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1990 Population Count:      514,990 (U.S. Census Bureau)
1998 Population Estimate:   537,730 (U.S. Census Bureau)
2005 Population Projection: 543,000 (Ohio Department of Development)
2015 Population Projection: 557,600 (Ohio Department of Development)
 

1990 Census Of Population And Housing
   040 Ohio
     050 Summit County

PERSONS
Universe: Persons

Total...............................................................    514,990

RACE
Universe: Persons

White...............................................................    447,174
Black...............................................................     60,884
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut...................................      1,131
Asian or Pacific Islander...........................................      4,889
Other race..........................................................        912

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Universe: Persons

Not of Hispanic origin (000-001, 006-199)...........................    512,088
Hispanic origin (002-005, 200-999):
  Mexican (002, 210-220)............................................      1,010
  Puerto Rican (003, 261-270).......................................        450
  Cuban (004, 271-274)..............................................        100
  Other Hispanic (005, 200-209, 221-260, 275-999):
    Dominican (Dominican Republic) (275-289)........................          6
    Central American (221-230):
      Guatemalan (222)..............................................         23
      Honduran (223)................................................         11
      Nicaraguan (224)..............................................         44
      Panamanian (225)..............................................         54
      Salvadoran (226)..............................................         37
      Other Central American (221, 227-230).........................         28
    South American (231-249):
      Colombian (234)...............................................        124
      Ecuadorian (235)..............................................          8
      Peruvian (237)................................................         38
      Other South American (231-233, 236, 238-249)..................         75
    Other Hispanic (005, 200-209, 250-260, 290-999).................        894
 

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................    514,990
Urban population....................................................    485,812
    Percent of total population.....................................       94.3
Rural population....................................................     29,178
    Percent of total population.....................................        5.7
  Farm population...................................................        245

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................    130,885
Preprimary school...................................................     10,396
Elementary or high school...........................................     84,467
  Percent in private school.........................................       11.4
College.............................................................     36,022

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................    337,442
Less than 9th grade.................................................     21,084
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................     52,008
High school graduate................................................    114,973
Some college, no degree.............................................     65,917
Associates degree...................................................     17,075
Bachelor's degree...................................................     45,277
Graduate or professional degree.....................................     21,108

Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       78.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       19.7

RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................    479,102
Lived in same house.................................................    276,761
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................    198,617
  Same State........................................................    172,101
    Same county.....................................................    131,784
    Different county................................................     40,317
  Different State...................................................     26,516
Lived abroad........................................................      3,724

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................    329,115
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................     13,904
  With a mobility limitation........................................      7,364
  With a self-care limitation.......................................      9,526
With a work disability..............................................     29,162
    In labor force..................................................     11,188
  Prevented from working............................................     14,730
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................     67,949
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................     13,333
  With a mobility limitation........................................     10,735
  With a self-care limitation.......................................      7,799

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        276
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,259
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      1,910

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................     61,714
  65 years and over.................................................     17,123

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................    499,814
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       75.1
Foreign-born population.............................................     15,176
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................      4,158

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................    479,102
Speak a language other than English.................................     24,928
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................      8,573
  Speak Spanish.....................................................      4,580
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................      1,321
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................      3,058
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................      1,723

ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................    678,907
Arab................................................................      3,653
Austrian............................................................      2,031
Belgian.............................................................        489
Canadian............................................................        745
Czech...............................................................      5,045
Danish..............................................................      1,406
Dutch...............................................................     13,928
English.............................................................     77,786
Finnish.............................................................        934
French (except Basque)..............................................     15,838
French Canadian.....................................................      1,887
German..............................................................    174,747
Greek...............................................................      3,038
Hungarian...........................................................     17,277
Irish...............................................................     93,406
Italian.............................................................     43,903
Lithuanian..........................................................      1,794
Norwegian...........................................................      1,763
Polish..............................................................     21,989
Portuguese..........................................................        327
Romanian............................................................      1,965
Russian.............................................................      4,466
Scotch-Irish........................................................     11,703
Scottish............................................................     13,040
Slovak..............................................................     18,815
Subsaharan African..................................................        441
Swedish.............................................................      5,729
Swiss...............................................................      4,089
Ukrainian...........................................................      2,511
United States or American...........................................     24,635
Welsh...............................................................      9,535
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................        207
Yugoslavian.........................................................      6,566
Other ancestries....................................................     93,219

