1990 Census of Population and Housing
040 Ohio
050
Summit County
060
Richfield Township
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
5,042
Urban population....................................................
3,117
Percent of total population.....................................
61.8
Rural population....................................................
1,925
Percent of total population.....................................
38.2
Farm population...................................................
10
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over
enrolled in school.................... 1,061
Preprimary school...................................................
101
Elementary or high school...........................................
733
Percent in private school.........................................
3.4
College.............................................................
227
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
3,531
Less than 9th grade.................................................
152
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
392
High school graduate................................................
1,120
Some college, no degree.............................................
690
Associates degree...................................................
160
Bachelor's degree...................................................
725
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
292
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
84.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
28.8
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and
over......................................
4,735
Lived in same house.................................................
3,138
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
1,584
Same State........................................................
1,428
Same county.....................................................
435
Different county................................................
993
Different State...................................................
156
Lived abroad........................................................
13
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................
3,296
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
82
With a mobility limitation........................................
63
With a self-care limitation.......................................
56
With a work disability..............................................
181
In labor force..................................................
75
Prevented from working............................................
87
Persons 65 years and
over.....................................
607
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
141
With a mobility limitation........................................
128
With a self-care limitation.......................................
66
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
74
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,038
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,712
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
649
65 years and over.................................................
166
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
4,857
Percent born in state of residence..............................
79.5
Foreign-born population.............................................
185
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
10
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
4,735
Speak a language other than English.................................
338
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
93
Speak Spanish.....................................................
20
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
14
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
0
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
0
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
7,396
Arab................................................................
5
Austrian............................................................
23
Belgian.............................................................
0
Canadian............................................................
0
Czech...............................................................
272
Danish..............................................................
10
Dutch...............................................................
128
English.............................................................
1,100
Finnish.............................................................
7
French (except Basque)..............................................
208
French Canadian.....................................................
6
German..............................................................
1,974
Greek...............................................................
9
Hungarian...........................................................
234
Irish...............................................................
832
Italian.............................................................
439
Lithuanian..........................................................
19
Norwegian...........................................................
28
Polish..............................................................
645
Portuguese..........................................................
7
Romanian............................................................
42
Russian.............................................................
128
Scotch-Irish........................................................
118
Scottish............................................................
102
Slovak..............................................................
438
Subsaharan African..................................................
0
Swedish.............................................................
7
Swiss...............................................................
7
Ukrainian...........................................................
84
United States or American...........................................
91
Welsh...............................................................
63
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
0
Yugoslavian.........................................................
63
Other ancestries....................................................
307
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and
over.....................................
4,003
In labor force......................................................
2,723
Percent in labor force........................................
68.0
Civilian labor force..............................................
2,723
Employed........................................................
2,604
Unemployed......................................................
119
Percent unemployed............................................
4.4
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
1,280
Males 16 years and
over.......................................
1,964
In labor force......................................................
1,565
Percent in labor force........................................
79.7
Civilian labor force..............................................
1,565
Employed........................................................
1,496
Unemployed......................................................
69
Percent unemployed............................................
4.4
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
399
Females 16 years and
over.....................................
2,039
In labor force......................................................
1,158
Percent in labor force........................................
56.8
Civilian labor force..............................................
1,158
Employed........................................................
1,108
Unemployed......................................................
50
Percent unemployed............................................
4.3
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
881
Females 16 years and
over.....................................
2,039
With own children under 6 years.....................................
269
Percent in labor force............................................
57.6
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
308
Percent in labor force............................................
86.0
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
386
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
228
Own children 6 to 17 years in families
and subfamilies.......... 703
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
511
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
203
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
0
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
0
Unemployed........................................................
0
Not in labor force................................................
0
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
2,580
Percent drove alone.................................................
85.2
Percent in carpools.................................................
7.8
Percent using public transportation.................................
1.4
Percent using other means...........................................
0.2
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
5.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
26.4
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
2,604
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
401
Professional specialty occupations..................................
427
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
76
Sales occupations...................................................
330
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............
372
Private household occupations.......................................
0
Protective service occupations......................................
70
Service occupations, except protective and household................
247
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
49
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
377
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
86
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
134
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
35
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
2,604
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
73
Mining..............................................................
6
Construction........................................................
200
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
129
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
386
Transportation......................................................
135
Communications and other public utilities...........................
6
Wholesale trade.....................................................
171
Retail trade........................................................
329
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
82
Business and repair services........................................
207
Personal services...................................................
40
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
65
Health services.....................................................
213
Educational services................................................
241
Other professional and related services.............................
213
Public administration...............................................
108
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
2,604
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
2,078
Government workers..................................................
330
Local government workers..........................................
270
State government workers..........................................
