Ravenna, Ohio Demographics (select)

1990 Census of Population and Housing
   040 Ohio
   050    Portage County
   060       Ravenna township

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     21,030
Urban population....................................................     17,209
    Percent of total population.....................................       81.8
Rural population....................................................      3,821
    Percent of total population.....................................       18.2
  Farm population...................................................        162

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................      4,951
Preprimary school...................................................        391
Elementary or high school...........................................      3,442
  Percent in private school.........................................        4.8
College.............................................................      1,118

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................     13,646
Less than 9th grade.................................................      1,282
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      2,689
High school graduate................................................      5,651
Some college, no degree.............................................      2,067
Associates degree...................................................        573
Bachelor's degree...................................................      1,020
Graduate or professional degree.....................................        364

Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       70.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       10.1

RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     19,534
Lived in same house.................................................     10,268
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................      9,224
  Same State........................................................      8,212
    Same county.....................................................      6,504
    Different county................................................      1,708
  Different State...................................................      1,012
Lived abroad........................................................         42

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................     13,454
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        719
  With a mobility limitation........................................        471
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        473
With a work disability..............................................      1,766
    In labor force..................................................        749
  Prevented from working............................................        901
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      2,672
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        621
  With a mobility limitation........................................        481
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        371
 

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        376
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,253
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      1,957

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      2,561
  65 years and over.................................................        651

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     20,726
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       73.3
Foreign-born population.............................................        304
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................         39

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     19,534
Speak a language other than English.................................        558
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        170
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        169
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         56
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................         37
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         17

ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     28,104
Arab................................................................         28
Austrian............................................................         84
Belgian.............................................................          6
Canadian............................................................         23
Czech...............................................................        157
Danish..............................................................         41
Dutch...............................................................        840
English.............................................................      3,346
Finnish.............................................................         35
French (except Basque)..............................................        639
French Canadian.....................................................         50
German..............................................................      7,577
Greek...............................................................         84
Hungarian...........................................................        624
Irish...............................................................      4,465
Italian.............................................................      2,085
Lithuanian..........................................................         18
Norwegian...........................................................         21
Polish..............................................................        887
Portuguese..........................................................         34
Romanian............................................................         12
Russian.............................................................         59
Scotch-Irish........................................................        534
Scottish............................................................        511
Slovak..............................................................        863
Subsaharan African..................................................          3
Swedish.............................................................        154
Swiss...............................................................        190
Ukrainian...........................................................         69
United States or American...........................................      1,233
Welsh...............................................................        603
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................          6
Yugoslavian.........................................................         95
Other ancestries....................................................      2,728
 

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     16,426
In labor force......................................................     10,586
      Percent in labor force........................................       64.4
  Civilian labor force..............................................     10,545
    Employed........................................................      9,803
    Unemployed......................................................        742
      Percent unemployed............................................        7.0
  Armed Forces......................................................         41
Not in labor force..................................................      5,840

      Males 16 years and over.......................................      7,792
In labor force......................................................      5,737
      Percent in labor force........................................       73.6
  Civilian labor force..............................................      5,704
    Employed........................................................      5,292
    Unemployed......................................................        412
      Percent unemployed............................................        7.2
  Armed Forces......................................................         33
Not in labor force..................................................      2,055

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      8,634
In labor force......................................................      4,849
      Percent in labor force........................................       56.2
  Civilian labor force..............................................      4,841
    Employed........................................................      4,511
    Unemployed......................................................        330
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.8
  Armed Forces......................................................          8
Not in labor force..................................................      3,785

      Females 16 years and over.....................................      8,634
With own children under 6 years.....................................      1,249
  Percent in labor force............................................       63.7
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      1,405
  Percent in labor force............................................       75.4

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      1,755
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      1,061

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      3,208
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      2,307

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      1,066
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................        105
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         22
  Unemployed........................................................         19
  Not in labor force................................................         64

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................      9,599
Percent drove alone.................................................       82.6
Percent in carpools.................................................       10.7
Percent using public transportation.................................        1.0
Percent using other means...........................................        0.8
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        4.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       20.4

       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      9,803
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............        880
Professional specialty occupations..................................        842
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        307
Sales occupations...................................................        783
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      1,445
Private household occupations.......................................         33
Protective service occupations......................................        242
Service occupations, except protective and household................      1,186
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................        158
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................      1,508
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................      1,453
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        469
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        497

INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................      9,803
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................        172
Mining..............................................................         35
Construction........................................................        450
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................      1,282
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................      1,860
Transportation......................................................        311
Communications and other public utilities...........................        144
Wholesale trade.....................................................        391
Retail trade........................................................      1,687
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        383
Business and repair services........................................        338
Personal services...................................................        171
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................        102
Health services.....................................................        761
Educational services................................................        845
Other professional and related services.............................        479
Public administration...............................................        392

