1990 Census of Population and
Housing
040 Ohio
050
Tuscarawas County
160
New Philadelphia City
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
15,698
Urban population....................................................
15,698
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.................... 3,175
Preprimary school...................................................
178
Elementary or high school...........................................
2,473
Percent in private school.........................................
8.2
College.............................................................
524
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
10,524
Less than 9th grade.................................................
885
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
1,560
High school graduate................................................
4,982
Some college, no degree.............................................
1,576
Associates degree...................................................
493
Bachelor's degree...................................................
711
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
317
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
76.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
9.8
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years
and over......................................
14,653
Lived in same house.................................................
8,489
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
6,150
Same State........................................................
5,541
Same county.....................................................
4,479
Different county................................................
1,062
Different State...................................................
609
Lived abroad........................................................
14
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64
years........................................
9,693
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
344
With a mobility limitation........................................
195
With a self-care limitation.......................................
222
With a work disability..............................................
998
In labor force..................................................
431
Prevented from working............................................
491
Persons 65 years
and over.....................................
2,455
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
445
With a mobility limitation........................................
352
With a self-care limitation.......................................
224
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
257
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,379
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
2,006
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
1,880
65 years and over.................................................
611
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
15,579
Percent born in state of residence..............................
87.2
Foreign-born population.............................................
119
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
19
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
14,653
Speak a language other than English.................................
336
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
76
Speak Spanish.....................................................
142
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
26
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
19
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
12
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
20,640
Arab................................................................
12
Austrian............................................................
254
Belgian.............................................................
9
Canadian............................................................
16
Czech...............................................................
42
Danish..............................................................
7
Dutch...............................................................
448
English.............................................................
2,698
Finnish.............................................................
14
French (except Basque)..............................................
437
French Canadian.....................................................
13
German..............................................................
7,494
Greek...............................................................
32
Hungarian...........................................................
157
Irish...............................................................
2,966
Italian.............................................................
1,559
Lithuanian..........................................................
9
Norwegian...........................................................
55
Polish..............................................................
441
Portuguese..........................................................
0
Romanian............................................................
44
Russian.............................................................
31
Scotch-Irish........................................................
338
Scottish............................................................
493
Slovak..............................................................
182
Subsaharan African..................................................
0
Swedish.............................................................
116
Swiss...............................................................
919
Ukrainian...........................................................
7
United States or American...........................................
453
Welsh...............................................................
324
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
0
Yugoslavian.........................................................
28
Other ancestries....................................................
1,042
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years
and over..................................... 12,332
In labor force......................................................
7,549
Percent in labor
force........................................
61.2
Civilian labor force..............................................
7,541
Employed........................................................
6,909
Unemployed......................................................
632
Percent unemployed............................................
8.4
Armed Forces......................................................
8
Not in labor force..................................................
4,783
Males 16 years and
over.......................................
5,555
In labor force......................................................
4,017
Percent in labor
force........................................
72.3
Civilian labor force..............................................
4,009
Employed........................................................
3,705
Unemployed......................................................
304
Percent unemployed............................................
7.6
Armed Forces......................................................
8
Not in labor force..................................................
1,538
Females 16 years
and over.....................................
6,777
In labor force......................................................
3,532
Percent in labor
force........................................
52.1
Civilian labor force..............................................
3,532
Employed........................................................
3,204
Unemployed......................................................
328
Percent unemployed............................................
9.3
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
3,245
Females 16 years
and over.....................................
6,777
With own children under 6 years.....................................
959
Percent in labor force............................................
60.7
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
1,100
Percent in labor force............................................
72.7
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
1,195
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
691
Own children 6 to 17 years in
families and subfamilies.......... 2,444
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
1,626
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
795
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
95
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
34
Unemployed........................................................
47
Not in labor force................................................
14
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
6,758
Percent drove alone.................................................
83.9
Percent in carpools.................................................
11.3
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.3
Percent using other means...........................................
0.6
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
3.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
14.9
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
6,909
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
598
Professional specialty occupations..................................
723
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
181
Sales occupations...................................................
949
Administrative support occupations, including
clerical.............. 982
Private household occupations.......................................
20
Protective service occupations......................................
83
Service occupations, except protective and household................
917
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
43
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
780
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
824
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
330
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
479
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
6,909
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
67
Mining..............................................................
84
Construction........................................................
305
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
669
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
1,204
Transportation......................................................
215
Communications and other public utilities...........................
232
Wholesale trade.....................................................
245
Retail trade........................................................
1,562
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
271
Business and repair services........................................
326
Personal services...................................................
203
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
81
Health services.....................................................
465
Educational services................................................
478
Other professional and related services.............................
342
Public administration...............................................
160
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
6,909
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
5,837
Government workers..................................................