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................    402,226
In labor force......................................................    253,622
      Percent in labor force........................................       63.1
  Civilian labor force..............................................    253,231
    Employed........................................................    236,637
    Unemployed......................................................     16,594
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.6
  Armed Forces......................................................        391
Not in labor force..................................................    148,604

      Males 16 years and over.......................................    188,468
In labor force......................................................    138,246
      Percent in labor force........................................       73.4
  Civilian labor force..............................................    137,907
    Employed........................................................    128,514
    Unemployed......................................................      9,393
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.8
  Armed Forces......................................................        339
Not in labor force..................................................     50,222

      Females 16 years and over.....................................    213,758
In labor force......................................................    115,376
      Percent in labor force........................................       54.0
  Civilian labor force..............................................    115,324
    Employed........................................................    108,123
    Unemployed......................................................      7,201
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.2
  Armed Forces......................................................         52
Not in labor force..................................................     98,382

      Females 16 years and over.....................................    213,758
With own children under 6 years.....................................     30,563
  Percent in labor force............................................       54.3
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................     34,723
  Percent in labor force............................................       71.2

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...     41,831
All parents present in household in labor force.....................     21,454

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........     79,460
All parents present in household in labor force.....................     51,413

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................     28,299
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................      2,115
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................        800
  Unemployed........................................................        421
  Not in labor force................................................        894

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................    231,292
Percent drove alone.................................................       83.9
Percent in carpools.................................................        9.6
Percent using public transportation.................................        1.7
Percent using other means...........................................        0.5
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        4.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       20.2

       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................    236,637
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............     30,023
Professional specialty occupations..................................     33,100
Technicians and related support occupations.........................      9,928
Sales occupations...................................................     29,797
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............     38,519
Private household occupations.......................................        484
Protective service occupations......................................      3,406
Service occupations, except protective and household................     28,120
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................      1,836
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................     26,429
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................     17,226
Transportation and material moving occupations......................      8,740
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................      9,029

INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................    236,637
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................      2,051
Mining..............................................................        381
Construction........................................................     12,123
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................     23,405
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................     30,943
Transportation......................................................      9,351
Communications and other public utilities...........................      5,619
Wholesale trade.....................................................     12,087
Retail trade........................................................     44,599
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................     11,997
Business and repair services........................................     11,123
Personal services...................................................      6,146
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................      3,802
Health services.....................................................     22,646
Educational services................................................     18,808
Other professional and related services.............................     14,970
Public administration...............................................      6,586

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................    236,637
Private wage and salary workers.....................................    196,959
Government workers..................................................     26,595
  Local government workers..........................................     16,574
  State government workers..........................................      6,650
  Federal government workers........................................      3,371
Self-employed workers...............................................     12,314
Unpaid family workers...............................................        769

INCOME IN 1989
  Households........................................................    200,583
Less than $5,000....................................................     12,716
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................     19,794
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................     17,402
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................     36,288
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................     33,358
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................     35,803
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................     28,928
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................      9,205
$100,000 to $149,999................................................      4,573
$150,000 or more....................................................      2,516
Median household income (dollars)...................................     28,996

  Families..........................................................    140,604
Less than $5,000....................................................      6,472
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................      6,929
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................      8,726
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................     23,013
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................     25,016
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................     29,720
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................     25,929
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................      8,446
$100,000 to $149,999................................................      4,159
$150,000 or more....................................................      2,194
Median family income (dollars)......................................     35,060

