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Ashtabula County, Ohio (OH)

County population in 2019: 97,241 (54% urban, 46% rural); it was 102,728 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 18,188
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,081
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 29,187
Renter-occupied apartments: 11,094 (it was 10,210 in 2000)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

32%

Land area: 702 sq. mi.

Water area: 666.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 138 people per square mile   (average).

March 2019 cost of living index in Ashtabula County: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.1%), Educational, health and social services (23.6%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Ashtabula County, OH (2019)
    • 87,17889.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,3594.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,3413.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,1902.2%Two or more races
    • 5670.6%Asian alone
    • 1380.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 550.06%Some other race alone
    • 160.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

42.3 years
Ohio median age:

39.6 years
Males: 49,564  (51.0%)
Females: 47,677  (49.0%)
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Average household size:
Ashtabula County:

2.0 people
Ohio:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2019: $44,580 ($35,607 in 1999)
This county:

$44,580
Ohio:

$58,642

Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $533 (lower quartile is $453, upper quartile is $657)
This county:

$533
State:

$662


Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $128,200 (it was $85,100 in 2000)
Ashtabula:

$128,200
Ohio:

$157,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,600 - $172,400

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $151,968
Here:

$151,968
State:

$198,781

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,742
Here:

$143,742
State:

$188,193

In 2-unit structures: $118,923
Here:

$118,923
State:

$118,841

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,552
Here:

$116,552
State:

$156,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,321
Here:

$198,321
State:

$143,144

Mobile homes: $60,556
Here:

$60,556
State:

$56,406

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,002
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $384

Institutionalized population: 2,950
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 239 buildings, average cost: $98,900
  • 1998: 200 buildings, average cost: $109,600
  • 1999: 474 buildings, average cost: $93,900
  • 2000: 445 buildings, average cost: $106,500
  • 2001: 412 buildings, average cost: $99,000
  • 2002: 441 buildings, average cost: $108,600
  • 2003: 331 buildings, average cost: $20,700
  • 2004: 371 buildings, average cost: $153,100
  • 2005: 214 buildings, average cost: $154,900
  • 2006: 227 buildings, average cost: $155,100
  • 2007: 135 buildings, average cost: $150,900
  • 2008: 96 buildings, average cost: $150,200
  • 2009: 66 buildings, average cost: $176,500
  • 2010: 77 buildings, average cost: $148,600
  • 2011: 64 buildings, average cost: $164,500
  • 2012: 76 buildings, average cost: $153,600
  • 2013: 57 buildings, average cost: $159,200
  • 2014: 71 buildings, average cost: $185,800
  • 2015: 68 buildings, average cost: $183,100
  • 2016: 74 buildings, average cost: $183,500
  • 2017: 80 buildings, average cost: $183,400
  • 2018: 92 buildings, average cost: $200,800
  • 2019: 122 buildings, average cost: $169,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Ashtabula, OH residents
Average permit cost in Ashtabula, OH
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,782 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,442 (1.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Ashtabula, OH in 2019
Distribution of house value in Ashtabula, OH in 2019
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ashtabula, OH in 2019
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 21.6%
Ashtabula County:

21.6%
Ohio:

13.1%
(19.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.6% for Black residents, 32.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.2% for American Indian residents, 58.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 47.1% for other race residents, 30.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2019: 42.3 years old
(Males: 41.0 years old, Females: 44.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.0 years old, Black residents: 36.6 years old, American Indian residents: 31.0 years old, Asian residents: 42.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.5 years old, Other race residents: 24.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ashtabula County is $463 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, Edgewood, Jefferson, North Kingsville, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores.

