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Fairfield County

Population in 2011: 604. Population change since 2000: +8.8%
 

Males: 290  (48.0%)
Females: 314  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  34.6 years
Ohio median age:  39.3 years

Zip codes: 43157.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,226 (it was $29,911 in 2000)
Thurston:

$31,226
Ohio:

$45,395
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $13,009

Thurston village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $94,030 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
Thurston:

$94,030
Ohio:

$134,600
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $91,889; Detached houses: $105,814; Mobile homes: $34,745

Median gross rent in 2009: $710.

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  • White alone - 571 (94.5%)
  • Two or more races - 21 (3.5%)
  • Hispanic - 8 (1.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 2 (0.3%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 1 (0.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Thurston: 95.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (27.9%), German (22.7%), Irish (15.5%), English (8.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 881 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 2335 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Thurston:

  • High school or higher: 76.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thurston village:

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

11 residents are foreign born

This village:  2.0%
Ohio:  3.0%



According to our research of Ohio and other state lists there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Thurston, Ohio as of May 24, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Thurston to the number of sex offenders is 303 to 1.


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $900 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $217 (0.5%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbus, OH (25.7 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (302.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pleasantville, OH (1.6 miles ), Baltimore, OH (1.8 miles ), Millersport, OH (2.0 miles ), Fairfield Beach, OH (2.5 miles ), Buckeye Lake, OH (2.7 miles ), Thornville, OH (2.8 miles ), West Rushville, OH (2.8 miles) , Rushville, OH (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 39.84 N, Longitude: 82.55 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 740

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.0%
Ohio:

6.8%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.4%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (26%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Wholesale trade (9%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)
  • Retail trade (27%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Customer service representatives (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Thurston-area historical tornado activity is near Ohio state average. It is 46% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1973, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Thurston village center injured 8 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 2/22/1971, a category F3 tornado 19.8 miles away from the village center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Thurston-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Fairfield County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Thurston:

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; LANCASTER, OH)
  • DILEY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; CANAL WINCHESTER, OH)
  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; COLUMBUS, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Thurston, OH

Local government website: WWW.THURSTONOHIO.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thurston:

  • Denison University (about 16 miles; Granville, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • Central Ohio Technical College (about 17 miles; Newark, OH; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • Ohio State University-Newark Campus (about 17 miles; Newark, OH; FT enrollment: 2,113)
  • DeVry University-Ohio (about 23 miles; Columbus, OH; FT enrollment: 2,068)
  • Capital University (about 23 miles; Columbus, OH; FT enrollment: 2,913)
  • Ohio Dominican University (about 24 miles; Columbus, OH; FT enrollment: 2,215)
  • Franklin University (about 25 miles; Columbus, OH; FT enrollment: 3,343)

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Fairfield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.8%
(21.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 84.6% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Ohio:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  69.4%
Whole state:  70.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.4%
Whole state:  5.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thurston, OH


Thurston 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.
  • Renting percentage below 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Thurston travel time to work - commute
Thurston mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (88%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Fairfield County Ohio:


2008 Presidential Election results in Fairfield County Ohio:
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Religion statistics for Thurston (based on Fairfield County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.60%
Here36.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristian Churches and Churches of ChristSouthern Baptist Convention
Adherents31.9%22.6%11.5%6.5%3.5%
Congregations4.4%26.7%13.3%5.2%5.2%
NameUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)LDS (Mormon) ChurchChurch of the NazareneOther
Adherents3.2%3.1%2.6%2.6%12.5%
Congregations5.2%4.4%2.2%3.7%29.6%
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: 15
This county:

1.06 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Fairfield County:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
Fairfield County:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
This county:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
Fairfield County:

5.18 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.6%
Ohio:

10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

30.4%
Ohio:

29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Fairfield County:

9.9%
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 0$0 1$420
Totals for Government 0$0 1$420


7.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,268 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.85%
Ohio average:

5.31%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($109 average AGI)
Fairfield County:

0.03%
Ohio average:

0.10%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Franklin County, OH  3.67% ($44,801 average AGI)
from Licking County, OH  0.50% ($37,879)
from Hocking County, OH  0.34% ($27,218)


7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.37%
Ohio average:

5.79%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($128 average AGI)
Fairfield County:

