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Population (year 2000): 1,549. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,572 (+1.5% change)
 

Males: 701  (45.3%)
Females: 848  (54.7%)

Perry County

Median resident age:  38.9 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 43783.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,000 (it was $29,844 in 2000)
Somerset  $30,000
Ohio:  $43,493

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,800 (it was $82,100 in 2000)
Somerset  $88,800
Ohio:  $129,600

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Races in Somerset:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (28.0%), United States (19.6%), Irish (17.2%), English (7.8%), French (2.8%), Scottish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1065 feet

Land area: 1.17 square miles.

Population density: 1347 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Somerset

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Somerset village

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 48.1%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 13.4%

5 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.3%
Ohio:  3.0%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Somerset, Ohio in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Somerset to the number of sex offenders is 196 to 1.

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

Somerset:  0.8% ($676)
Ohio:  1.2% ($1,271)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbus, OH (49.1 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (395.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Glenford, OH (5.7 miles) , Junction City, OH (5.9 miles ), New Lexington, OH (8.9 miles ), Rushville, OH (9.4 miles ), Thornville, OH (10.2 miles ), West Rushville, OH (10.6 miles) , Bremen, OH (11.3 miles ), Fultonham, OH (11.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $160,000

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Latitude: 39.81 N, Longitude: 82.30 W


97 people in nursing homes

Area code: 740

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (19%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Food processing workers (3%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Somerset (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 9 burglaries (570.0 per 100,000)
  • 37 thefts (2343.3 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (63.3 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 138.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.27
US city average:  3.00

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Somerset-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Ohio state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the Somerset village center injured 8 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 tornado 31.5 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Somerset:
  • HOCKING VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; LOGAN, OH)
  • GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (about 23 miles; ZANESVILLE, OH)
  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; LANCASTER, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Somerset, OH

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Somerset:
  • PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 43 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; ID: CMH)
  • RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; ID: OSU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somerset:
  • PERRY COUNTY (about 12 miles; NEW LEXINGTON, OH; ID: I86)
  • CROOKSVILLE (about 16 miles; CROOKSVILLE, OH; ID: I84)
  • NEWARK-HEATH (about 18 miles; NEWARK, OH; ID: VTA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Somerset:
  • DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 38 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 42,666)
  • COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 10,583)
  • FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 3,048)
  • OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,226)
Public elementary/middle school in Somerset:
Private elementary/middle school in Somerset:
  • HOLY TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location: 225 S COLUMBUS ST BOX 459; Grades: 1 - 8)

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Notable locations in Somerset: Perry Countys First Courthouse (A), Perry County Historical Society Museum (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Somerset: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Holy Trinity Cemetery (1), Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (2), Somerset Methodist Cemetery (3), Lutheran Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Somerset include: Somerset Historic District (1), General Phillip Sheridan Monument (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Somerset Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  62.2%
Whole state:  67.3%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  12.8%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Somerset compared to Ohio state average:

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  • 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 (2007 data):
  • Commodore Bank: at 100 East Main Street, branch established on 1928-12-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $68.3 mil, Deposits: $55.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Commodore Financial Network, Inc.
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Somerset Branch at 105 Public Square, branch established on 1914-04-29. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp



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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
Streets and Highways 1$1,550$18,6000$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$5,172$20,6880$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$221
Other Government Administration 0$0 11$2,725
Financial Administration 0$0 2$739
Water Supply 0$0 2$2,249
Sewerage 0$0 2$2,927
Totals for Government 4$6,722$20,16619$8,863


Somerset government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $221,000
  • Construction - Financial Administration: $150,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $92,000
    Sewerage: $80,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $57,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $80,000
    General: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,381,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,336,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $775,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $180,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $37,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $103,000
    Highways: $30,000
    General Support: $24,000
  • Tax - Property: $63,000
    NEC: $32,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $115,000

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:
from Fairfield County, OH  1.28% ($31,006 average AGI)
from Licking County, OH  1.01% ($35,795)
from Muskingum County, OH  0.91% ($24,591)


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:
to Fairfield County, OH  1.29% ($26,268 average AGI)
to Muskingum County, OH  1.12% ($25,711)
to Licking County, OH  0.89% ($32,018)


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.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHTH (790 AM; 1 kW; HEATH, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOSU (820 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WBNS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIOHIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, 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)
  • WCLT-FM (100.3 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: WCLT RADIO, INC.)
  • WNKO (101.7 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, 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.)
  • WJIC (91.7 FM; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: VCY/AMERICA, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WOUB-TV (Channel 20; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
  • WHIZ-TV (Channel 18; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO TELEVISION SYSTEM)

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