Ashtabula County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip CodeCityTestsMax concentrationMin concentrationArithmetic meanGeometric meanStandard deviationCoefficient of variationMean concentrationFirst quartileThird quartile
44003Andover282.70.21.130.920.761.81.000.601.50
44004Ashtabula18351.702.581.235.23202.841.000.602.20
44005Ashtabula11.51.51.51.5  1.500.831.68
44010Austinburg215.30.41.791.341.3978.041.400.702.30
44030Conneaut10656.50.14.882.168.34170.942.300.904.90
44032Dorset103.90.31.130.851.0592.630.900.351.15
44041Geneva7411.901.650.952.04123.990.900.401.80
44047Jefferson657.50.11.240.931.1491.990.900.601.40
44048Kingsville2237.40.46.853.359.06132.283.051.358.95
44068North Kingsville20510.113.434.1415.87118.144.101.5021.50
44076Orwell349.30.11.340.931.6119.571.000.551.35
44082Pierpont198.40.31.841.241.93105.331.400.502.40
44084Rock Creek215.60.21.571.181.382.411.200.831.50
44085Rome326.70.21.411.071.2185.531.150.701.50
44088Unionville328.312.722.120.878.2837.4625.309.8826.05
44093Williamsfield108.50.32.231.472.42108.471.150.802.70
44099Windsor1530.31.040.790.8682.30.900.401.15

All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).

2018 air pollution in Ashtabula County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Benton County, Iowa , Tolland County, Connecticut , Pike County, Pennsylvania , Poweshiek County, Iowa , Rock Island County, Illinois , Tama County, Iowa .

Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

5.6%
Ohio:

5.2%

Unemployment by year in Ashtabula, OH
County total employment by year in Ashtabula, OH
County average yearly wages by year in Ashtabula, OH

Current college students: 2,903
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,383 (86.1% naturalized citizens)

Ashtabula County:

1.4%
Whole state:

4.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1622010 or later
  • 4032000 to 2009
  • 1671990 to 1999
  • 2281980 to 1989
  • 2031970 to 1979
  • 774Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.1%

Ashtabula County marital status for males Ashtabula County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 34,499
  • One, attached: 794
  • Two: 1,904
  • 3 or 4: 1,699
  • 5 to 9: 1,653
  • 10 to 19: 614
  • 20 to 49: 705
  • 50 or more: 649
  • Mobile homes: 3,751

Housing units in Ashtabula County with a mortgage: 16,248 (400 second mortgage, 2,243 home equity loan, 228 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,681

Here:

61.5% with mortgage
State:

62.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Ashtabula County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic14,13411
Mainline Protestant11,47556
Evangelical Protestant9,41882
Black Protestant1,0974
Other5597
None64,814-
Ashtabula County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 21
Ashtabula County:

2.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17
This county:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
Ashtabula County:

3.16 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 78
This county:

7.71 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Ashtabula County:

9.8%
Ohio:

10.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Ashtabula County:

29.5%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.8%
State:

11.9%

Agriculture in Ashtabula County:

Average size of farms: 133 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31,126
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $229.73
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.77%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.23%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24,985
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 50.76%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.45%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47,257
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.88
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 36.14%
Corn for grain: 16591 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5472 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 23885 harvested acres
Vegetables: 220 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,343 acres

Earthquake activity:

Ashtabula County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 27.0 miles away from Ashtabula County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 24.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 306.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 11.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/2019 at 14:50:45, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 36.9 miles away from Ashtabula County center
On 12/31/2011 at 20:05:01, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Ohio Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to October 30, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4098: January 03, 2013, FEMA Id: 4098, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Ohio Snow, Incident Period: March 07, 2008 to March 09, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3286: April 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 3286, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Ohio Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2006 to August 04, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1656: August 01, 2006, FEMA Id: 1656, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Ohio Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 17, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3187: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3187, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
  • Ohio SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, Incident Period: May 31, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-738: June 03, 1985, FEMA Id: 738, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
  • Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • Ohio SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 27, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-377: April 27, 1973, FEMA Id: 377, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Ashtabula County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snow: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Ashtabula

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 26,707 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled: 2,973 (9.3%)
  • Bus: 139 (0.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 523 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 31 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 659 (2.1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,027 (3.2%)
Class of Workers in 2019
Most common industries in 2019 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2019


  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2019


  • Health care and social assistance (33%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2019 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2019


  • Production occupations (16%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2019