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      9,803
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      7,828
Government workers..................................................      1,455
  Local government workers..........................................        910
  State government workers..........................................        458
  Federal government workers........................................         87
Self-employed workers...............................................        505
Unpaid family workers...............................................         15

INCOME IN 1989
  Households........................................................      8,433
Less than $5,000....................................................        651
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        925
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        854
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      1,873
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      1,549
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      1,475
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        825
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        147
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        118
$150,000 or more....................................................         16
Median household income (dollars)...................................     24,481

  Families..........................................................      5,790
Less than $5,000....................................................        189
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        377
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        384
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      1,227
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      1,249
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      1,345
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        748
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        137
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        118
$150,000 or more....................................................         16
Median family income (dollars)......................................     30,213

  Nonfamily households..............................................      2,643
Less than $5,000....................................................        469
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        616
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        450
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        650
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        293
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        100
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................         55
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................         10
$100,000 to $149,999................................................          0
$150,000 or more....................................................          0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     12,679

Per capita income (dollars).........................................     11,659

INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households....................................................      8,433
With wage and salary income.........................................      6,447
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     28,780
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................        705
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................     15,777
With farm self-employment income....................................         48
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................        572
With Social Security income.........................................      2,413
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      7,593
With public assistance income.......................................        771
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      3,707
With retirement income..............................................      1,436
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      6,291

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................     20,697
    Below poverty level.............................................      2,759

Persons 18 years and over...........................................     15,614
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,834
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................      2,672
    Below poverty level.............................................        360

Related children under 18 years.....................................      5,048
    Below poverty level.............................................        890
  Related children under 5 years....................................      1,490
    Below poverty level.............................................        282
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................      3,558
    Below poverty level.............................................        608

Unrelated individuals...............................................      3,377
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,036

  All families......................................................      5,790
    Below poverty level.............................................        554
With related children under 18 years................................      2,895
    Below poverty level.............................................        450
  With related children under 5 years...............................      1,153
    Below poverty level.............................................        213

  Female householder families.......................................        947
    Below poverty level.............................................        330
With related children under 18 years................................        632
    Below poverty level.............................................        319
  With related children under 5 years...............................        213
    Below poverty level.............................................        132

       Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................       13.3%
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................       11.7%
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................       13.5%
  Related children under 18 years...................................       17.6%
    Related children under 5 years..................................       18.9%
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................       17.1%
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       30.7%

All families........................................................        9.6%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       15.5%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       18.5%

Female householder families.........................................       34.8%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       50.5%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       62.0%

      Total housing units...........................................      8,784

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................        137
1985 to 1988........................................................        479
1980 to 1984........................................................        487
1970 to 1979........................................................      1,994
1960 to 1969........................................................      1,247
1950 to 1959........................................................      1,086
1940 to 1949........................................................        888
1939 or earlier.....................................................      2,466

BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................         77
1 bedroom...........................................................      1,155
2 bedrooms..........................................................      3,092
3 bedrooms..........................................................      3,401
4 bedrooms..........................................................        935
5 or more bedrooms..................................................        124

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................         72
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................        101
Condominium housing units...........................................         96

SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................      6,454
Individual drilled well.............................................      2,118
Individual dug well.................................................        102
Some other source...................................................        110

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................      6,677
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................      2,022
Other means.........................................................         85

      Occupied housing units........................................      8,371

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................      6,554
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................        174
Electricity.........................................................        970
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................        545
Coal or coke........................................................          0
Wood................................................................         37
Solar energy........................................................          0
Other fuel..........................................................         67
No fuel used........................................................         24

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................      1,646
1985 to 1988........................................................      2,473
1980 to 1984........................................................      1,186
1970 to 1979........................................................      1,471
1960 to 1969........................................................        677
1959 or earlier.....................................................        918

TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................        480

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................      8,371
None................................................................        840
1...................................................................      2,980
2...................................................................      3,355
3 or more...........................................................      1,196

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,821
  With a mortgage...................................................      2,371
    Less than $300..................................................         72
    $300 to $499....................................................        741
    $500 to $699....................................................        950
    $700 to $999....................................................        432
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................        152
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................         10
    $2,000 or more..................................................         14
    Median (dollars)................................................        575
  Not mortgaged.....................................................      1,450
    Less than $100..................................................         73
    $100 to $199....................................................        744
    $200 to $299....................................................        546
    $300 to $399....................................................         76
    $400 or more....................................................         11
    Median (dollars)................................................        192

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,821
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      2,474
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        499
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        296
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        190
  35 percent or more................................................        343
  Not computed......................................................         19

GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      2,916
  Less than $200....................................................        344
  $200 to $299......................................................       499
  $300 to $499......................................................      1,501
  $500 to $749......................................................        378
  $750 to $999......................................................         61
  $1,000 or more....................................................          9
  No cash rent......................................................        124
  Median (dollars)..................................................        372

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      2,916
  Less than 20 percent..............................................        899
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        437
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        290
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        205
  35 percent or more................................................        951
  Not computed......................................................        134
 
 


 
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