27
Federal government workers........................................
33
Self-employed workers...............................................
176
Unpaid family workers...............................................
20
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
1,730
Less than $5,000....................................................
22
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
80
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
94
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
160
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
221
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
413
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
321
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
232
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
130
$150,000 or more....................................................
57
Median household income (dollars)...................................
45,591
Families..........................................................
1,459
Less than $5,000....................................................
8
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
37
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
73
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
101
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
198
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
367
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
288
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
219
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
118
$150,000 or more....................................................
50
Median family income (dollars)......................................
47,486
Nonfamily households..............................................
271
Less than $5,000....................................................
14
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
43
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
21
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
67
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
31
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
51
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
19
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
6
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
12
$150,000 or more....................................................
7
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
24,234
Per capita income (dollars).........................................
19,739
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
1,730
With wage and salary income.........................................
1,447
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
54,390
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
270
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
17,350
With farm self-employment income....................................
11
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
-1,454
With Social Security income.........................................
437
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
9,105
With public assistance income.......................................
34
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
1,580
With retirement income..............................................
306
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
9,925
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................
4,919
Below poverty level.............................................
292
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
3,813
Below poverty level.............................................
211
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
607
Below poverty level.............................................
106
Related children under 18 years.....................................
1,106
Below poverty level.............................................
81
Related children under 5 years....................................
301
Below poverty level.............................................
8
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
805
Below poverty level.............................................
73
Unrelated individuals...............................................
456
Below poverty level.............................................
139
All families......................................................
1,459
Below poverty level.............................................
49
With related children under 18 years................................
645
Below poverty level.............................................
33
With related children under 5 years...............................
249
Below poverty level.............................................
5
Female householder families.......................................
105
Below poverty level.............................................
12
With related children under 18 years................................
60
Below poverty level.............................................
12
With related children under 5 years...............................
0
Below poverty level.............................................
0
Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................
5.9
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
5.5
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
17.5
Related children under 18 years...................................
7.3
Related children under 5 years..................................
2.7
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
9.1
Unrelated individuals.............................................
30.5
All families........................................................
3.4
With related children under 18 years..............................
5.1
With related children under 5
years.............................
2.0
Female householder families.........................................
11.4
With related children under 18 years..............................
20.0
With related children under 5
years.............................
.0
Total housing units........................................... 1,726
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
40
1985 to 1988........................................................
99
1980 to 1984........................................................
105
1970 to 1979........................................................
252
1960 to 1969........................................................
431
1950 to 1959........................................................
469
1940 to 1949........................................................
97
1939 or earlier.....................................................
233
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
10
1 bedroom...........................................................
28
2 bedrooms..........................................................
239
3 bedrooms..........................................................
885
4 bedrooms..........................................................
479
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
85
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
16
Condominium housing units...........................................
25
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
103
Individual drilled well.............................................
1,437
Individual dug well.................................................
97
Some other source...................................................
89
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
95
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
1,623
Other means.........................................................
8
Occupied housing units........................................ 1,699
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
1,258
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
34
Electricity.........................................................
126
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
259
Coal or coke........................................................
8
Wood................................................................
4
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
10
No fuel used........................................................
0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
184
1985 to 1988........................................................
411
1980 to 1984........................................................
223
1970 to 1979........................................................
393
1960 to 1969........................................................
270
1959 or earlier.....................................................
218
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
5
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
1,699
None................................................................
56
1...................................................................
327
2...................................................................
740
3 or more...........................................................
576
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
1,241
With a mortgage...................................................
887
Less than $300..................................................
12
$300 to $499....................................................
95
$500 to $699....................................................
229
$700 to $999....................................................
318
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
164
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
47
$2,000 or more..................................................
22
Median (dollars)................................................
825
Not mortgaged.....................................................
354
Less than $100..................................................
12
$100 to $199....................................................
76
$200 to $299....................................................
224
$300 to $399....................................................
24
$400 or more....................................................
18
Median (dollars)................................................
240
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
1,241
Less than 20 percent..............................................
779
20 to 24 percent..................................................
155
25 to 29 percent..................................................
98
30 to 34 percent..................................................
98
35 percent or more................................................
108
Not computed......................................................
3
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
182
Less than $200....................................................
0
$200 to $299......................................................
10
$300 to $499......................................................
90
$500 to $749......................................................
77
$750 to $999......................................................
0
$1,000 or more....................................................
0
No cash rent......................................................
5
Median (dollars)..................................................
473
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN
1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
182
Less than 20 percent..............................................
87
20 to 24 percent..................................................
16
25 to 29 percent..................................................
29
30 to 34 percent..................................................
4
35 percent or more................................................
41
Not computed......................................................
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