Zanesville, Ohio Demographics (select)

1990 Census of Population and Housing
   040 Ohio
   160    Zanesville city

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     26,778
Urban population....................................................     26,778
    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....................      6,147
Preprimary school...................................................        471
Elementary or high school...........................................      4,795
  Percent in private school.........................................        7.9
College.............................................................        881

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................     16,778
Less than 9th grade.................................................      1,880
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      4,464
High school graduate................................................      5,952
Some college, no degree.............................................      2,223
Associates degree...................................................        675
Bachelor's degree...................................................        980
Graduate or professional degree.....................................        604

Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       62.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................        9.4

RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     24,518
Lived in same house.................................................     13,157
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................     11,323
  Same State........................................................     10,433
    Same county.....................................................      8,847
    Different county................................................      1,586
  Different State...................................................        890
Lived abroad........................................................         38

DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................     15,424
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        918
  With a mobility limitation........................................        571
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        601
With a work disability..............................................      2,148
    In labor force..................................................        614
  Prevented from working............................................      1,366
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................     4,166
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        877
  With a mobility limitation........................................        693
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        479

CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        566
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,689
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      2,134

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      2,824
  65 years and over.................................................        895

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     26,565
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       89.5
Foreign-born population.............................................        213
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................         53

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     24,518
Speak a language other than English.................................        608
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        212
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        287
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         56
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................         67
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         33

ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     30,879
Arab................................................................        155
Austrian............................................................         32
Belgian.............................................................         23
Canadian............................................................         19
Czech...............................................................         67
Danish..............................................................         17
Dutch...............................................................      1,277
English.............................................................      3,844
Finnish.............................................................          0
French (except Basque)..............................................        766
French Canadian.....................................................         39
German..............................................................      8,628
Greek...............................................................         36
Hungarian...........................................................        100
Irish...............................................................      5,762
Italian.............................................................        614
Lithuanian..........................................................          9
Norwegian...........................................................         21
Polish..............................................................        462
Portuguese..........................................................          4
Romanian............................................................         32
Russian.............................................................         19
Scotch-Irish........................................................        624
Scottish............................................................        640
Slovak..............................................................        186
Subsaharan African..................................................          5
Swedish.............................................................         95
Swiss...............................................................         90
Ukrainian...........................................................         27
United States or American...........................................      2,541
Welsh...............................................................        471
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................         14
Yugoslavian.........................................................         12
Other ancestries....................................................      4,248

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     20,096
In labor force......................................................     11,357
      Percent in labor force........................................       56.5
  Civilian labor force..............................................     11,342
    Employed........................................................      9,860
    Unemployed......................................................      1,482
      Percent unemployed............................................       13.1
  Armed Forces......................................................         15
Not in labor force..................................................      8,739

      Males 16 years and over.......................................      8,699
In labor force......................................................      5,809
      Percent in labor force........................................       66.8
  Civilian labor force..............................................      5,794
    Employed........................................................      4,948
    Unemployed......................................................        846
      Percent unemployed............................................       14.6
  Armed Forces......................................................         15
Not in labor force..................................................      2,890

      Females 16 years and over.....................................     11,397
In labor force......................................................      5,548
      Percent in labor force........................................       48.7
  Civilian labor force..............................................      5,548
    Employed........................................................      4,912
    Unemployed......................................................        636
      Percent unemployed............................................       11.5
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      5,849

      Females 16 years and over.....................................     11,397
With own children under 6 years.....................................      1,816
  Percent in labor force............................................       58.6
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      1,767
  Percent in labor force............................................       69.9

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      2,726
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      1,462

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      4,369
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      2,721

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      1,356
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................        196
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         41
  Unemployed........................................................         45
  Not in labor force................................................        110

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................      9,676
Percent drove alone.................................................       76.5
Percent in carpools.................................................       14.4
Percent using public transportation.................................        1.3
Percent using other means...........................................        1.1
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        6.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       17.1

       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      9,860
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............        781
Professional specialty occupations..................................      1,171
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        274
Sales occupations...................................................      1,137
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      1,077
Private household occupations.......................................         30
Protective service occupations......................................        122
Service occupations, except protective and household................      1,565
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................         85
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................      1,034
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................      1,389
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        498
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        697

INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................      9,860
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................         84
Mining..............................................................         47
Construction........................................................        440
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        455
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................      2,117
Transportation......................................................        290
Communications and other public utilities...........................        156
Wholesale trade.....................................................        264
Retail trade........................................................      2,197
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        374
Business and repair services........................................        300
Personal services...................................................        287
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................         72
Health services.....................................................      1,093
Educational services................................................        753
Other professional and related services.............................        570
Public administration...............................................        361

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      9,860
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      8,191
Government workers..................................................      1,257
  Local government workers..........................................        808
  State government workers..........................................        265
  Federal government workers........................................        184
Self-employed workers...............................................        379
Unpaid family workers...............................................         33

INCOME IN 1989
  Households........................................................     10,712
Less than $5,000....................................................      1,115
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................      2,089
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................      1,516
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      2,177
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      1,590
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      1,373
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        591
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................         93
$100,000 to $149,999................................................        109
$150,000 or more....................................................         59
Median household income (dollars)...................................     17,658

