1990 Census of Population and
Housing
040 Ohio
160
West Carrollton City
155
Montgomery County
Total Population, 1999 Estimate (Ohio Department
of Development).... 13,740
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
14,403
Urban population....................................................
14,403
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.................... 3,353
Preprimary school...................................................
264
Elementary or high school...........................................
2,023
Percent in private school.........................................
7.9
College.............................................................
1,066
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
9,390
Less than 9th grade.................................................
673
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
1,274
High school graduate................................................
3,107
Some college, no degree.............................................
2,138
Associates degree...................................................
632
Bachelor's degree...................................................
1,116
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
450
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
79.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
16.7
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and
over...................................... 13,438
Lived in same house.................................................
6,617
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
6,648
Same State........................................................
5,575
Same county.....................................................
4,528
Different county................................................
1,047
Different State...................................................
1,073
Lived abroad........................................................
173
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................
10,048
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
448
With a mobility limitation........................................
217
With a self-care limitation.......................................
359
With a work disability..............................................
814
In labor force..................................................
273
Prevented from working............................................
474
Persons 65 years and
over.....................................
1,349
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
295
With a mobility limitation........................................
214
With a self-care limitation.......................................
177
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
275
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,045
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,784
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
1,858
65 years and over.................................................
373
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
14,287
Percent born in state of residence..............................
69.7
Foreign-born population.............................................
116
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
13,438
Speak a language other than English.................................
322
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
105
Speak Spanish.....................................................
97
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
51
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
59
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
5
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
17,058
Arab................................................................
0
Austrian............................................................
8
Belgian.............................................................
0
Canadian............................................................
11
Czech...............................................................
25
Danish..............................................................
4
Dutch...............................................................
493
English.............................................................
2,529
Finnish.............................................................
6
French (except Basque)..............................................
490
French Canadian.....................................................
76
German..............................................................
5,896
Greek...............................................................
20
Hungarian...........................................................
78
Irish...............................................................
3,095
Italian.............................................................
480
Lithuanian..........................................................
42
Norwegian...........................................................
42
Polish..............................................................
253
Portuguese..........................................................
0
Romanian............................................................
6
Russian.............................................................
34
Scotch-Irish........................................................
276
Scottish............................................................
318
Slovak..............................................................
69
Subsaharan African..................................................
0
Swedish.............................................................
71
Swiss...............................................................
29
Ukrainian...........................................................
10
United States or American...........................................
955
Welsh...............................................................
259
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
0
Yugoslavian.........................................................
7
Other ancestries....................................................
1,476
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and
over..................................... 11,557
In labor force......................................................
8,534
Percent in labor force........................................
73.8
Civilian labor force..............................................
8,479
Employed........................................................
8,053
Unemployed......................................................
426
Percent unemployed............................................
5.0
Armed Forces......................................................
55
Not in labor force..................................................
3,023
Males 16 years and
over.......................................
5,484
In labor force......................................................
4,428
Percent in labor force........................................
80.7
Civilian labor force..............................................
4,373
Employed........................................................
4,153
Unemployed......................................................
220
Percent unemployed............................................
5.0
Armed Forces......................................................
55
Not in labor force..................................................
1,056
Females 16 years and
over.....................................
6,073
In labor force......................................................
4,106
Percent in labor force........................................
67.6
Civilian labor force..............................................
4,106
Employed........................................................
3,900
Unemployed......................................................
206
Percent unemployed............................................
5.0
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
1,967
Females 16 years and
over.....................................
6,073
With own children under 6 years.....................................
841
Percent in labor force............................................
67.5
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
959
Percent in labor force............................................
83.3
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
1,117
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
776
Own children 6 to 17 years in families
and subfamilies.......... 1,926
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
1,493
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
771
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
53
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
23
Unemployed........................................................
9
Not in labor force................................................
21
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
7,969
Percent drove alone.................................................
89.1
Percent in carpools.................................................
7.4
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.7
Percent using other means...........................................
0.4
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
2.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
17.6
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
8,053
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
1,009
Professional specialty occupations..................................
1,045
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
335
Sales occupations...................................................
1,255
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............
1,427
Private household occupations.......................................
18
Protective service occupations......................................
108
Service occupations, except protective and household................
756
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
51
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
872
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
619
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
228
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
330
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
8,053
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
48
Mining..............................................................
5
Construction........................................................
334
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
706
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
1,278
Transportation......................................................
258
Communications and other public utilities...........................
167
Wholesale trade.....................................................
392
Retail trade........................................................
1,874
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
359
Business and repair services........................................
391
Personal services...................................................
222
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
71
Health services.....................................................
650
Educational services................................................
422
Other professional and related services.............................
536
Public administration...............................................
