Perry 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
Ozone
PM2.5
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 19.7. This is better than average. There were 15 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.9%
(21.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 60.0% for other race residents, 9.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.3 people | | Ohio: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 57.7% | | Whole state: | 70.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 5.5% | | 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: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Somerset, OH
97 people in nursing homes
Somerset 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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 Somerset (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Somerset Branch at 106 Public Square, branch established on 1914/04/29. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Commodore Bank: at 100 East Main Street, branch established on 1928/12/08. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $74.3 mil, Deposits: $59.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Commodore Financial Network, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Perry County Ohio:
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Religion statistics for Somerset (based on Perry County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 29.28%
| Here |  | 29.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 30.0% | 29.9% | 14.5% | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| Congregations | 37.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 3.0% | 4.5% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
| Adherents | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 8.2% |
| Congregations | 7.6% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 21.2% |
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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 | This county: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Perry County: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | This county: | 3.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Perry County: | 3.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Perry County: | 12.4% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $2,114 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $4,251 | $25,506 | 1 | $868 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,729 | $20,748 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $8,048 | $48,288 | 2 | $55 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $8,725 | $52,350 | 2 | $55 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $22,753 | $39,005 | 13 | $3,092 |
Somerset government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000 ($0.67)
- Charges - Sewerage: $221,000 ($149.12)
- Construction - Financial Administration: $150,000 ($101.21)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $92,000 ($62.08)
Sewerage: $80,000 ($53.98)
Police Protection: $34,000 ($22.94)
Financial Administration: $18,000 ($12.15)
Regular Highways: $16,000 ($10.80)
- General - Interest on Debt: $57,000 ($38.46)
- Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $80,000 ($53.98)
General: $17,000 ($11.47)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $25,000 ($16.87)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,381,000 ($931.85)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,336,000 ($901.48)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000 ($30.36)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000 ($20.92)
Interest Earnings: $12,000 ($8.10)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $775,000 ($522.94)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $180,000 ($121.46)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $37,000 ($24.97)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $103,000 ($69.50)
Highways: $30,000 ($20.24)
General Support: $24,000 ($16.19)
- Tax - Property: $63,000 ($42.51)
NEC: $32,000 ($21.59)
Motor Vehicle License: $8,000 ($5.40)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $115,000 ($77.60)
6.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,184 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.02% | | 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:
6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,193 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.37% | | 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 Somerset:
- 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.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHTH (790 AM; 1 kW; HEATH, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, INC.)
- WOSU (820 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WBNS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIOHIO, INCORPORATED)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLOH (1320 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, OH)
- WHIZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Somerset:
- WWJM (106.3 FM; NEW LEXINGTON, OH; Owner: PERRY COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLRY (88.5 FM; RUSHVILLE, OH; Owner: ARCANGEL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- WYBZ (107.3 FM; CROOKSVILLE, OH; Owner: Y BRIDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHOK-FM (95.5 FM; LANCASTER, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WCVZ (92.7 FM; SOUTH ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN VOICE OF CENTRAL OHIO, INC)
- WHIZ-FM (102.5 FM; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WJZA (103.5 FM; LANCASTER, OH; Owner: SKYWAY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCLT-FM (100.3 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: WCLT RADIO, INC.)
- WNKO (101.7 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, INC.)
- WFCB (93.3 FM; CHILLICOTHE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W201AK (88.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
- WOSU-FM (89.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WJIC (91.7 FM; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: VCY/AMERICA, INC.)
- WJAW-FM (100.9 FM; MCCONNELSVILLE, OH; Owner: QUIET RADIO INC. D/B/A WJAW RADIO)
- WUFM (88.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WOUZ-FM (90.1 FM; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- WFCO (90.9 FM; LANCASTER, OH; Owner: LANCASTER ED BROADASTING FOUNDATION)
- WSEO (107.7 FM; NELSONVILLE, OH; Owner: NELSONVILLE TV CABLE, INC.)
- WLGN-FM (98.3 FM; LOGAN, OH; Owner: ROGER L. HINERMAN d/b/a LOGAN BROADCASTING)
TV broadcast stations around Somerset:
- WSFJ-TV (Channel 51; NEWARK, OH; Owner: GUARDIAN VISION INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- WHIZ-TV (Channel 18; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO TELEVISION SYSTEM)
- WOSU-TV (Channel 34; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WSYX (Channel 6; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WSYX LICENSEE, INC.)