664
Local government workers..........................................
489
State government workers..........................................
137
Federal government workers........................................
38
Self-employed workers...............................................
394
Unpaid family workers...............................................
14
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
6,576
Less than $5,000....................................................
512
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
893
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
743
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,532
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,081
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
1,116
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
497
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
93
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
48
$150,000 or more....................................................
61
Median household income (dollars)...................................
22,405
Families..........................................................
4,360
Less than $5,000....................................................
200
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
256
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
418
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
992
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
850
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
981
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
467
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
93
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
42
$150,000 or more....................................................
61
Median family income (dollars)......................................
28,457
Nonfamily households..............................................
2,216
Less than $5,000....................................................
347
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
632
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
337
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
526
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
245
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
111
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
12
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
0
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
6
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
11,706
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 11,612
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
6,576
With wage and salary income.........................................
4,605
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
28,087
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
575
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
16,333
With farm self-employment income....................................
14
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
-4,841
With Social Security income.........................................
2,073
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
7,514
With public assistance income.......................................
541
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
3,092
With retirement income..............................................
1,335
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
6,592
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is
determined................. 15,479
Below poverty level.............................................
1,936
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
11,804
Below poverty level.............................................
1,364
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
2,455
Below poverty level.............................................
348
Related children under 18 years.....................................
3,660
Below poverty level.............................................
557
Related children under 5 years....................................
1,026
Below poverty level.............................................
194
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
2,634
Below poverty level.............................................
363
Unrelated individuals...............................................
2,622
Below poverty level.............................................
691
All families......................................................
4,360
Below poverty level.............................................
435
With related children under 18 years................................
2,077
Below poverty level.............................................
356
With related children under 5 years...............................
888
Below poverty level.............................................
161
Female householder families.......................................
734
Below poverty level.............................................
255
With related children under 18 years................................
501
Below poverty level.............................................
225
With related children under 5 years...............................
156
Below poverty level.............................................
96
Percent below poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
12.5
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
11.6
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
14.2
Related children under 18 years...................................
15.2
Related children under 5 years..................................
18.9
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
13.8
Unrelated individuals.............................................
26.4
All families........................................................
10.0
With related children under 18 years..............................
17.1
With related children under
5 years.............................
18.1
Female householder families.........................................
34.7
With related children under 18 years..............................
44.9
With related children under
5 years.............................
61.5
Total housing units........................................... 6,934
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
89
1985 to 1988........................................................
319
1980 to 1984........................................................
440
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,027
1960 to 1969........................................................
861
1950 to 1959........................................................
804
1940 to 1949........................................................
661
1939 or earlier.....................................................
2,733
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
88
1 bedroom...........................................................
970
2 bedrooms..........................................................
2,379
3 bedrooms..........................................................
2,744
4 bedrooms..........................................................
670
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
83
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
37
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
45
Condominium housing units...........................................
17
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
6,889
Individual drilled well.............................................
45
Individual dug well.................................................
0
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
6,864
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
70
Other means.........................................................
0
Occupied housing units........................................ 6,565
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
5,214
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
26
Electricity.........................................................
1,211
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
52
Coal or coke........................................................
0
Wood................................................................
39
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
23
No fuel used........................................................
0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
1,248
1985 to 1988........................................................
1,730
1980 to 1984........................................................
994
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,118
1960 to 1969........................................................
597
1959 or earlier.....................................................
878
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
350
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
6,565
None................................................................
647
1...................................................................
2,514
2...................................................................
2,553
3 or more...........................................................
851
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
3,574
With a mortgage...................................................
1,856
Less than $300..................................................
153
$300 to $499....................................................
731
$500 to $699....................................................
518
$700 to $999....................................................
350
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
64
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
21
$2,000 or more..................................................
19
Median (dollars)................................................
514
Not mortgaged.....................................................
1,718
Less than $100..................................................
97
$100 to $199....................................................
1,113
$200 to $299....................................................
443
$300 to $399....................................................
44
$400 or more....................................................
21
Median (dollars)................................................
171
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
3,574
Less than 20 percent..............................................
2,319
20 to 24 percent..................................................
436
25 to 29 percent..................................................
310
30 to 34 percent..................................................
207
35 percent or more................................................
272
Not computed......................................................
30
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
2,234
Less than $200....................................................
182
$200 to $299......................................................
845
$300 to $499......................................................
1,006
$500 to $749......................................................
136
$750 to $999......................................................
0
$1,000 or more....................................................
0
No cash rent......................................................
65
Median (dollars)..................................................
309
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
2,234
Less than 20 percent..............................................
849
20 to 24 percent..................................................
243
25 to 29 percent..................................................
196
30 to 34 percent..................................................
178
35 percent or more................................................
692
Not computed......................................................
76
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