Ottawa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 1.89. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 21.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.6 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.2%
(14.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 88.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.7 people | | Ohio: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 71.8% | | Whole state: | 70.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 5.2% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Clay Center compared to Ohio state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (93%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ottawa County Ohio:
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Religion statistics for Clay Center (based on Ottawa County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.93%
| Here |  | 57.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 37.9% | 29.6% | 12.0% | 10.5% | 1.8% |
| Congregations | 13.2% | 22.6% | 9.4% | 15.1% | 1.9% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Southern Baptist Convention | Other |
| Adherents | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 3.8% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 24.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 12 | Here: | 2.92 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Ottawa County: | 1.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20 | This county: | 4.87 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 56 | Ottawa County: | 13.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Ottawa County: | 10.1% | | State: | 10.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.2% | | Ohio: | 11.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $425 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $369 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $416 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $334 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $1,544 |
Clay Center government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $112,000 ($405.80)
- Charges - All Other: $4,000 ($14.49)
- Construction - General: $9,000 ($32.61)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $28,000 ($101.45)
General - Other: $18,000 ($65.22)
Fire Protection: $15,000 ($54.35)
Police Protection: $15,000 ($54.35)
Solid Waste Management: $9,000 ($32.61)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($21.74)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($3.62)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000 ($28.99)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($21.74)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,000 ($7.25)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $111,000 ($402.17)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $10,000 ($36.23)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,000 ($86.96)
Highways: $8,000 ($28.99)
- Tax - Individual Income: $79,000 ($286.23)
Property: $7,000 ($25.36)
NEC: $1,000 ($3.62)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000 ($50.72)
5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,993 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.80% | | Ohio average: | 5.31% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,339 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.49% | | Ohio average: | 5.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Clay Center:
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WSPD (1370 AM; 5 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
- WTOD (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLQR (1470 AM; 1 kW; TOLEDO, OH)
- WJYM (730 AM; 1 kW; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCWA (1230 AM; 1 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Clay Center:
- WGTE-FM (91.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: THE PUBLIC B/C FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
- WRVF (101.5 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WIMX (95.7 FM; GIBSONBURG, OH; Owner: RIVERSIDE BROADCASTING, INC)
- WJZE (97.3 FM; OAK HARBOR, OH; Owner: RASP BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WIOT (104.7 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKKO (99.9 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WVKS (92.5 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOTL (90.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WWWM-FM (105.5 FM; SYLVANIA, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WXKR (94.5 FM; PORT CLINTON, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFRO-FM (99.1 FM; FREMONT, OH; Owner: BAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRQN (93.5 FM; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTWR-FM (98.3 FM; LUNA PIER, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGGN (97.7 FM; CASTALIA, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
- WYSZ (89.3 FM; MAUMEE, OH; Owner: SIDE BY SIDE, INC.)
- WPOS-FM (102.3 FM; HOLLAND, OH; Owner: THE MAUMEE VALLEY BROADCASTING ASSN.)
- WXQQ (96.9 FM; WAUSEON, OH; Owner: CORNERSTONE CHURCH, INC.)
- WRWK (106.5 FM; DELTA, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WXTS-FM (88.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: BD OF ED TOLEDO CITY SCHOOL DIST)
- W264AK (100.7 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Clay Center:
- WTOL (Channel 11; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WNWO-TV (Channel 24; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- WUPW (Channel 36; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: WUPW BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGTE-TV (Channel 30; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
- WTVG (Channel 13; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: WTVG, INC.)
- W22CO (Channel 22; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WBTL-LP (Channel 34; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
- WNGT-LP (Channel 48; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: L & M VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- W59DC (Channel 59; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W64BM (Channel 64; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WBGU-TV (Channel 27; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGGN-TV (Channel 52; SANDUSKY, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
- W21BF (Channel 21; FREMONT, OH; Owner: TV 21, INC.)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Fire Station Main St (Lat: 41.566722 Lon: -83.361028), Call Sign: KDR759, Licensee ID: L00055835
Assigned Frequencies: 33.8600 MHz Grant Date: 11/14/1996, Expiration Date: 02/04/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Clay Center, Village Of, Clay Center, OH 43408-0011, Phone: (419) 855-7444
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, 140 Swan St (Lat: 41.565583 Lon: -83.360472), Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WNTB219
Assigned Frequencies: 6636.25 MHz Grant Date: 12/27/2001, Expiration Date: 03/19/2012, Certifier: Benjamin F Tucker Ii
Registrant: Ottawa County Commissioners, 315 Madison St., Port Clinton, OH 43452, Phone: (419) 734-6821, Fax: (419) 734-6923, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KA8IQP
Grant Date: 02/16/1993, Expiration Date: 02/16/2003, Cancellation Date: 02/17/2005
Registrant: David A Scaggs, 359 5th St, Clay Center, OH 43408
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $79,590 | 3 | $150,443 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $129,380 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $125,610 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $136,640 | 1 | $175,190 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $92,010 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $163,130 | 2 | $133,315 | 1 | $22,080 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $159,305 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $134,880 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $210,050 | 3 | $94,190 | 1 | $26,310 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $99,010 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $91,960 | 1 | $18,340 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $164,960 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $131,770 | 3 | $148,577 | 1 | $20,280 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $154,800 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $135,075 | 1 | $12,420 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $199,390 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $173,900 | 3 | $144,533 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $185,750 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $74,920 | 2 | $120,895 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $119,870 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $73,340 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
| Most common first names in Clay Center, OH among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| George | 4 | 76.2 years |
| Edward | 3 | 72.6 years |
| John | 3 | 71.3 years |
| Mary | 3 | 85.3 years |
| Albert | 2 | 83.0 years |
| Henry | 2 | 77.5 years |
| Joseph | 2 | 63.5 years |
| Kenneth | 2 | 76.5 years |
| Wilma | 2 | 69.0 years |
| Ralph | 2 | 64.0 years |
| Most common last names in Clay Center, OH among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Fondessy | 4 | 84.8 years |
| Swartz | 4 | 73.0 years |
| Chambers | 3 | 85.2 years |
| Peters | 3 | 56.0 years |
| Purney | 3 | 81.4 years |
| Sahr | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Scaggs | 3 | 65.0 years |
| Shessler | 3 | 79.7 years |
| Smith | 3 | 65.3 years |
| Valko | 3 | 79.0 years |
Clay Center on our top lists:
- #29 on the list of "Top 100 cities with old houses but young residents"
- #31 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest houses"
- #73 on the list of "Top 100 low-educated but high-earning cities"
- #15 (43408) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Syrian first ancestries"
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