Lore City, Ohio
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Population change since 2000: +1.0%
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| Males: 173 |  (56.2%) |
| Females: 135 |  (43.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.3 years |
| Ohio median age: | 39.6 years |
Zip codes: 43755.
| Lore City: | $51,457 |
| OH: | $58,642 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $26,189 (it was $16,272 in 2000)
Lore City village income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $79,733 (it was $42,500 in 2000)
| Lore City: | $79,733 |
| OH: | $157,200 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $88,409; detached houses: $88,202
Median gross rent in 2019: $724.
(12.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 66.7% for Black residents, 37.5% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lore City, OH
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- 29493.9%White alone
- 92.9%Black alone
- 82.6%Two or more races
Races in Lore City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Ohio and other state lists, there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Lore City, Ohio as of March 25, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Lore City is 48 to 1.
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Ancestries: American (20.0%), Irish (11.0%), German (9.0%), European (8.0%), French Canadian (8.0%), Slovak (7.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 822 feet
Land area: 0.33 square miles.
Population density: 923 people per square mile (low).
2 residents are foreign born
| This village: | 0.6% |
| Ohio: | 4.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $901 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $707 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Canton, OH 
(57.0 miles , pop. 80,806).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Akron, OH (75.4 miles , pop. 217,074).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (334.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Old Washington, OH (2.0 miles ),
), Byesville, OH (2.1 miles ),
), Elizabethtown, OH (2.1 miles ),
), Buffalo, OH (2.4 miles ),
), Salesville, OH (2.5 miles),
Pleasant City, OH (2.7 miles ),
), Latitude: 39.98 N, Longitude: 81.46 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 740
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Ohio: | 5.2% |
- Health care (13.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.9%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (9.3%)
- Educational services (9.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.1%)
- Public administration (5.7%)
- Construction (5.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (16.0%)
- Public administration (9.9%)
- Construction (8.6%)
- Health care (7.4%)
- Machinery (6.2%)
- Paper (6.2%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (6.2%)
- Health care (22.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (22.0%)
- Educational services (18.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (13.6%)
- Pharmacies & drug stores (6.8%)
- Machinery (3.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9.3%)
- Cashiers (5.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (8.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (3.7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (16.9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (10.2%)
- Cashiers (10.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
- Teachers, secondary school (5.1%)
Average climate in Lore City, Ohio
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Lore City-area historical tornado activity is below Ohio state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/8/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the Lore City village center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/25/1968, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the village center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lore City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 237.6 miles away from Lore City center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 118.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 113.0 miles away from Lore City center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 181.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 243.5 miles away from Lore City center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 158.4 miles away from Lore City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Guernsey County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Lore City:
- HOSPICE OF GUERNSEY INC (Hospital, about 7 miles away; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
- INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF CAMBRIDGE (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
- RED CARPET HEALTH CARE CTR INC (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
- GUERNSEY COUNTY DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
- CAMBRIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
- KINDRED NURSING AND REHABILITATION-CAMBRIDGE (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lore City:
- Muskingum University (about 15 miles; New Concord, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- Zane State College (about 31 miles; Zanesville, OH; FT enrollment: 2,200)
- West Liberty University (about 47 miles; West Liberty, WV; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- Franciscan University of Steubenville (about 52 miles; Steubenville, OH; FT enrollment: 2,572)
- Central Ohio Technical College (about 53 miles; Newark, OH; FT enrollment: 2,995)
- Ohio State University-Newark Campus (about 53 miles; Newark, OH; FT enrollment: 2,028)
- West Virginia University at Parkersburg (about 54 miles; Parkersburg, WV; FT enrollment: 2,619)
Public high school in Lore City:
- BUCKEYE TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 434, Location: 65555 WINTERGREEN RD, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Lore City:
- BUCKEYE TRAIL ELEMENTARY (Students: 513, Location: 65553 WINTERGREEN RD, Grades: KG-5)
- BUCKEYE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 290, Location: 65553 WINTERGREEN RD, Grades: 6-8)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Lore City Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Infirmary Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 74.6% |
| Whole state: | 65.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
For population 15 years and over in Lore City:
- Never married: 33.2%
- Now married: 40.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 21.3%
For population 25 years and over in Lore City:
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 10.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.0 |
| Ohio average: | 10.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Lore City, OH (based on Guernsey County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 6,463 | 43 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,703 | 41 |
| Catholic | 2,112 | 4 |
