Springfield, Ohio Demographics (select)

1990 Census of Population and Housing
   040 Ohio
   160    Springfield city

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     70,487
Urban population....................................................     70,487
    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....................     18,213
Preprimary school...................................................      1,212
Elementary or high school...........................................     11,956
  Percent in private school.........................................        6.9
College.............................................................      5,045

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................     43,267
Less than 9th grade.................................................      4,236
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      9,466
High school graduate................................................     15,509
Some college, no degree.............................................      7,332
Associates degree...................................................      2,017
Bachelor's degree...................................................      2,838
Graduate or professional degree.....................................      1,869

Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       68.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       10.9

RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     64,955
Lived in same house.................................................     33,064
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................     31,570
  Same State........................................................     26,658
    Same county.....................................................     21,968
    Different county................................................      4,690
  Different State...................................................      4,912
Lived abroad........................................................        321

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................     42,730
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................      2,352
  With a mobility limitation........................................      1,162
  With a self-care limitation.......................................      1,723
With a work disability..............................................      5,335
    In labor force..................................................      1,974
  Prevented from working............................................      2,957
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      9,874
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................      2,251
  With a mobility limitation........................................      1,841
  With a self-care limitation.......................................      1,179

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        450
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,535
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      2,052

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      8,052
  65 years and over.................................................      2,125

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     69,722
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       79.5
Foreign-born population.............................................        765
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................        206

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     64,955
Speak a language other than English.................................      1,884
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        523
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        746
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        283
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................        138
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         25

ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     77,795
Arab................................................................         75
Austrian............................................................         28
Belgian.............................................................         23
Canadian............................................................         39
Czech...............................................................        135
Danish..............................................................         40
Dutch...............................................................      2,706
English.............................................................      8,220
Finnish.............................................................         42
French (except Basque)..............................................      1,793
French Canadian.....................................................        189
German..............................................................     21,746
Greek...............................................................        342
Hungarian...........................................................        193
Irish...............................................................     12,931
Italian.............................................................      1,718
Lithuanian..........................................................         86
Norwegian...........................................................        218
Polish..............................................................        723
Portuguese..........................................................         67
Romanian............................................................         37
Russian.............................................................        109
Scotch-Irish........................................................      1,523
Scottish............................................................      1,285
Slovak..............................................................        297
Subsaharan African..................................................        225
Swedish.............................................................        502
Swiss...............................................................        147
Ukrainian...........................................................         52
United States or American...........................................      4,931
Welsh...............................................................        763
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................         85
Yugoslavian.........................................................         55
Other ancestries....................................................     16,470

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     54,019
In labor force......................................................     31,518
      Percent in labor force........................................       58.3
  Civilian labor force..............................................     31,391
    Employed........................................................     28,636
    Unemployed......................................................      2,755
      Percent unemployed............................................        8.8
  Armed Forces......................................................        127
Not in labor force..................................................     22,501

      Males 16 years and over.......................................     24,453
In labor force......................................................     16,600
      Percent in labor force........................................       67.9
  Civilian labor force..............................................     16,490
    Employed........................................................     14,835
    Unemployed......................................................      1,655
      Percent unemployed............................................       10.0
  Armed Forces......................................................        110
Not in labor force..................................................      7,853

      Females 16 years and over.....................................     29,566
In labor force......................................................     14,918
      Percent in labor force........................................       50.5
  Civilian labor force..............................................     14,901
    Employed........................................................     13,801
    Unemployed......................................................      1,100
      Percent unemployed............................................        7.4
  Armed Forces......................................................         17
Not in labor force..................................................     14,648

      Females 16 years and over.....................................     29,566
With own children under 6 years.....................................      4,482
  Percent in labor force............................................       59.7
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      4,534
  Percent in labor force............................................       71.1

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      6,461
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      3,636

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........     10,718
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      6,811

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      4,661
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................        591
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................        230
  Unemployed........................................................        110
  Not in labor force................................................        251

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................     27,998
Percent drove alone.................................................       77.3
Percent in carpools.................................................       13.8
Percent using public transportation.................................        1.1
Percent using other means...........................................        0.6
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        7.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       18.3

       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     28,636
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............      2,688
Professional specialty occupations..................................      3,366
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        949
Sales occupations...................................................      2,795
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      4,521
Private household occupations.......................................         73
Protective service occupations......................................        465
Service occupations, except protective and household................      4,410
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................        214
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................      2,987
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................      3,557
Transportation and material moving occupations......................      1,304
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................      1,307

INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................     28,636
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................        191
Mining..............................................................         34
Construction........................................................      1,000
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................      1,420
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................      5,240
Transportation......................................................        995
Communications and other public utilities...........................        459
Wholesale trade.....................................................      1,181
Retail trade........................................................      5,293
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................      1,398
Business and repair services........................................        990
Personal services...................................................        928
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................        319
Health services.....................................................      3,434
Educational services................................................      2,812
Other professional and related services.............................      1,573
Public administration...............................................      1,369

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     28,636
Private wage and salary workers.....................................     23,789
Government workers..................................................      3,617
  Local government workers..........................................      2,049
  State government workers..........................................        673
  Federal government workers........................................        895
Self-employed workers...............................................      1,174
Unpaid family workers...............................................         56