  Nonfamily households..............................................     59,979
Less than $5,000....................................................      6,677
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................     13,131
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................      8,763
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................     13,416
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      8,379
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      5,872
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................      2,360
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        699
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        378
$150,000 or more....................................................        304
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     15,879

Per capita income (dollars).........................................     14,409

INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households....................................................    200,583
With wage and salary income.........................................    150,529
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     37,135
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................     19,461
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................     18,722
With farm self-employment income....................................      1,123
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................      3,121
With Social Security income.........................................     57,655
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      8,211
With public assistance income.......................................     18,121
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      3,761
With retirement income..............................................     39,256
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      8,115

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................    506,100
    Below poverty level.............................................     61,491

Persons 18 years and over...........................................    381,983
    Below poverty level.............................................     39,049
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................     67,949
    Below poverty level.............................................      5,954

Related children under 18 years.....................................    123,685
    Below poverty level.............................................     22,079
  Related children under 5 years....................................     35,341
    Below poverty level.............................................      7,494
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................     88,344
    Below poverty level.............................................     14,585

Unrelated individuals...............................................     77,176
    Below poverty level.............................................     18,605

  All families......................................................    140,604
    Below poverty level.............................................     13,335
With related children under 18 years................................     68,480
    Below poverty level.............................................     11,065
  With related children under 5 years...............................     28,497
    Below poverty level.............................................      5,735

  Female householder families.......................................     24,012
    Below poverty level.............................................      8,671
With related children under 18 years................................     15,745
    Below poverty level.............................................      7,922
  With related children under 5 years...............................      5,992
    Below poverty level.............................................      3,997
 

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

All persons.........................................................       12.1%
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................       10.2%
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................        8.8%
  Related children under 18 years...................................       17.9%
    Related children under 5 years..................................       21.2%
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................       16.5%
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       24.1%

All families........................................................        9.5%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       16.2%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       20.1%

Female householder families.........................................       36.1%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       50.3%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       66.7%

      Total housing units...........................................    211,477

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................      3,772
1985 to 1988........................................................      8,418
1980 to 1984........................................................      9,300
1970 to 1979........................................................     33,125
1960 to 1969........................................................     36,266
1950 to 1959........................................................     41,694
1940 to 1949........................................................     26,132
1939 or earlier.....................................................     52,770

BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................      2,365
1 bedroom...........................................................     22,118
2 bedrooms..........................................................     57,060
3 bedrooms..........................................................     89,854
4 bedrooms..........................................................     34,227
5 or more bedrooms..................................................      5,853

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................        683
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................      1,214
Condominium housing units...........................................      7,345

SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................    169,820
Individual drilled well.............................................     38,667
Individual dug well.................................................      2,093
Some other source...................................................        897

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................    177,387
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................     33,567
Other means.........................................................        523

      Occupied housing units........................................    199,998

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................    174,973
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................      1,564
Electricity.........................................................     13,158
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................      7,141
Coal or coke........................................................        144
Wood................................................................        822
Solar energy........................................................         17
Other fuel..........................................................      1,817
No fuel used........................................................        362

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................     34,781
1985 to 1988........................................................     54,541
1980 to 1984........................................................     24,889
1970 to 1979........................................................     36,567
1960 to 1969........................................................     24,652
1959 or earlier.....................................................     24,568

TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................      5,998

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................    199,998
None................................................................     19,498
1...................................................................     67,323
2...................................................................     76,443
3 or more...........................................................     36,734

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................    124,513
  With a mortgage...................................................     77,569
    Less than $300..................................................      3,242
    $300 to $499....................................................     19,427
    $500 to $699....................................................     23,578
    $700 to $999....................................................     19,227
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................      8,618
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................      2,194
    $2,000 or more..................................................      1,283
    Median (dollars)................................................        632
  Not mortgaged.....................................................     46,944
    Less than $100..................................................        786
    $100 to $199....................................................     18,395
    $200 to $299....................................................     21,075
    $300 to $399....................................................      4,950
   $400 or more....................................................      1,738
    Median (dollars)................................................        216