| Black Protestant | 305 | 2 |
| Other | 5 | 1 |
| Orthodox | - | 1 |
| None | 26,499 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 11
| This county: | 2.72 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Guernsey County: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
| Guernsey County: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
| This county: | 4.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21
| This county: | 5.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 11.3% |
| Ohio: | 10.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Guernsey County: | 30.2% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Guernsey County: | 14.3% |
| Ohio: | 11.9% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Here: | 42.6% |
| State: | 50.4% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Lore City: | 43.5% |
| Ohio: | 47.8% |
Average BMI:
| Here: | 29.6 |
| State: | 28.7 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Here: | 40.7% |
| Ohio: | 20.6% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| Lore City: | 17.6% |
| Ohio: | 10.4% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| Lore City: | 6.9 |
| Ohio: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Lore City: | 44.1% |
| Ohio: | 34.3% |
General health condition:
| Lore City: | 43.4% |
| Ohio: | 57.0% |
Average condition of hearing:
| Here: | 85.9% |
| Ohio: | 79.1% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Lore City, OH Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | 9 | $6,229 | |
| Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 9 | $6,229 | |
Lore City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Construction - Sewerage: $84,000 ($272.73)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $37,000 ($120.13)
Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000 ($84.42)
Regular Highways: $20,000 ($64.94)
Local Fire Protection: $16,000 ($51.95)
Sewerage: $13,000 ($42.21)
General - Other: $11,000 ($35.71)
Central Staff Services: $6,000 ($19.48)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($3.25)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($3.25)
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $3,000 ($9.74)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $45,000 ($146.10)
Lore City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $60,000 ($194.81)
Other: $11,000 ($35.71)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $13,000 ($42.21)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $26,000 ($84.42)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $4,000 ($12.99)
Sale of Property: $2,000 ($6.49)
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000 ($3.25)
- State Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $95,000 ($308.44)
Highways: $18,000 ($58.44)
- Tax - Property: $37,000 ($120.13)
Other: $8,000 ($25.97)
Lore City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,000 ($74.68)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,000 ($51.95)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,000 ($22.73)
Lore City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $334,000 ($1084.42)
4.37% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($39,508 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.37% |
| Ohio average: | 5.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from Muskingum County, OH |  0.85% ($37,908 average AGI) |
| from Noble County, OH | 0.46% ($33,900) |
| from Franklin County, OH | 0.28% ($32,357) |
4.84% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($45,714 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.84% |
| Ohio average: | 5.51% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to Muskingum County, OH | 0.84% ($36,922 average AGI) |
| to Noble County, OH | 0.53% ($39,210) |
| to Franklin County, OH | 0.39% ($30,817) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Lore City:
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WILE (1270 AM; 1 kW; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
- WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHBC (1480 AM; 15 kW; CANTON, OH; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lore City:
- W201BD (88.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WBIK (92.1 FM; PLEASANT CITY, OH; Owner: DAVID L. WILSON)
- WOUC-FM (89.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- WILE-FM (97.7 FM; BYESVILLE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCMJ (96.7 FM; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBNV (93.5 FM; BARNESVILLE, OH; Owner: W. GRANT HAFLEY)
- WWKC (104.9 FM; CALDWELL, OH; Owner: W. GRANT HAFLEY)
- WOVK (98.7 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEGW (107.5 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHIZ-FM (102.5 FM; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WTNS-FM (99.3 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: COSHOCTON BROADCASTING CO.)
- W233AL (94.5 FM; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: RIVERSIDE MINISTRIES)
TV broadcast stations around Lore City:
- WOUC-TV (Channel 44; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- WHIZ-TV (Channel 18; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO TELEVISION SYSTEM)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 14Number of bridges
- 82ft / 25.4mTotal length
- 49,049Total average daily traffic
- 12,489Total average daily truck traffic
- 67,630Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21940-1949
- 21950-1959
- 21960-1969
- 11980-1989
- 51990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2018
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Lore City)
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Lore City, OH
- 12958.9%Structure Fires
- 5324.2%Outside Fires
- 3315.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 41.8%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 13. The highest number of reported fires - 35 took place in 2008, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.9%), and Outside Fires (24.2%).| Most common first names in Lore City, OH among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 26 | 81.3 years |
| John | 19 | 82.3 years |
| Charles | 14 | 73.3 years |
| William | 14 | 79.5 years |
| George | 12 | 78.0 years |
| Robert | 11 | 75.3 years |
| Helen | 11 | 73.4 years |
| Margaret | 10 | 83.0 years |
| Anna | 10 | 81.3 years |
| Donald | 8 | 64.7 years |
| Most common last names in Lore City, OH among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Jones | 11 | 74.9 years |
| Long | 7 | 81.3 years |
| Wright | 7 | 77.6 years |
| Smith | 5 | 75.0 years |
| Chorey | 5 | 78.8 years |
| Conner | 5 | 74.4 years |
| Pearson | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Pachuta | 5 | 81.4 years |
| Mcelroy | 5 | 75.4 years |
| Sichina | 4 | 82.8 years |
Lore City compared to Ohio state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Lore City on our top lists:
- #18 on the list of "Top 100 cities with old houses but young residents"
- #61 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest houses"
