
Hungarian...........................................................
2,061
Irish...............................................................
7,789
Italian.............................................................
3,679
Lithuanian..........................................................
211
Norwegian...........................................................
325
Polish..............................................................
3,032
Portuguese..........................................................
51
Romanian............................................................
187
Russian.............................................................
431
Scotch-Irish........................................................
537
Scottish............................................................
880
Slovak..............................................................
3,113
Subsaharan African..................................................
36
Swedish.............................................................
379
Swiss...............................................................
212
Ukrainian...........................................................
331
United States or American...........................................
627
Welsh...............................................................
356
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
13
Yugoslavian.........................................................
517
Other ancestries....................................................
2,584
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years
and over..................................... 26,843
In labor force......................................................
18,382
Percent in labor
force........................................
68.5
Civilian labor force..............................................
18,342
Employed........................................................
17,697
Unemployed......................................................
645
Percent unemployed............................................
3.5
Armed Forces......................................................
40
Not in labor force..................................................
8,461
Males 16 years and
over....................................... 12,631
In labor force......................................................
9,935
Percent in labor
force........................................
78.7
Civilian labor force..............................................
9,904
Employed........................................................
9,521
Unemployed......................................................
383
Percent unemployed............................................
3.9
Armed Forces......................................................
31
Not in labor force..................................................
2,696
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 14,212
In labor force......................................................
8,447
Percent in labor
force........................................
59.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
8,438
Employed........................................................
8,176
Unemployed......................................................
262
Percent unemployed............................................
3.1
Armed Forces......................................................
9
Not in labor force..................................................
5,765
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 14,212
With own children under 6 years.....................................
1,878
Percent in labor force............................................
59.8
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
2,462
Percent in labor force............................................
77.4
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
2,613
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
1,533
Own children 6 to 17 years in
families and subfamilies.......... 5,630
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
4,046
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
1,963
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
73
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
51
Unemployed........................................................
10
Not in labor force................................................
12
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
17,474
Percent drove alone.................................................
80.9
Percent in carpools.................................................
9.5
Percent using public transportation.................................
4.5
Percent using other means...........................................
0.7
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
4.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
22.5
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
17,697
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
2,692
Professional specialty occupations..................................
2,597
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
711
Sales occupations...................................................
3,163
Administrative support occupations, including
clerical.............. 3,187
Private household occupations.......................................
15
Protective service occupations......................................
260
Service occupations, except protective and household................
1,523
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
100
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
1,790
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
595
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
598
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
466
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
17,697
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
135
Mining..............................................................
51
Construction........................................................
848
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
1,074
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
2,021
Transportation......................................................
805
Communications and other public utilities...........................
493
Wholesale trade.....................................................
944
Retail trade........................................................
3,719
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
1,631
Business and repair services........................................
728
Personal services...................................................
337
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
178
Health services.....................................................
1,349
Educational services................................................
1,253
Other professional and related services.............................
1,402
Public administration...............................................
729
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
17,697
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
14,700
Government workers..................................................
2,215
Local government workers..........................................
1,191
State government workers..........................................
229
Federal government workers........................................
795
Self-employed workers...............................................
723
Unpaid family workers...............................................
59
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
12,733
Less than $5,000....................................................
165
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
614
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
694
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,856
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
2,068
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
2,857
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
2,972
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
1,111
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
281
$150,000 or more....................................................
115
Median household income (dollars)...................................
39,657
Families..........................................................
9,581
Less than $5,000....................................................
46
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
202
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
238
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,094
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,486
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
2,348
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
2,724
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
1,075
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
260
$150,000 or more....................................................
108
Median family income (dollars)......................................
45,861
Nonfamily households..............................................
3,152
Less than $5,000....................................................
119
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
412
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
478
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
768
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
581
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
522
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
213
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
36
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
16
$150,000 or more....................................................
7
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
22,487
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 16,567
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
12,733
With wage and salary income.........................................
10,356
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
42,808
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
1,289
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
15,447
With farm self-employment income....................................
