Vinton, Ohio

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Population in July 2007: 339. Population change since 2000: +4.6%

Males: 162	(50.0%)
Females: 162	(50.0%)

Gallia County

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 45686.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,600 (it was $25,417 in 2000)

Vinton	$25,600
Ohio:	$43,493

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,300 (it was $61,300 in 2000)

Vinton	$66,300
Ohio:	$129,600

Vinton, OH residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Vinton:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Other race (1.2%)
Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Vinton: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.1%), German (13.9%), Irish (8.6%), English (7.7%), French (7.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.12 square miles.

Population density: 305 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Vinton

High school or higher: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 11.9%
Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vinton village

Never married: 14.2%
Now married: 64.2%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 10.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Ohio:	3.0%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Vinton, Ohio in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vinton to the number of sex offenders is 68 to 1.

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

Vinton:	0.7% ($458)
Ohio:	1.2% ($1,271)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (39.6 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (83.1 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (416.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wilkesville, OH (6.9 miles) , Rio Grande, OH (7.0 miles ), Centerville, OH (9.1 miles) , Gallipolis, OH (14.9 miles ), Rutland, OH (15.2 miles ), Cheshire, OH (15.8 miles ), Wellston, OH (16.6 miles ), Point Pleasant, WV (16.7 miles ).

Latitude: 38.98 N, Longitude: 82.34 W

Area code: 740

Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-6.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Mining (13%)
Truck transportation (13%)
Repair and maintenance (11%)
Utilities (10%)
Construction (7%)
Fuel dealers (6%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (34%)
Educational services (17%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
Fuel dealers (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Extraction workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Life and physical scientists (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
Health technologists and technicians (11%)
Cashiers (11%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Average climate in Vinton, Ohio

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Vinton-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the Vinton village center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.4 miles away from the village center killed 6 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Vinton:

HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; GALLIPOLIS, OH)
PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV)
HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER-JACKSON (about 21 miles; JACKSON, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Vinton, OH

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vinton:

TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 45 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
YEAGER (about 68 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 68 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vinton:

JAMES A RHODES (about 16 miles; JACKSON, OH; ID: I43)
GALLIA-MEIGS REGIONAL (about 17 miles; GALLIPOLIS, OH; ID: GAS)
OHIO UNIVERSITY SNYDER FIELD (about 18 miles; ATHENS/ALBANY, OH; ID: UNI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vinton:

OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 59 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 42,666)

Public elementary/middle school in Vinton:

Vinton Elementary School (Students: 200; Location: 123 Keystone Rd; Grades: K-8)

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Cemeteries: Holcomb Cemetery (1), McGehee Cemetery (2), Glenn Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	74.0%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	16.4%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Vinton compared to Ohio state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
Length of stay since moving in 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Vinton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gallia County Ohio:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$800
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$2,250
Firefighters	0	$0		25	$345
Totals for Government	0	$0		35	$3,395

4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($319 average AGI)
Gallia County: 0.11%
Ohio average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Mason County, WV	0.66% ($34,000 average AGI)
from Jackson County, OH	0.52% ($19,426)
from Meigs County, OH	0.51% ($20,736)

5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.36%
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 Lawrence County, OH	0.52% ($24,389 average AGI)
to Jackson County, OH	0.48% ($29,740)
to Franklin County, OH	0.45% ($34,766)

Strongest AM radio stations in Vinton:

WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WMPO (1390 AM; 5 kW; MIDDLEPORT-POMEROY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WJEH (990 AM; 1 kW; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vinton:

WRYV (101.5 FM; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WKOV-FM (96.7 FM; WELLSTON, OH; Owner: JACKSON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
WBYG (99.5 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WPCN (88.1 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WYRO (98.7 FM; MCARTHUR, OH; Owner: DAVIS BROADCASTING MEDIA, INC.)
WOUB-FM (91.3 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WCJO (97.7 FM; JACKSON, OH; Owner: JACKSON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYVK (92.1 FM; MIDDLEPORT, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJKW (95.9 FM; ATHENS, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Vinton:

WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
WOUB-TV (Channel 20; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)

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