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Production occupations (12%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (12%)
  • India (11%)
  • Philippines (10%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • Honduras (7%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Vietnam (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ashtabula County


  • American (28%)
  • German (10%)
  • Italian (8%)
  • English (6%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Pennsylvania German (5%)
  • Polish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Ashtabula County, Ohio in 2000:

  • 1,218 people in nursing homes
  • 134 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 98 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 96 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 76 people in other group homes
  • 57 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 35 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 29 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

People in group quarters in Ashtabula County, Ohio in 2010:

  • 1,500 people in state prisons
  • 1,255 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 139 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 112 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 85 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 36 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 21 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 18 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 13 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 6 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 4 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $47,806.

4.06% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,715 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.06%
Ohio average:

5.23%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.45% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($22,333 average AGI)
1.61% relocated from other states ($14,382 average AGI)
Ashtabula County:

1.61%
Ohio average:

1.73%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Lake County, OH  0.91% ($34,138 average AGI)
from Trumbull County, OH  0.33% ($33,254)
from Geauga County, OH  0.31% ($48,726)
from Cuyahoga County, OH  0.30% ($35,723)
from Erie County, PA  0.19% ($39,314)
from Crawford County, PA  0.09% ($30,686)
from Portage County, OH  0.09% ($36,857)


4.25% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,466 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.25%
Ohio average:

5.51%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.56% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($22,846 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($15,621 average AGI)
Ashtabula County:

1.69%
Ohio average:

2.01%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Lake County, OH  1.05% ($40,426 average AGI)
to Trumbull County, OH  0.32% ($29,000)
to Cuyahoga County, OH  0.28% ($47,152)
to Geauga County, OH  0.24% ($36,739)
to Erie County, PA  0.14% ($30,453)
to Franklin County, OH  0.10% ($36,564)
to Portage County, OH  0.10% ($26,389)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.5

Births per 1000 population in Ashtabula County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Ashtabula County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Ashtabula County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ashtabula County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Ashtabula County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ashtabula County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ashtabula County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ashtabula County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Ashtabula County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,368 (14,980 aged, 3,388 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,616 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,645)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,621)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,377)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,207)
  • Unspecified dementia (824)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (565)
  • Congestive heart failure (486)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (478)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (459)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (424)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.91
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,192
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 235
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,459

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,211
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,046
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 89

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 50.2. This is more than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 142.4. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 76.8
  • Suffocation - 29.3
  • Other - 36.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 97,241
  • Male householders: 20,456 (5,566 living alone), Female householders: 19,034 (6,220 living alone)
  • 17,043 spouses (16,863 opposite-sex spouses), 4,535 unmarried partners, (4,535 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 25,463 children (22,708 natural, 913 adopted, 1,842 stepchildren), 3,107 grandchildren, 434 brothers or sisters, 838 parents, 155 foster children, 594 other relatives, 2,130 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,452

Size of family households: 12,432 2-persons, 4,464 3-persons, 3,790 4-persons, 2,663 5-persons, 540 6-persons, 1,118 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,786 1-person, 2,532 2-persons, 165 3-persons.

11,209 married couples with children.
7,065 single-parent households (668 men, 6,397 women).

92.7% of residents of Ashtabula speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $541,102,000 ($5,246 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,671,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $261,832,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $151,744,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,748,000
Federal grants: $95,197,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,787,000 ($3,675,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,795,000 ($590,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,137,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $50,386,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,143,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 6,455
Here:

63 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 5,833
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +227
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -242
Here -2 per 1000 residents
State -15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ashtabula County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.12 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.4

