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Population (year 2000): 12,513. Estimated population in July 2006: 11,537 (-7.8% change)
 

Males: 6,052  (48.4%)
Females: 6,461  (51.6%)

Hamilton County

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 45242.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $66,100 (it was $61,591 in 2000)
Blue Ash  $66,100
Ohio:  $43,493

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $186,600 (it was $151,400 in 2000)
Blue Ash  $186,600
Ohio:  $129,600

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Races in Blue Ash:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
  • Black (5.0%)
  • Asian Indian (2.9%)
  • Chinese (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (30.4%), Irish (13.7%), English (11.8%), United States (6.8%), Italian (4.2%), Russian (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1961

Elevation: 850 feet

Land area: 7.66 square miles.

Population density: 1532 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blue Ash

  • High school or higher: 90.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Ash city

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 59.6%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

1,273 residents are foreign born (6.0% Asia, 2.9% Europe).

This city:  10.2%
Ohio:  3.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blue Ash:  1.4% ($2,143)
Ohio:  1.2% ($1,271)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cincinnati, OH (11.6 miles , pop. 331,285).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (289.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Montgomery, OH (2.0 miles ), Dillonvale, OH (2.8 miles ), Sharonville, OH (2.8 miles ), Kenwood, OH (2.8 miles ), Deer Park, OH (3.3 miles ), Evendale, OH (3.8 miles ), Madeira, OH (4.1 miles ), The Village of Indian Hill, OH (4.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 26 buildings, average cost: $142,200
  • 1997: 29 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 1998: 31 buildings, average cost: $163,500
  • 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $190,400
  • 2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $157,700
  • 2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $156,300
  • 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $164,000
  • 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $262,500
  • 2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $264,400
  • 2006: 42 buildings, average cost: $308,900
  • 2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $562,700

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Latitude: 39.25 N, Longitude: 84.38 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +26,153 (+209.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,549 (23.6%)


People in group quarters in Blue Ash
  • 106 people in nursing homes
  • 18 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 18 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally ill

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Blue Ash, Ohio business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +698 (+5.9%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Cashiers (3%)


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Crime in Blue Ash (2005):
  • 1 murder (8.4 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (8.4 per 100,000)
  • 7 robberies (58.7 per 100,000)
  • 10 assaults (83.9 per 100,000)
  • 48 burglaries (402.6 per 100,000)
  • 255 thefts (2138.9 per 100,000)
  • 7 auto thefts (58.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 176.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Blue Ash (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (8.5 per 100,000)
  • 6 robberies (51.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (8.5 per 100,000)
  • 41 burglaries (348.6 per 100,000)
  • 280 thefts (2380.7 per 100,000)
  • 17 auto thefts (144.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 155.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

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Blue Ash-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Blue Ash city center killed 3 people and injured 210 people.

On 4/9/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.3 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 65 people and caused $85 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Ash:
  • BETHESDA NORTH HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • JEWISH HOSPITAL, THE (about 3 miles; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • PAULINE WARFIELD LEWIS CENTER (about 7 miles; CINCINNATI, OH)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Ash:
  • CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 11 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: LUK)
  • CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)
  • AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 43 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; ID: ILN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Ash:
  • CINCINNATI-BLUE ASH (about 2 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: ISZ)
  • MAYS (about 9 miles; NEWTOWN, OH; ID: 1W4)
  • BUTLER CO RGNL (about 13 miles; HAMILTON, OH; ID: HAO)

Amtrak stations near Blue Ash:
  • 15 miles: CINCINNATI (1301 WESTERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand.
  • 17 miles: HAMILTON (M. L. KING BLVD AT HENRY ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.blueash.com

College/University in Blue Ash:
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,266; Location: 9555 PLAINFIELD RD; Public; Website: www.rwc.uc.edu)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Blue Ash:
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,977)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (about 13 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 22,355)
  • CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 3,972)
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
  • MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 27 miles; OXFORD, OH; FT enrollment: 15,704)
  • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; DAYTON, OH; FT enrollment: 11,734)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON (about 37 miles; DAYTON, OH; FT enrollment: 8,819)

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Notable locations in Blue Ash: Prudential Business Park (A), Blue Ash Industrial Park (B), Blue Ash Golf Course (C), The Orchard Office Park (D), Deerfield Industrial Park (E), Lyons Corporate Center (F), Hazelwood Civic Center (G), Sycamore Branch Public Library (H), Blue Ash Municipal Building (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Crossings of Blue Ash Shopping Center (1), Blue Ash Shopping Center (2), Blue Ash Commons Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Blue Ash include: Blue Ash Baptist Church (A), Blue Ash Church of Christ (B), Blue Ash Church of the Nazarene (C), Blue Ash Presbyterian Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Plainfield Cemetery (1), Saint Anthony Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Carter Lake (A), Kenridge Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Blue Ash: Blue Ash Recreation Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (4660 Creek Road).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.5%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