  Families..........................................................      6,889
Less than $5,000....................................................        669
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................        852
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        785
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................      1,434
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................      1,231
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................      1,183
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................        522
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................        76
$100,000 to $149,999................................................         90
$150,000 or more....................................................         47
Median family income (dollars)......................................     22,055

  Nonfamily households..............................................      3,823
Less than $5,000....................................................        516
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................      1,235
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................        716
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................        733
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................        385
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................        175
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................         31
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................          6
$100,000 to $149,999................................................         14
$150,000 or more....................................................         12
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................     11,037

Per capita income (dollars).........................................      9,504

INCOME TYPE IN 1989
      Households....................................................     10,712
With wage and salary income.........................................      7,024
  Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................     25,174
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................        558
  Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................      9,257
With farm self-employment income....................................         44
  Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................       -272
With Social Security income.........................................      3,938
  Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................      7,106
With public assistance income.......................................      1,758
  Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................      3,996
With retirement income..............................................      2,047
  Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................      5,586

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
  All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................     26,214
    Below poverty level.............................................      6,779

Persons 18 years and over...........................................     18,993
   Below poverty level.............................................      3,777
  Persons 65 years and over.........................................      4,166
    Below poverty level.............................................        544

Related children under 18 years.....................................      7,181
    Below poverty level.............................................      2,968
  Related children under 5 years....................................      2,246
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,037
  Related children 5 to 17 years....................................      4,935
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,931

Unrelated individuals...............................................      4,742
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,272

  All families......................................................      6,889
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,563
With related children under 18 years................................      3,728
    Below poverty level.............................................      1,314
  With related children under 5 years...............................      1,754
    Below poverty level.............................................        766

  Female householder families.......................................      1,863
    Below poverty level.............................................        871
With related children under 18 years................................      1,334
    Below poverty level.............................................        775
  With related children under 5 years...............................        594
    Below poverty level.............................................        438
 

       Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................       25.9%
  Persons 18 years and over.........................................       19.9%
    Persons 65 years and over.......................................       13.1%
  Related children under 18 years...................................       41.3%
    Related children under 5 years..................................       46.2%
    Related children 5 to 17 years..................................       39.1%
  Unrelated individuals.............................................       26.8%

All families........................................................       22.7%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       35.2%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       43.7%

Female householder families.........................................       46.8%
  With related children under 18 years..............................       58.1%
    With related children under 5 years.............................       73.7%

      Total housing units...........................................     11,770

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................         45
1985 to 1988........................................................        326
1980 to 1984........................................................        449
1970 to 1979........................................................      1,076
1960 to 1969........................................................        850
1950 to 1959........................................................      1,517
1940 to 1949........................................................      1,757
1939 or earlier.....................................................      5,750

BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................        131
1 bedroom...........................................................      1,835
2 bedrooms..........................................................      4,706
3 bedrooms..........................................................      4,120
4 bedrooms..........................................................        789
5 or more bedrooms..................................................        189

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................         79
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................         59
Condominium housing units...........................................         91

SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................     11,735
Individual drilled well.............................................         35
Individual dug well.................................................          0
Some other source...................................................          0

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................     11,526
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................        212
Other means.........................................................         32

      Occupied housing units........................................     10,819

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................      8,430
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................        135
Electricity.........................................................      1,776
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................        127
Coal or coke........................................................         31
Wood................................................................         90
Solar energy........................................................          0
Other fuel..........................................................        136
No fuel used........................................................         94

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................      2,444
1985 to 1988........................................................      2,696
1980 to 1984........................................................      1,477
1970 to 1979........................................................      2,006
1960 to 1969........................................................        913
1959 or earlier.....................................................      1,283

TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................      1,223

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................     10,819
None................................................................      1,921
1...................................................................      4,659
2...................................................................      3,066
3 or more...........................................................      1,173

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      5,644
  With a mortgage...................................................      2,743
    Less than $300..................................................        383
    $300 to $499....................................................      1,378
    $500 to $699....................................................        668
    $700 to $999....................................................        219
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................         55
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................         22
    $2,000 or more..................................................         18
    Median (dollars)................................................        428
  Not mortgaged.....................................................      2,901
    Less than $100..................................................        252
    $100 to $199....................................................      1,875
    $200 to $299....................................................        630
    $300 to $399....................................................         98
    $400 or more....................................................         46
    Median (dollars)................................................        162

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      5,644
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      3,859
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        701
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        392
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        170
  35 percent or more................................................        495
  Not computed......................................................         27

GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      4,715
  Less than $200....................................................      1,064
  $200 to $299......................................................      1,408
  $300 to $499......................................................      1,876
  $500 to $749......................................................        246
  $750 to $999......................................................         37
  $1,000 or more....................................................          0
  No cash rent......................................................         84
  Median (dollars)..................................................        289

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      4,715
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      1,381
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        525
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        549
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        409
  35 percent or more................................................      1,760
  Not computed......................................................         91
 

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