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................    124,513
  Less than 20 percent..............................................     77,785
  20 to 24 percent..................................................     18,041
  25 to 29 percent..................................................     10,379
  30 to 34 percent..................................................      5,931
  35 percent or more................................................     11,837
  Not computed......................................................        540

GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................     61,927
  Less than $200....................................................      8,534
  $200 to $299......................................................      7,861
  $300 to $499......................................................     28,167
  $500 to $749......................................................     12,817
  $750 to $999......................................................      1,204
  $1,000 or more....................................................        741
  No cash rent......................................................      2,603
  Median (dollars)..................................................        394

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................     61,927
  Less than 20 percent..............................................     18,583
  20 to 24 percent..................................................      8,442
  25 to 29 percent..................................................      7,470
  30 to 34 percent..................................................      4,924
  35 percent or more................................................     19,075
  Not computed......................................................      3,433
 

U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of The Census
CD - CBP - 95 - 96
COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS - 1996
County - Summit
State - OHIO
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|    |               |             |       Payroll ($1,000)       |          |
|    |               |             |------------------------------|          |
|    |               |             |               |              |          |
|    |               |        Total|               |              |     Total|
|SIC |               |    Mid-March|               |              |Establish-|
|code|     Industry  |    employees|  First quarter|        Annual|     ments|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---- TOTAL                 245,330       1,645,945      6,797,915     14,110|
|07-- AGRICULTURAL            1,201           4,162         26,713        282|
|10-- MINING                    196           1,459          5,689         26|
|15-- CONSTRUCTION            9,846          64,173        333,628      1,285|
|20-- MANUFACTURING          53,530         557,293      2,144,529      1,116|
|40-- TRANSPORTATIO          13,532         131,701        512,634        486|
|50-- WHOLESALE TRA          17,767         161,469        656,991      1,238|
|52-- RETAIL TRADE           54,526         195,257        821,970      3,235|
|60-- FINANCE, INSU          13,980         110,021        431,912      1,188|
|70-- SERVICES               80,704         420,205      1,862,925      5,218|
|99-- UNCLASSIFIED               48             205            924         36|
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|    |       Number of establishments by employment-size class               |
|SIC |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|code|     1-4   |      5-9     |      10-19   |      20-49   |    50-99     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----       6,853          3,107          1,922          1,354            488|
|07--         199             56             15             11              0|
|10--          14              7              3              1              1|
|15--         786            245            141             91             15|
|20--         289            193            203            210            114|
|40--         246             87             62             54             12|
|50--         584            240            184            161             48|
|52--       1,268            813            527            393            152|
|60--         663            257            171             62             18|
|70--       2,772          1,205            616            371            128|
|99--          32              4              0              0              0|
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|    |       Number of establishments by employment-size class               |
|SIC |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|code|    100-249   |      250-499     |     500-999      |     1000 or more |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----            294                 53                 26                 13|
|07--              1                  0                  0                  0|
|10--              0                  0                  0                  0|
|15--              6                  1                  0                  0|
|20--             87                  9                  7                  4|
|40--             12                  7                  6                  0|
|50--             18                  2                  0                  1|
|52--             67                 12                  1                  2|
|60--              8                  5                  4                  0|
|70--             95                 17                  8                  6|
|99--              0                  0                  0                  0|
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Excludes government employees, self-employed persons, etc... (D)denotes figures
withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.  Size class
1 to 4 includes establishments having payroll but no employees during Mid-March
pay period.
 

