Norton city, Ohio Demographics (select)
1990 Census of Population and Housing
   040 Ohio
   160    Norton city
 

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     11,475
Urban population....................................................     11,475
    Percent of total population.....................................      100.0
Rural population....................................................          0
    Percent of total population.....................................        0.0
  Farm population...................................................          0

Total Count of PERSONS  Tract 5320.01
Total...............................................................      3,552

Total Count of PERSONS   Tract 5320.02
Total...............................................................      7,817

RACE
Universe: Persons

White (800-869, 971)................................................     11,318
Black (870-934, 972)................................................        140
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut (000-599, 935-970, 973-975):
  American Indian (000-599, 973)....................................         10
  Eskimo (935-940, 974).............................................          0
  Aleut (941-970, 975)..............................................          0
Asian or Pacific Islander (600-699, 976-985):
  Asian (600-652, 976, 977, 979-982, 985):
    Chinese (605-607, 976)..........................................          0
    Filipino (608, 977).............................................          0
    Japanese (611, 981).............................................          0
    Asian Indian (600, 982).........................................         15
    Korean (612, 979)...............................................          0
    Vietnamese (619, 980)...........................................          0
    Cambodian (604).................................................          0
    Hmong (609).....................................................          0
    Laotian (613)...................................................          0
    Thai (618)......................................................          0
    Other Asian (601-603, 610, 614-617, 620-652, 985)...............          0
  Pacific Islander (653-699, 978, 983, 984):
    Polynesian (653-659, 978, 983):
      Hawaiian (653, 654, 978)......................................          0
      Samoan (655, 983).............................................          0
      Tongan (657)..................................................          0
      Other Polynesian (656, 658, 659)..............................          0
    Micronesian (660-675, 984):
      Guamanian (660, 984)..........................................          0
      Other Micronesian (661-675)...................................          0
    Melanesian (676-680)............................................          0
    Pacific Islander, not specified (681-699).......................          0
Other race (700-799, 986-999).......................................          0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................      2,767
Preprimary school...................................................        213
Elementary or high school...........................................      2,020
  Percent in private school.........................................       10.0
College.............................................................        534

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................      7,696
Less than 9th grade.................................................        498
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      1,267
High school graduate................................................      3,111
Some college, no degree.............................................      1,290
Associates degree...................................................        444
Bachelor's degree...................................................        760
Graduate or professional degree.....................................        326

Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       77.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       14.1

RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     10,759
Lived in same house.................................................      6,819
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................      3,861
  Same State........................................................      3,416
    Same county.....................................................      2,751
    Different county................................................        665
  Different State...................................................        445
Lived abroad........................................................         79

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................      7,327
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        356
  With a mobility limitation........................................        151
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        302
With a work disability..............................................        632
    In labor force..................................................        236
  Prevented from working............................................        338
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      1,568
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        352
  With a mobility limitation........................................        269
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        206
 
 

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        117
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,399
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      1,882

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      1,499
  65 years and over.................................................        420

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     11,292
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       79.8
Foreign-born population.............................................        183
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................         26

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     10,759
Speak a language other than English.................................        481
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        161
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        122
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         32
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................          6
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................          0

ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     15,929
Arab................................................................         54
Austrian............................................................         64
Belgian.............................................................          0
Canadian............................................................         15
Czech...............................................................         96
Danish..............................................................         10
Dutch...............................................................        517
English.............................................................      2,088
Finnish.............................................................         49
French (except Basque)..............................................        259
French Canadian.....................................................         66
German..............................................................      4,724
Greek...............................................................         13
Hungarian...........................................................        658
Irish...............................................................      2,335
Italian.............................................................        605
Lithuanian..........................................................         35
Norwegian...........................................................         21
Polish..............................................................        385
Portuguese..........................................................          9
Romanian............................................................         71
Russian.............................................................         53
Scotch-Irish........................................................        231
Scottish............................................................        287
Slovak..............................................................        627
Subsaharan African..................................................          0
Swedish.............................................................        134
Swiss...............................................................        244
Ukrainian...........................................................         71
United States or American...........................................        653
Welsh...............................................................        258
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................          0
Yugoslavian.........................................................        362
Other ancestries....................................................        935
 

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................      8,914
In labor force......................................................      5,738
      Percent in labor force........................................       64.4
  Civilian labor force..............................................      5,738
    Employed........................................................      5,432
    Unemployed......................................................        306
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.3
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      3,176

      Males 16 years and over.......................................      4,356
In labor force......................................................      3,252
      Percent in labor force........................................       74.7
  Civilian labor force..............................................      3,252
    Employed........................................................      3,068
    Unemployed......................................................        184
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.7
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      1,104

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      4,558
In labor force......................................................      2,486
      Percent in labor force........................................       54.5
  Civilian labor force..............................................      2,486
    Employed........................................................      2,364
    Unemployed......................................................        122
      Percent unemployed............................................        4.9
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      2,072

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      4,558
With own children under 6 years.....................................        594
  Percent in labor force............................................       59.9
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................        838
  Percent in labor force............................................       69.1

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...        823
All parents present in household in labor force.....................        473

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      1,912
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      1,284

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................        579
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................         68
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         37
  Unemployed........................................................         14
  Not in labor force................................................         17
 
 

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................      5,300
Percent drove alone.................................................       87.1
Percent in carpools.................................................        8.6
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.3
Percent using other means...........................................        0.5
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        3.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       20.6
 
 

       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      5,432
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............        597
Professional specialty occupations..................................        757
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        203
Sales occupations...................................................        693
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............        820
Private household occupations.......................................         21
Protective service occupations......................................         61
Service occupations, except protective and household................        552
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................         51
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................        813
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        419
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        209
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        236

INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................      5,432
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................         53
Mining..............................................................         15
Construction........................................................        314
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        538
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................        831
Transportation......................................................        170
Communications and other public utilities...........................        110
Wholesale trade.....................................................        248
Retail trade........................................................      1,098
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        291
Business and repair services........................................        398
Personal services...................................................        130
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................         44
Health services.....................................................        374
Educational services................................................        350
Other professional and related services.............................        326
Public administration...............................................        142
 

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      5,432
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      4,580
Government workers..................................................        444
  Local government workers..........................................        328
  State government workers..........................................         66
  Federal government workers........................................         50
Self-employed workers...............................................        373
Unpaid family workers...............................................         35
 

INCOME IN 1989
  Households........................................................      4,154
Less than $5,000....................................................        119
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        242
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        318
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        711
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        738
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        889
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        862
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        164
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        106
$150,000 or more....................................................          5
Median household income (dollars)...................................     34,198

  Families..........................................................      3,438
Less than $5,000....................................................         34
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................         95
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        233
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        559
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        604
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        821
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        817
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        164
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        106
$150,000 or more....................................................          5
Median family income (dollars)......................................     37,299

  Nonfamily households..............................................        716
Less than $5,000....................................................         85
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        147
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        104
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        161
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        133
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................         55
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................         31
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................          0
$100,000 to $149,999................................................          0
$150,000 or more....................................................          0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     15,982

Per capita income (dollars).........................................     13,836
 

INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households....................................................      4,154
With wage and salary income.........................................      3,155
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     37,994
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................        494
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................     18,099
With farm self-employment income....................................         14
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................      1,721
With Social Security income.........................................      1,271
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      9,021
With public assistance income.......................................        174
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      3,610
With retirement income..............................................        835
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      8,328

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................     11,429
    Below poverty level.............................................        617

Persons 18 years and over...........................................      8,607
    Below poverty level.............................................        436
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................      1,568
    Below poverty level.............................................        134

Related children under 18 years.....................................      2,813
    Below poverty level.............................................        172
  Related children under 5 years....................................        716
    Below poverty level.............................................         60
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................      2,097
    Below poverty level.............................................        112

Unrelated individuals...............................................        871
    Below poverty level.............................................        171

  All families......................................................      3,438
    Below poverty level.............................................        136
With related children under 18 years................................      1,540
    Below poverty level.............................................         81
  With related children under 5 years...............................        542
    Below poverty level.............................................         33

  Female householder families.......................................        337
    Below poverty level.............................................         54
With related children under 18 years................................        146
    Below poverty level.............................................         37
  With related children under 5 years...............................         32
    Below poverty level.............................................         16
 

       Percent below poverty level:
       ----------------------------

All persons.........................................................        5.4
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................        5.1
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................        8.5
  Related children under 18 years...................................        6.1
    Related children under 5 years..................................        8.4
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................        5.3
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       19.6

All families........................................................        4.0
  With related children under 18 years..............................        5.3
    With related children under 5 years.............................        6.1

Female householder families.........................................       16.0
  With related children under 18 years..............................       25.3
    With related children under 5 years.............................       50.0

      Total housing units...........................................      4,211

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................         22
1985 to 1988........................................................         75
1980 to 1984........................................................        135
1970 to 1979........................................................        582
1960 to 1969........................................................        984
1950 to 1959........................................................      1,170
1940 to 1949........................................................        588
1939 or earlier.....................................................        655

BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................          0
1 bedroom...........................................................        112
2 bedrooms..........................................................        841
3 bedrooms..........................................................      2,348
4 bedrooms..........................................................        786
5 or more bedrooms..................................................        124

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................         14
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................          0
Condominium housing units...........................................          0
 
 

SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................        917
Individual drilled well.............................................      3,122
Individual dug well.................................................        168
Some other source...................................................          4

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................        891
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................      3,281
Other means.........................................................         39

      Occupied housing units........................................      4,098

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................      3,528
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................         25
Electricity.........................................................        101
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................        383
Coal or coke........................................................          0
Wood................................................................         53
Solar energy........................................................          0
Other fuel..........................................................          8
No fuel used........................................................          0
 

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................        399
1985 to 1988........................................................      1,005
1980 to 1984........................................................        319
1970 to 1979........................................................        917
1960 to 1969........................................................        774
1959 or earlier.....................................................        684

TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................         46

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................      4,098
None................................................................        207
1...................................................................        850
2...................................................................      1,890
3 or more...........................................................      1,151

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,315
  With a mortgage...................................................      1,982
    Less than $300..................................................         35
    $300 to $499....................................................        487
    $500 to $699....................................................        744
    $700 to $999....................................................        612
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................         96
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................          8
    $2,000 or more..................................................          0
    Median (dollars)................................................        614
  Not mortgaged.....................................................      1,333
    Less than $100..................................................         26
    $100 to $199....................................................        582
    $200 to $299....................................................        625
    $300 to $399....................................................         81
    $400 or more....................................................         19
    Median (dollars)................................................        206

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,315
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      2,207
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        467
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        227
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        117
  35 percent or more................................................        272
  Not computed......................................................         25
 

GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................        383
  Less than $200....................................................          0
  $200 to $299......................................................         36
  $300 to $499......................................................        201
  $500 to $749......................................................         82
  $750 to $999......................................................          8
  $1,000 or more....................................................          0
  No cash rent......................................................         56
  Median (dollars)..................................................        441

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................        383
  Less than 20 percent..............................................        109
  20 to 24 percent..................................................         80
  25 to 29 percent..................................................         24
  30 to 34 percent..................................................         18
  35 percent or more................................................         96
  Not computed......................................................         56
 
 
 


 
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