- WOUB-TV (Channel 20; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- WBNS-TV (Channel 10; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WBNS-TV, INC.)
- WTTE (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: COLUMBUS (WTTE-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WWHO (Channel 53; CHILLICOTHE, OH; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
- WCMH-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W16BT (Channel 16; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
Somerset fatal accident list:
Apr 5, 1975 01:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Somerset)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 28 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Municipal Bldg Main St (Lat: 39.807000 Lon: -82.299861), Call Sign: KVJ761
Assigned Frequencies: 39.5800 MHz, 39.6400 MHz Grant Date: 08/25/2004, Expiration Date: 08/21/2014
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544 - Municipal Water Tank (Lat: 39.807833 Lon: -82.301528), Call Sign: WQV709, Licensee ID: L00077513
Assigned Frequencies: 155.265 MHz Grant Date: 07/26/2005, Expiration Date: 09/10/2015
Registrant: Perry County Emergency Ambulance Service, 121 East Brown St., New Lexington, OH 43764, Phone: (740) 342-4123, Fax: (740) 342-5521 - 1/2 Mi W Of Hwy 383 2 Mi Se (Lat: 39.782000 Lon: -82.285972), Call Sign: KNBS784, Licensee ID: L00176723
Assigned Frequencies: 48.9400 MHz Grant Date: 10/03/2003, Expiration Date: 12/08/2013
Registrant: Texas Eastern Communications Inc, 5400 Westheimer Ct, Houston, TX 77251, Phone: (614) 743-1309 - Lat: 39.807444 Lon: -82.297944, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPXX409
Assigned Frequencies: 458.037 MHz, 458.037 MHz, 453.887 MHz, 458.887 MHz Grant Date: 06/25/2003, Expiration Date: 06/25/2013, Certifier: Dave Pettit
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - Somerset, 5 Mi W Of Hwy 383 2 Mi S (Lat: 39.782278 Lon: -82.287639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Call Sign: WNTW272
Assigned Frequencies: 6625.62 MHz, 6585.62 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6093.45 MHz Grant Date: 08/07/2009, Expiration Date: 10/18/2019
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- BARNESVILLE, 34020 Homer Reed Road (Lat: 39.950806 Lon: -81.193389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: WPON478
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz Grant Date: 04/27/2010, Expiration Date: 04/04/2020, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Somerset)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: OSWALT BRADLEY L FLY-BABY (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 110ZZ , Serial Number: 10ZZ
Registrant (Individual): Bradley L Oswalt, 5920 Tollgate Rd, Somerset, OH 43783 - Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 1155B , Serial Number: 5782
Registrant (Individual): William C Coleman, 5964 State Route 669 Ne, Somerset, OH 43783 - Aircraft: STARR RONALD E HIPERLIGHT SNS8 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 1414S , Serial Number: 85-001
Registrant (Individual): Ronald E Starr, 203 S Market St, Somerset, OH 43783
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 12/29/2005, Exported to: Australia - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1915P , Serial Number: 22-2662, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 01/25/1956
Registrant (Individual): Balen Robert J Van, 11436 Amish Ridge Road Ne, Somerset, OH 43783
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Somerset
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Somerset, OH
| Most common first names in Somerset, OH among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 45 | 80.8 years |
| James | 38 | 71.7 years |
| William | 31 | 75.0 years |
| Charles | 29 | 76.5 years |
| John | 28 | 76.0 years |
| Joseph | 24 | 75.5 years |
| Robert | 20 | 74.0 years |
| Helen | 17 | 79.4 years |
| Thomas | 16 | 70.6 years |
| Richard | 16 | 67.5 years |
| Most common last names in Somerset, OH among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Snider | 34 | 77.4 years |
| Miller | 20 | 77.9 years |
| Wilson | 17 | 74.6 years |
| Flautt | 14 | 84.2 years |
| Smith | 13 | 78.1 years |
| Dupler | 12 | 76.7 years |
| Emmert | 12 | 71.3 years |
| Clouse | 10 | 82.2 years |
| Henery | 9 | 72.6 years |
| Noll | 9 | 74.4 years |
Businesses in Somerset, OH
- Taco Bell: 1
- True Value: 1
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