Year house built in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • Year house built in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • 5712014 or later
  • 3452010 to 2013
  • 2,8792000 to 2009
  • 5,0261990 to 1999
  • 3,9901980 to 1989
  • 4,7281970 to 1979
  • 6,2811960 to 1969
  • 5,8851950 to 1959
  • 2,9471940 to 1949
  • 13,6161939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • 1081 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 3313 rooms
  • 1,5054 rooms
  • 4,2165 rooms
  • 6,3946 rooms
  • 5,3097 rooms
  • 4,3868 rooms
  • 4,6809+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • 441 room
  • 5272 rooms
  • 3,4953 rooms
  • 3,3054 rooms
  • 1,6605 rooms
  • 1,3816 rooms
  • 1,0537 rooms
  • 3238 rooms
  • 7739+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • 108no bedroom
  • 2121 bedroom
  • 4,8732 bedrooms
  • 16,0573 bedrooms
  • 3,9724 bedrooms
  • 1,7075+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashtabula County, Ohio
  • 87no bedroom
  • 3,1401 bedroom
  • 5,3012 bedrooms
  • 2,4163 bedrooms
  • 9454 bedrooms
  • 6725+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Ashtabula County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ashtabula County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ashtabula County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,203no vehicle
  • 7,9051 vehicle
  • 10,9082 vehicles
  • 4,3093 vehicles
  • 1,6584 vehicles
  • 9465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ashtabula County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ashtabula County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,348no vehicle
  • 5,9771 vehicle
  • 3,1312 vehicles
  • 8423 vehicles
  • 844 vehicles
  • 1795+ vehicles

88.0% of Ashtabula County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Ohio.

Ashtabula County:

88.0%
State average:

85.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 76,273
  • Other state: 18,480
  • Northeast: 8,807
  • Midwest: 2,109
  • South: 5,973
  • West: 1,591
Year householders moved into unit in Ashtabula County, OH
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ashtabula County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 61.6%Utility gas
  • 14.7%Electricity
  • 10.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.8%Wood
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 0.9%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 52.8%Utility gas
  • 37.6%Electricity
  • 4.5%Other fuel
  • 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,430
Here:

14.6%
Ohio:

13.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 288
Here:

6.4%
Ohio:

12.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 543
Here:

14.5%
Ohio:

23.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Ashtabula County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,759,000
  • Charges - Other: $11,316,000
    Sewerage: $2,841,000
    Regular Highways: $432,000
    Solid Waste Management: $355,000
    Parks and Recreation: $142,000
    Air Transportation: $115,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $1,338,000
    Sewerage: $643,000
    Water Utilities: $61,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $21,321,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,855,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,773,000
    General - Other: $8,556,000
    Police Protection: $7,291,000
    Regular Highways: $6,427,000
    Health - Other: $4,240,000
    Financial Administration: $3,451,000
    Sewerage: $2,608,000
    Water Utilities: $2,526,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,461,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,449,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,169,000
    Air Transportation: $1,153,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $281,000
    Solid Waste Management: $172,000
    Corrections - Other: $152,000
    Parks and Recreation: $117,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $9,208,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,260,000
    Other: $268,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $791,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $727,000
    General - Other: $129,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,584,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,053,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,852,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,321,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,024,000
    Special Assessments: $1,808,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $670,000
    Interest Earnings: $657,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $375,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $50,027,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,237,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $428,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,894,000
    Other: $7,357,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,303,000
    Highways: $5,976,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,081,000
    Sewerage: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,419,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,654,000
    Other License: $188,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $50,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,747,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $568,000

Ashtabula County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,759,000
  • Charges - Other: $11,316,000
    Sewerage: $2,841,000
    Regular Highways: $432,000
    Solid Waste Management: $355,000
    Parks and Recreation: $142,000
    Air Transportation: $115,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $1,338,000
    Sewerage: $643,000
    Water Utilities: $61,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $21,321,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,855,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,773,000
    General - Other: $8,556,000
    Police Protection: $7,291,000
    Regular Highways: $6,427,000
    Health - Other: $4,240,000
    Financial Administration: $3,451,000
    Sewerage: $2,608,000
    Water Utilities: $2,526,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,461,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,449,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,169,000
    Air Transportation: $1,153,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $281,000
    Solid Waste Management: $172,000
    Corrections - Other: $152,000
    Parks and Recreation: $117,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $9,208,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,260,000
    Other: $268,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $791,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $727,000
    General - Other: $129,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,584,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,053,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,852,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,321,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,024,000
    Special Assessments: $1,808,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $670,000
    Interest Earnings: $657,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $375,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $50,027,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,237,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $428,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,894,000
    Other: $7,357,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,303,000
    Highways: $5,976,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,081,000
    Sewerage: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,419,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,654,000
    Other License: $188,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $50,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,747,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $568,000

