Mercer County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.8. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2007 was 24.8. This is about average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.45. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rockford and their reported violations in the past:
ST. PAULS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (Population served: 94, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-08-2000), St Public Notif received (MAR-23-2001)
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH - ROCKFORD (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2005), St Boil Water Order (OCT-14-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-24-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-24-2005)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.8%
(23.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 23.1% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.4 people | | Ohio: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 66.3% | | Whole state: | 70.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 3.5% | | 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: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockford, OH
31 people in nursing homes
Rockford compared to Ohio state average:
- 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Rockford (2011 data):
- The Peoples Bank Co.: Rockford Branch at 100 North Main Street, branch established on 1997/08/11. Info updated 2012/01/04: Bank assets: $364.1 mil, Deposits: $326.1 mil, headquarters in Coldwater, OH, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Holding Company, Inc.
- First Financial Bank, National Association: Rockford Branch at 166 South Main Street, branch established on 1920/11/20. Info updated 2009/09/21: Bank assets: $6,663.4 mil, Deposits: $5,754.9 mil, headquarters in Hamilton, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 101 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Bancorp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (70%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County Ohio:
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Religion statistics for Rockford (based on Mercer County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 83.74%
| Here |  | 83.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | General Conference Churches of God | Missionary Church |
| Adherents | 73.0% | 10.3% | 6.6% | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| Congregations | 30.8% | 21.5% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1.5% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Congregations | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 13.8% |
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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: 8 | Mercer County: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | This county: | 1.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Mercer County: | 3.68 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | Here: | 7.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Mercer County: | 29.2% | | State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Mercer County: | 11.1% | | State: | 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 |
2 | $4,306 | $25,836 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $8,714 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,065 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $6,073 | $36,438 | 3 | $356 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,373 | $28,476 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,073 | $36,876 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $15,825 | $31,650 | 13 | $10,135 |
3.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,204 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.75% | | 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:
4.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,187 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.60% | | 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 Rockford:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WCSM (1350 AM; 1 kW; CELINA, OH)
- 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)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rockford:
- WKKI (94.3 FM; CELINA, OH; Owner: SONSHINE CORP.)
- WIMT (102.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMLX (103.3 FM; ST. MARYS, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBCJ (88.1 FM; SPENCERVILLE, OH; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WCSM-FM (96.7 FM; CELINA, OH; Owner: HAYCO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZBD (92.7 FM; BERNE, IN; Owner: ADAMS COUNTY RADIO, INC)
- WBYR (98.9 FM; VAN WERT, OH; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WDOH (107.1 FM; DELPHOS, OH; Owner: VOGEL ROACH CORPORATION)
- WQHK-FM (105.1 FM; DECATUR, IN; Owner: JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZRX-FM (107.5 FM; FORT SHAWNEE, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGLE (90.7 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: PUBLIC B/C FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
- WFGF (93.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: FOREVER OF OHIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Rockford:
- WLMO-LP (Channel 65; LIMA, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- WTLW (Channel 44; LIMA, OH; Owner: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SERVICES, INC.)
- W61CZ (Channel 61; LIMA, OH; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
- WOHL-CA (Channel 25; LIMA, OH; Owner: TV-67, INC.)
- W55CH (Channel 55; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLIO (Channel 35; LIMA, OH; Owner: LIMA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,570
Total average daily truck traffic: 205
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 3,609
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Edward G Roach, 3571 Us 33 (Lat: 40.702556 Lon: -84.666833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Licensee ID: L00296049
Registrant: Sba Properties, 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- EDWARD G ROACH, 3571 Us 33 (Lat: 40.702556 Lon: -84.666833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: None - EDWARD G ROACH, 3571 Us 33 (Lat: 40.702556 Lon: -84.666833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: None - Edward G Roach, 3571 Us 33 (Lat: 40.702556 Lon: -84.666833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: None - Kim W Rike, 777 Rockford West Rd. (Lat: 40.691444 Lon: -84.689917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 82.9 m, Overall height: 82.9 m
Registrant: Dayton Power & Light, 1900 Dryden Rd, Dayton, OH 45439, Phone: (937) 331-4030, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Lat: 42.280556 Lon: -89.037861, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: KE5820
Assigned Frequencies: 12925.0 MHz Grant Date: 02/21/1978, Expiration Date: 10/01/2013
Registrant: Brooks, Pierce, Mclendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P., 150 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 1600, Raleigh, NC 27602, Phone: (919) 839-0300, Fax: (919) 839-0304, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rockford)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: CESSNA 177 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 29348 , Serial Number: 17700831, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 02/06/1968
Registrant (Individual): Neil W King, Po Box 505, Rockford, OH 45882 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-151 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 43404 , Serial Number: 28-7415485, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 05/15/1974
Registrant (Individual): Christina M Strobel, 12725 Frysinger Rd, Rockford, OH 45882 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6596G , Serial Number: 17273610, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 12/13/1979
Registrant (Individual): John P Simon, 18585 Burris Rd, Rockford, OH 45882
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Rockford, OH
| Most common first names in Rockford, OH among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 46 | 82.3 years |
| John | 27 | 78.2 years |
| Charles | 21 | 78.3 years |
| Robert | 20 | 75.3 years |
| William | 20 | 79.2 years |
| Carl | 16 | 77.5 years |
| James | 14 | 67.5 years |
| Ruth | 14 | 81.5 years |
| Richard | 13 | 74.6 years |
| Ralph | 13 | 82.3 years |
| Most common last names in Rockford, OH among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Bollenbacher | 24 | 76.3 years |
| Williams | 17 | 76.7 years |
| Davis | 15 | 80.8 years |
| Shaffer | 15 | 76.6 years |
| Miller | 14 | 73.4 years |
| Smith | 11 | 84.1 years |
| Baker | 11 | 73.1 years |
| Fisher | 9 | 79.5 years |
| Putman | 9 | 77.4 years |
| Kuhn | 9 | 71.9 years |
Businesses in Rockford, OH
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