0.03%
Ohio average:

0.04%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Franklin County, OH  3.11% ($34,050 average AGI)
to Licking County, OH  0.57% ($38,294)
to Perry County, OH  0.31% ($31,006)

Strongest AM radio stations in Thurston:

  • 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.)
  • WLOH (1320 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, OH)
  • WBNS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIOHIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOSU (820 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHTH (790 AM; 1 kW; HEATH, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thurston:

  • WJZA (103.5 FM; LANCASTER, OH; Owner: SKYWAY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHOK-FM (95.5 FM; LANCASTER, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLRY (88.5 FM; RUSHVILLE, OH; Owner: ARCANGEL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WNKO (101.7 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, INC.)
  • W201AK (88.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOSU-FM (89.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFCB (93.3 FM; CHILLICOTHE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWJM (106.3 FM; NEW LEXINGTON, OH; Owner: PERRY COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCLT-FM (100.3 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: WCLT RADIO, INC.)
  • WUFM (88.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WBZX (99.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WBNS-FM (97.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIO OHIO, INC.)
  • WCOL-FM (92.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WXMG (98.9 FM; UPPER ARLINGTON, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES, LTD)
  • WLVQ (96.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFCO (90.9 FM; LANCASTER, OH; Owner: LANCASTER ED BROADASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WRVT (88.7 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WSNY (94.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNCI (97.9 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCBE (90.5 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: BD.OF EDUC.,CITY SCH.DIST.,COLUMBUS)

TV broadcast stations around Thurston:

  • WSYX (Channel 6; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WSYX LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WTTE (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: COLUMBUS (WTTE-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WSFJ-TV (Channel 51; NEWARK, OH; Owner: GUARDIAN VISION INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
  • WBNS-TV (Channel 10; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WBNS-TV, INC.)
  • WOSU-TV (Channel 34; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCMH-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWHO (Channel 53; CHILLICOTHE, OH; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • WINJ-LP (Channel 8; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES)
  • WCLL-LP (Channel 19; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: JONATHAN W. OWENS)
  • WDEM-LP (Channel 17; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: TRIPLETT & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • W23BZ (Channel 23; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W43BZ (Channel 43; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHIZ-TV (Channel 18; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO TELEVISION SYSTEM)

Thurston fatal accident list:

Mar 5, 1984 03:45 PM, 256, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 540
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 750


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Thurston Fire Sta 217 First St (Lat: 39.840333 Lon: -82.547667), Call Sign: KNAI407
    Assigned Frequencies: 33.8400 MHz, 33.8600 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/23/1995, Expiration Date: 11/19/2000, Cancellation Date: 01/21/2001
    Registrant: City Of Thurston, 8474 Millersport Rd Box 217, Thurston, OH 43157, Phone: (614) 862-6003

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

3
  • Call Sign: KB8AV, Licensee ID: L00805784
    Grant Date: 01/29/2004, Expiration Date: 02/22/2014, Certifier: Robert W Oiler
    Registrant: Robert W Oiler, Thurston, OH 43157
  • Call Sign: KD8MNT, Licensee ID: L01533769
    Grant Date: 12/02/2009, Expiration Date: 12/02/2019, Certifier: Terry L Leiendecker
    Registrant: Terry L Leiendecker, Box 16, Thurston, OH 43157
  • Call Sign: KD8MNU, Licensee ID: L01533770
    Grant Date: 12/02/2009, Expiration Date: 12/02/2019, Certifier: Rita S Leiendecker
    Registrant: Rita S Leiendecker, 2280 Main St, Thurston, OH 43157



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$66,700
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$74,350
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2006 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0302.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 9
  • Hazardous Condition: 5

Incident types - Thurston


See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Thurston, OH

Most common first names in Thurston, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Ralph670.0 years
John571.6 years
George480.7 years
Charles472.5 years
James472.3 years
Mary476.0 years
Raymond476.2 years
Dorothy376.7 years
William358.3 years
Harry279.5 years
Most common last names in Thurston, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
England472.5 years
Reedy477.5 years
Taylor373.4 years
Speaks381.3 years
Robinson358.9 years
Miller375.3 years
George388.3 years
Wolfe268.6 years
Looman282.5 years
Young276.5 years

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