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Marion County

Population in July 2007: 1,101. Population change since 2000: -5.9%
 

Males: 544  (49.5%)
Females: 557  (50.5%)
Median resident age:  36.2 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 43342.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,867 (it was $46,316 in 2000)
Prospect:  $48,867
Ohio:  $46,597

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,994 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
Prospect:  $107,994
Ohio:  $137,800
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Races in Prospect:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Prospect: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.8%), United States (13.2%), Irish (12.0%), English (9.6%), Dutch (4.1%), Welsh (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 905 feet

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 1519 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Prospect

  • High school or higher: 91.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prospect village

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 60.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.3%
Ohio:  3.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Prospect, Ohio in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Prospect to the number of sex offenders is 1101 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

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

Prospect:  1.3% ($1,093)
Ohio:  1.3% ($1,271)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbus, OH (34.6 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (323.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Green Camp, OH (5.8 miles ), Waldo, OH (7.5 miles ), Richwood, OH (7.8 miles ), Magnetic Springs, OH (8.6 miles ), Marion, OH (10.2 miles ), New Bloomington, OH (12.8 miles ), Ostrander, OH (12.9 miles ), Delaware, OH (13.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $86,500
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $137,300
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $73,300
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 40.45 N, Longitude: 83.19 W

Area code: 740

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Population change in the 1990s: +75 (+6.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Prospect-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 46.4 miles away from the Prospect village center killed 36 people and injured 1150 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 11/10/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the village center injured 2 people and caused $530,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Prospect:
  • MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MARION, OH)
  • GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DELAWARE, OH)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF UNION COUNTY (about 19 miles; MARYSVILLE, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Prospect, OH

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prospect:
  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; ID: OSU)
  • PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 39 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; ID: CMH)
  • RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prospect:
  • PACKER (about 5 miles; RADNOR, OH; ID: 5E9)
  • MARION MUNI (about 14 miles; MARION, OH; ID: MNN)
  • DELAWARE MUNI (about 15 miles; DELAWARE, OH; ID: DLZ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prospect:
  • OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,226)
  • CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 3,187)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 36 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
  • COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 10,583)
  • FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 3,048)
  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 42,666)
  • OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; ADA, OH; FT enrollment: 3,161)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Prospect that have no violations reported:
  • NEW WHITE SWAN RESTAURANT PWS (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  73.3%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  2.6%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prospect, OH



Prospect compared to Ohio state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Prospect (2007 data):
  • United Bank, National Association: Prospect Branch at 105 North Main Street, branch established on 1955-04-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $221.4 mil, Deposits: $194.8 mil, headquarters in Bucyrus, OH, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Park National Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Ohio:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Electric Power 3$8,645$34,5800$0
Solid Waste Management 2$4,695$28,1701$1,063
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$1,032
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,191
Sewerage 1$4,429$53,1480$0
Totals for Government 6$17,769$35,53810$3,286



Prospect government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $181,000
    Solid Waste Management: $121,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $539,000
    Regular Highways: $118,000
    Solid Waste Management: $100,000
    Sewerage: $89,000
    Financial Administration: $73,000
    General - Other: $54,000
    Parks & Recreation: $37,000
    Police Protection: $27,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $24,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $446,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $393,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $349,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $371,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $75,000
    Other, NEC: $44,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $55,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $29,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,320,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $623,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000
    Highways: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $67,000
    Public Utilities: $22,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,000
    NEC: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $261,000

4.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,174 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.23%
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:
from Delaware County, OH  0.48% ($33,470 average AGI)
from Morrow County, OH  0.48% ($27,470)
from Franklin County, OH  0.46% ($28,523)


5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,033 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.18%
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:
to Franklin County, OH  0.82% ($25,472 average AGI)
to Delaware County, OH  0.64% ($35,968)
to Morrow County, OH  0.36% ($31,205)


Strongest AM radio stations in Prospect:
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
  • WDLR (1550 AM; 4 kW; DELAWARE, OH; Owner: THE FIFTEEN FIFTY CORPORATION)
  • WOSU (820 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMRN (1490 AM; 1 kW; MARION, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prospect:
  • WODB (107.9 FM; DELAWARE, OH; Owner: FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMRN-FM (106.9 FM; MARION, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJZK (104.3 FM; RICHWOOD, OH; Owner: SCANTLAND BROADCASTING LTD)
  • WDIF (94.3 FM; MARION, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRVT (88.7 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W257AB (99.3 FM; MARION, OH; Owner: GAP, INC.)
  • WSNY (94.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W201AK (88.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOSU-FM (89.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBZX (99.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WBNS-FM (97.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIO OHIO, INC.)
  • WOSB (91.1 FM; MARION, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXMG (98.9 FM; UPPER ARLINGTON, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES, LTD)
  • WCOL-FM (92.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLVQ (96.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WUFM (88.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Prospect:
  • WOCB-LP (Channel 39; MARION, OH; Owner: CENTRAL OHIO ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS)
  • WOSU-TV (Channel 34; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMFD-TV (Channel 68; MANSFIELD, OH; Owner: MID-STATE TELEVISION,INC.)
  • WBNS-TV (Channel 10; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WBNS-TV, INC.)
  • WCMH-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSYX (Channel 6; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WSYX LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WTTE (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: COLUMBUS (WTTE-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WXCB-LP (Channel 42; DELAWARE, OH; Owner: CENTRAL OHIO ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS)
  • WINJ-LP (Channel 8; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES)
  • W54AF (Channel 54; BUCYRUS, OH; Owner: CRAWFORD BROADCASTING. COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCPX-LP (Channel 48; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

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