340
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
8,053
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
6,808
Government workers..................................................
851
Local government workers..........................................
468
State government workers..........................................
115
Federal government workers........................................
268
Self-employed workers...............................................
367
Unpaid family workers...............................................
27
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
6,062
Less than $5,000....................................................
156
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
420
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
410
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,172
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,093
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
1,425
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
1,062
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
266
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
58
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median household income (dollars)...................................
32,207
Families..........................................................
4,082
Less than $5,000....................................................
35
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
118
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
182
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
641
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
787
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
1,130
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
886
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
250
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
53
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median family income (dollars)......................................
39,500
Nonfamily households..............................................
1,980
Less than $5,000....................................................
129
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
302
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
232
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
544
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
340
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
298
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
121
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
9
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
5
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
20,712
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 15,035
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
6,062
With wage and salary income.........................................
5,026
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
35,932
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
572
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
13,014
With farm self-employment income....................................
20
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
-4,700
With Social Security income.........................................
1,303
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
7,542
With public assistance income.......................................
160
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
4,577
With retirement income..............................................
923
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
8,022
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................
14,243
Below poverty level.............................................
710
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
11,182
Below poverty level.............................................
585
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
1,349
Below poverty level.............................................
161
Related children under 18 years.....................................
3,061
Below poverty level.............................................
125
Related children under 5 years....................................
954
Below poverty level.............................................
65
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
2,107
Below poverty level.............................................
60
Unrelated individuals...............................................
2,559
Below poverty level.............................................
395
All families......................................................
4,082
Below poverty level.............................................
124
With related children under 18 years................................
1,952
Below poverty level.............................................
82
With related children under 5 years...............................
811
Below poverty level.............................................
41
Female householder families.......................................
682
Below poverty level.............................................
67
With related children under 18 years................................
430
Below poverty level.............................................
53
With related children under 5 years...............................
97
Below poverty level.............................................
19
Percent below
poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
5.0
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
5.2
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
11.9
Related children under 18 years...................................
4.1
Related children under 5 years..................................
6.8
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
2.8
Unrelated individuals.............................................
15.4
All families........................................................
3.0
With related children under 18 years..............................
4.2
With related children under 5
years.............................
5.1
Female householder families.........................................
9.8
With related children under 18 years..............................
12.3
With related children under 5
years.............................
19.6
Total housing units........................................... 6,497
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
361
1985 to 1988........................................................
481
1980 to 1984........................................................
543
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,848
1960 to 1969........................................................
1,612
1950 to 1959........................................................
928
1940 to 1949........................................................
302
1939 or earlier.....................................................
422
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
6
1 bedroom...........................................................
859
2 bedrooms..........................................................
2,475
3 bedrooms..........................................................
2,725
4 bedrooms..........................................................
380
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
52
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
4
Condominium housing units...........................................
747
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
6,438
Individual drilled well.............................................
55
Individual dug well.................................................
4
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
6,210
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
287
Other means.........................................................
0
Occupied housing units........................................ 6,022
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
3,876
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
114
Electricity.........................................................
1,821
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
161
Coal or coke........................................................
9
Wood................................................................
41
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
0
No fuel used........................................................
0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
1,498
1985 to 1988........................................................
1,825
1980 to 1984........................................................
844
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,055
1960 to 1969........................................................
538
1959 or earlier.....................................................
262
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
104
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
6,022
None................................................................
308
1...................................................................
2,049
2...................................................................
2,662
3 or more...........................................................
1,003
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
2,984
With a mortgage...................................................
2,224
Less than $300..................................................
74
$300 to $499....................................................
607
$500 to $699....................................................
899
$700 to $999....................................................
525
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
119
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
0
$2,000 or more..................................................
0
Median (dollars)................................................
598
Not mortgaged.....................................................
760
Less than $100..................................................
19
$100 to $199....................................................
371
$200 to $299....................................................
319
$300 to $399....................................................
34
$400 or more....................................................
17
Median (dollars)................................................
198
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
2,984
Less than 20 percent..............................................
2,155
20 to 24 percent..................................................
330
25 to 29 percent..................................................
209
30 to 34 percent..................................................
63
35 percent or more................................................
209
Not computed......................................................
18
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
2,496
Less than $200....................................................
144
$200 to $299......................................................
134
$300 to $499......................................................
1,301
$500 to $749......................................................
807
$750 to $999......................................................
39
$1,000 or more....................................................
22
No cash rent......................................................
49
Median (dollars)..................................................
467
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN
1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
2,496
Less than 20 percent..............................................
921
20 to 24 percent..................................................
442
25 to 29 percent..................................................
459
30 to 34 percent..................................................
153
35 percent or more................................................
462
Not computed......................................................
59
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