Blue Ash compared to Ohio state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Blue Ash (2007 data):
  • Fifth Third Bank: Downtown Blue Ash Branch at 9477 Kenwood Road, branch established on 1882-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $52,672.0 mil, Deposits: $31,725.7 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 413 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Reed Hartman Branch at 11220 Reed Hartman Highway, branch established on 1977-12-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • National City Bank: Blue Ash Branch at 4144 Hunt Rd, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Ohio:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Blue Ash government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,692,000
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $1,616,000
    All Other: $577,000
  • Construction - Fire Protection: $4,744,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,608,000
    Regular Highways: $2,245,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,728,000
    General: $624,000
    Police Protection: $171,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,751,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,578,000
    Fire Protection: $3,149,000
    General - Other: $2,341,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,018,000
    Regular Highways: $1,394,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,016,000
    Central Staff Services: $896,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $705,000
    Financial Administration: $691,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $203,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,040,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $725,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,745,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,295,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $13,100,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $21,860,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,120,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $625,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,535,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,549,000
    Interest Earnings: $381,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,169,000
    General - Other: $276,000
    Fire Protection: $116,000
    Parks & Recreation: $98,000
    Police Protection: $92,000
    General Public Building: $62,000
    Central Staff: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Judicial: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,277,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,200,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,002,000
    Highways: $589,000
    All Other: $578,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $19,477,000
    Property: $2,262,000
    Other Selective Sales: $684,000
    NEC: $256,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $160,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $14,250,000

4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
Ohio average:  5.31%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,041 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  0.18%
Ohio average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Butler County, OH  0.83% ($34,804 average AGI)
from Clermont County, OH  0.53% ($36,332)
from Warren County, OH  0.32% ($48,861)


6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.12%
Ohio average:  5.79%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($530 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  0.07%
Ohio average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Butler County, OH  1.14% ($42,153 average AGI)
to Clermont County, OH  0.69% ($46,636)
to Warren County, OH  0.49% ($58,790)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Ash:
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCNW (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRFIELD, OH)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDBZ (1230 AM; 1 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WONE (980 AM; 5 kW; DAYTON, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNOP (740 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: SACRED HEART RADIO, INC.)
  • WTSJ (1050 AM; 1 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Ash:
  • WYGY (96.5 FM; LEBANON, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLHS (89.9 FM; WEST CHESTER, OH; Owner: LAKOTA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WRRM (98.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WRRM LICO, INC)
  • WMKV (89.3 FM; READING, OH; Owner: LIFESPHERE)
  • WUBE-FM (105.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKRQ (101.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKFS (107.1 FM; MILFORD, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGUC (90.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CINCINNATI CLASSICAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WVXU (91.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WOFX-FM (92.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVMX (94.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WEBN (102.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAKW (93.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WJVS (88.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: GREAT OAKS JOINT VOC. SCH. DIST.)
  • WAIF (88.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: STEPCHILD RADIO OF CINCINNATI, INC.)
  • WAQZ (97.3 FM; FORT THOMAS, KY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WIZF (100.9 FM; ERLANGER, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WPFB-FM (105.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Blue Ash:
  • WCPO-TV (Channel 9; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLWT (Channel 5; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: OHIO/OKLAHOMA HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC)
  • WKRC-TV (Channel 12; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS CO.)
  • WSTR-TV (Channel 64; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WSTR LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WCET (Channel 48; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: THE GREATER CINCINNATI TV EDUC'L. FOUNDATION)
  • WOTH-LP (Channel 35; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WBQC-CA (Channel 25; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WHIO-TV (Channel 7; DAYTON, OH; Owner: WHIO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKOI (Channel 43; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WDTN (Channel 2; DAYTON, OH; Owner: WDTN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPTO (Channel 14; OXFORD, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WPTD (Channel 16; DAYTON, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TV, INC.)
  • WKEF (Channel 22; DAYTON, OH; Owner: WKEF LICENSEE L.P.)
  • WRGT-TV (Channel 45; DAYTON, OH; Owner: WRGT LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W61DE (Channel 61; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCVN-TV (Channel 54; COVINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WWRD-LP (Channel 55; CENTERVILLE, OH; Owner: LIFE BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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