USA Counties - 1998 U.S. Census Bureau
General Profile
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Population - total, 1997.............................................       531,650
Population - total, 1990.............................................       514,990
Population - total, 1980.............................................       524,472
Population - percent change, 1990 to 1997............................           3.2
Population - percent change, 1980 to 1990............................          -1.8
Population - white, 1996.............................................       454,034
Population - percent white, 1996.....................................          85.6
Population - black, 1996.............................................        68,894
Population - percent black, 1996.....................................          13.0
Population - American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut, 1996.................         1,162
Population - percent American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut, 1996.........           0.2
Population - Asian or Pacific Islander, 1996.........................         6,481
Population - percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 1996.................           1.2
Population - Hispanic (may be of any race), 1996.....................         3,786
Population - percent Hispanic (may be of any race), 1996.............           0.7
Population - under 5 years, 1996.....................................        34,930
Population - 5 to 14 years, 1996.....................................        71,481
Population - 65 years and over, 1996.................................        76,144
Vital statistics (NCHS) - births, 1994...............................         7,486
Vital statistics (NCHS) - births per 1000 resident population, 1994..          14.2
Vital statistics (NCHS) - deaths, 1994...............................         4,852
Vital statistics (NCHS) - deaths per 1000 resident population, 1994..           9.2
Vital statistics (NCHS) - infant deaths, 1994........................            62
Vital statistics (NCHS) - infant deaths per 1000 live births, 1994...           8.3
Public school enrollment (NCES) - number, fall 1994-1995.............        84,270
Public school enrollment (NCES) - number, fall 1991-1992.............        81,763
Educational attainment - percent persons 25 years and over high
 school graduates, 1990..............................................          78.3
Educational attainment - percent persons 25 years and over college
 graduates, 1990.....................................................          19.7
Local government finances - per capita property taxes (dollars),
 1992................................................................           641
Federal funds and grants - per capita expenditures and obligations
 (dollars), 1997.....................................................         4,159
Federal funds and grants - per capita expenditures and obligations
 (dollars), 1990.....................................................         3,340
Social security (SSA) - total benefit recipients, 1996...............        95,831
Social security (SSA) - total benefit recipients, 1990...............        90,625
Supplemental security income (SSA) - total recipients, 1996..........        11,877
Supplemental security income (SSA) - total recipients, 1990..........         6,886
Civilian labor force (BLS) - number, 1996............................       278,025
Civilian labor force (BLS) - number, 1990............................       258,162
Civilian labor force (BLS) - unemployment rate, 1996.................           4.7
Civilian labor force (BLS) - unemployment rate, 1990.................           5.2
Personal income (BEA) - total ($1000), 1994..........................    11,544,993
Personal income (BEA) - total ($1000), 1990..........................     9,488,194
Personal income (BEA) - per capita (dollars), 1994...................        21,869
Personal income (BEA) - per capita (dollars), 1990...................        18,394
Money income - median household income (dollars), 1993...............        32,390
Money income - median household income (dollars), 1989...............        28,996
Poverty - percent persons below poverty, 1993........................          14.3
Poverty - percent persons below poverty, 1989........................          12.1
Commercial banks and savings institutions (FDIC-insured) - number of
 offices, 1997.......................................................           171
Commercial banks and savings institutions (FDIC-insured) - total
 deposits ($1000), 1997..............................................     6,250,226
Private nonfarm establishments - total, 1995.........................        13,870
Private nonfarm establishments - net change, 1990 to 1995............           870
Private nonfarm establishments - percent retail trade, 1995..........          23.4
Private nonfarm establishments - percent services, 1995..............          37.0
Private nonfarm establishments - paid employees, 1995................       243,766
Private nonfarm establishments - average annual payroll per paid
 employee (dollars), 1995............................................        26,676
New private housing units authorized by building permits - total,
 1997................................................................         2,605
New private housing units authorized by building permits - total,
 1990................................................................         2,448
New private housing units authorized by building permits - valuation
 ($1000), 1997.......................................................       310,972
New private housing units authorized by building permits - valuation
 ($1000), 1990.......................................................       212,626
Retail trade - per capita retail sales (dollars), 1992...............         7,933

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