INCOME IN 1989
  Households........................................................     27,326
Less than $5,000....................................................      2,556
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................      3,860
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................      3,312
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      5,714
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      4,647
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      4,131
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................      2,281
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        462
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        212
$150,000 or more....................................................        151
Median household income (dollars)...................................     21,407

  Families..........................................................     18,170
Less than $5,000....................................................      1,373
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................      1,558
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................      1,810
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      3,794
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      3,390
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      3,543
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................      1,999
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        398
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        187
$150,000 or more....................................................        118
Median family income (dollars)......................................     26,838

  Nonfamily households..............................................      9,156
Less than $5,000....................................................      1,380
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................      2,304
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................      1,493
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      2,008
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      1,157
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        520
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        192
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................         57
$100,000 to $149,999................................................         12
$150,000 or more....................................................         33
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     12,671

Per capita income (dollars).........................................     10,648

INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households....................................................     27,326
With wage and salary income.........................................     19,113
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     27,807
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................      1,755
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................     15,853
With farm self-employment income....................................         86
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................      1,225
With Social Security income.........................................      8,567
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      7,320
With public assistance income.......................................      3,953
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      3,617
With retirement income..............................................      5,735
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      8,006

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................     67,078
    Below poverty level.............................................     13,999

Persons 18 years and over...........................................     49,194
    Below poverty level.............................................      8,272
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................      9,874
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,275

Related children under 18 years.....................................     17,721
    Below poverty level.............................................      5,588
  Related children under 5 years....................................      5,465
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,790
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................     12,256
    Below poverty level.............................................      3,798

Unrelated individuals...............................................     12,034
    Below poverty level.............................................      3,639

  All families......................................................     18,170
    Below poverty level.............................................      3,020
With related children under 18 years................................      9,683
    Below poverty level.............................................      2,567
  With related children under 5 years...............................      4,230
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,310

  Female householder families.......................................      4,236
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,706
With related children under 18 years................................      3,008
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,598
  With related children under 5 years...............................      1,237
    Below poverty level.............................................        808
 

       Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................       20.9%
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................       16.8%
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................       12.9%
  Related children under 18 years...................................       31.5%
    Related children under 5 years..................................       32.8%
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................       31.0%
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       30.2%

All families........................................................       16.6%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       26.5%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       31.0%

Female householder families.........................................       40.3%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       53.1%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       65.3%

      Total housing units...........................................     29,562

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................        294
1985 to 1988........................................................        501
1980 to 1984........................................................        733
1970 to 1979........................................................      3,089
1960 to 1969........................................................      3,541
1950 to 1959........................................................      5,023
1940 to 1949........................................................      4,278
1939 or earlier.....................................................     12,103

BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................        196
1 bedroom...........................................................      4,581
2 bedrooms..........................................................     10,589
3 bedrooms..........................................................     11,158
4 bedrooms..........................................................      2,546
5 or more bedrooms..................................................        492

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................        170
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................        358
Condominium housing units...........................................        640

SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................     29,374
Individual drilled well.............................................        171
Individual dug well.................................................         10
Some other source...................................................          7

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................     29,121
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................        408
Other means.........................................................         33

      Occupied housing units........................................     27,247

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................     24,363
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................        187
Electricity.........................................................      2,242
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................        153
Coal or coke........................................................         22
Wood................................................................         60
Solar energy........................................................          0
Other fuel..........................................................        171
No fuel used........................................................         49

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................      6,225
1985 to 1988........................................................      7,248
1980 to 1984........................................................      3,314
1970 to 1979........................................................      4,911
1960 to 1969........................................................      2,638
1959 or earlier.....................................................      2,911

TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................      2,437

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................     27,247
None................................................................      3,903
1...................................................................     11,132
2...................................................................      8,767
3 or more...........................................................      3,445

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................     14,194
  With a mortgage...................................................      8,518
    Less than $300..................................................        837
    $300 to $499....................................................      3,546
    $500 to $699....................................................      2,794
    $700 to $999....................................................      1,056
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................        193
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................         49
    $2,000 or more..................................................         43
    Median (dollars)................................................        493
  Not mortgaged.....................................................      5,676
    Less than $100..................................................        198
    $100 to $199....................................................      3,239
    $200 to $299....................................................      1,905
    $300 to $399....................................................        225
    $400 or more....................................................        109
    Median (dollars)................................................        186

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................     14,194
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      9,248
  20 to 24 percent..................................................      1,842
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        958
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        437
  35 percent or more................................................      1,588
  Not computed......................................................        121

GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................     12,000
  Less than $200....................................................      1,690
  $200 to $299......................................................      2,329
  $300 to $499......................................................      5,905
  $500 to $749......................................................      1,456
  $750 to $999......................................................        198
  $1,000 or more....................................................         82
  No cash rent......................................................        340
  Median (dollars)..................................................        351

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................     12,000
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      3,662
  20 to 24 percent..................................................      1,362
  25 to 29 percent..................................................      1,444
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        808
  35 percent or more................................................      4,293
  Not computed......................................................        431
 
 

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