44
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
2,393
With Social Security income.........................................
3,270
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
8,636
With public assistance income.......................................
309
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
4,339
With retirement income..............................................
2,559
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
10,532
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is
determined................. 33,875
Below poverty level.............................................
1,041
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
25,549
Below poverty level.............................................
732
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
4,155
Below poverty level.............................................
150
Related children under 18 years.....................................
8,322
Below poverty level.............................................
305
Related children under 5 years....................................
2,101
Below poverty level.............................................
54
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
6,221
Below poverty level.............................................
251
Unrelated individuals...............................................
3,706
Below poverty level.............................................
308
All families......................................................
9,581
Below poverty level.............................................
244
With related children under 18 years................................
4,543
Below poverty level.............................................
147
With related children under 5 years...............................
1,726
Below poverty level.............................................
44
Female householder families.......................................
1,060
Below poverty level.............................................
109
With related children under 18 years................................
551
Below poverty level.............................................
84
With related children under 5 years...............................
115
Below poverty level.............................................
16
Percent below poverty
level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
3.1
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
2.9
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
3.6
Related children under 18 years...................................
3.7
Related children under 5 years..................................
2.6
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
4.0
Unrelated individuals.............................................
8.3
All families........................................................
2.5
With related children under 18 years..............................
3.2
With related children under
5 years.............................
2.5
Female householder families.........................................
10.3
With related children under 18 years..............................
15.2
With related children under
5 years.............................
13.9
Total housing units........................................... 13,081
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
158
1985 to 1988........................................................
279
1980 to 1984........................................................
461
1970 to 1979........................................................
3,033
1960 to 1969........................................................
5,018
1950 to 1959........................................................
2,596
1940 to 1949........................................................
771
1939 or earlier.....................................................
765
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
17
1 bedroom...........................................................
1,040
2 bedrooms..........................................................
2,862
3 bedrooms..........................................................
5,278
4 bedrooms..........................................................
3,456
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
428
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
23
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
20
Condominium housing units...........................................
1,553
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
13,064
Individual drilled well.............................................
0
Individual dug well.................................................
17
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
13,054
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
27
Other means.........................................................
0
Occupied housing units........................................ 12,657
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
11,762
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
96
Electricity.........................................................
654
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
17
Coal or coke........................................................
0
Wood................................................................
24
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
98
No fuel used........................................................
6
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
1,480
1985 to 1988........................................................
3,316
1980 to 1984........................................................
1,808
1970 to 1979........................................................
3,362
1960 to 1969........................................................
1,827
1959 or earlier.....................................................
864
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
51
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
12,657
None................................................................
597
1...................................................................
3,830
2...................................................................
5,803
3 or more...........................................................
2,427
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
8,960
With a mortgage...................................................
6,241
Less than $300..................................................
50
$300 to $499....................................................
895
$500 to $699....................................................
1,488
$700 to $999....................................................
2,485
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
1,115
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
181
$2,000 or more..................................................
27
Median (dollars)................................................
769
Not mortgaged.....................................................
2,719
Less than $100..................................................
8
$100 to $199....................................................
222
$200 to $299....................................................
1,541
$300 to $399....................................................
783
$400 or more....................................................
165
Median (dollars)................................................
277
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
8,960
Less than 20 percent..............................................
5,300
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,424
25 to 29 percent..................................................
887
30 to 34 percent..................................................
535
35 percent or more................................................
791
Not computed......................................................
23
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
2,692
Less than $200....................................................
0
$200 to $299......................................................
30
$300 to $499......................................................
1,229
$500 to $749......................................................
1,229
$750 to $999......................................................
67
$1,000 or more....................................................
49
No cash rent......................................................
88
Median (dollars)..................................................
504
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
2,692
Less than 20 percent..............................................
1,006
20 to 24 percent..................................................
453
25 to 29 percent..................................................
325
30 to 34 percent..................................................
175
35 percent or more................................................
627
Not computed......................................................
106
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