Ashtabula County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,759,000
  • Charges - Other: $11,316,000
    Sewerage: $2,841,000
    Regular Highways: $432,000
    Solid Waste Management: $355,000
    Parks and Recreation: $142,000
    Air Transportation: $115,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $1,338,000
    Sewerage: $643,000
    Water Utilities: $61,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $21,321,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,855,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,773,000
    General - Other: $8,556,000
    Police Protection: $7,291,000
    Regular Highways: $6,427,000
    Health - Other: $4,240,000
    Financial Administration: $3,451,000
    Sewerage: $2,608,000
    Water Utilities: $2,526,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,461,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,449,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,169,000
    Air Transportation: $1,153,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $281,000
    Solid Waste Management: $172,000
    Corrections - Other: $152,000
    Parks and Recreation: $117,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $9,208,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,260,000
    Other: $268,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $791,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $727,000
    General - Other: $129,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,584,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,053,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,852,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,321,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,024,000
    Special Assessments: $1,808,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $670,000
    Interest Earnings: $657,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $375,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $50,027,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,237,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $428,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,894,000
    Other: $7,357,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,303,000
    Highways: $5,976,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,081,000
    Sewerage: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,419,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,654,000
    Other License: $188,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $50,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,747,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $568,000

Ashtabula County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,759,000
  • Charges - Other: $11,316,000
    Sewerage: $2,841,000
    Regular Highways: $432,000
    Solid Waste Management: $355,000
    Parks and Recreation: $142,000
    Air Transportation: $115,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $1,338,000
    Sewerage: $643,000
    Water Utilities: $61,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $21,321,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,855,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $9,773,000
    General - Other: $8,556,000
    Police Protection: $7,291,000
    Regular Highways: $6,427,000
    Health - Other: $4,240,000
    Financial Administration: $3,451,000
    Sewerage: $2,608,000
    Water Utilities: $2,526,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,461,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,449,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,169,000
    Air Transportation: $1,153,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $281,000
    Solid Waste Management: $172,000
    Corrections - Other: $152,000
    Parks and Recreation: $117,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $9,208,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,260,000
    Other: $268,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $791,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $727,000
    General - Other: $129,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,584,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,053,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,852,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,321,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,024,000
    Special Assessments: $1,808,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $670,000
    Interest Earnings: $657,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $375,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $50,027,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,237,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $428,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,894,000
    Other: $7,357,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,303,000
    Highways: $5,976,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,081,000
    Sewerage: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,419,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,654,000
    Other License: $188,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $50,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,747,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $568,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,540
  • Number of aged recipients: 78
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,462
  • Number of recipients under 18: 423
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,851
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 266
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 677
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,203
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 21 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED212$95,8541,094$91,7294,182$89,009520$23,7253$112,667444$67,613
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$109,556133$81,248722$92,51184$23,4880$053$70,736
APPLICATIONS DENIED34$105,176282$81,0501,959$90,107372$20,0240$0131$64,885
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN21$127,810112$95,6431,206$98,90749$30,6730$048$76,396
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS7$83,57154$87,000266$102,13911$27,3644$210,75017$65,588
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 21 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED338$94,151361$107,78452$59,404
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED57$94,070148$111,02717$85,176
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$77,40011$92,6364$69,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN16$75,93842$110,8575$95,600
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$72,0001$117,0001$49,000
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Ashtabula, OH
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Ashtabula, OH - Value
Most common first names in Ashtabula County, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John81175.0 years
Mary79979.4 years
William61373.0 years
Robert55169.7 years
Charles42873.3 years
James42771.3 years
Helen38578.0 years
George37274.2 years
Joseph33975.3 years
Margaret32678.0 years
Most common last names in Ashtabula County, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith25377.2 years
Johnson21176.4 years
Miller17173.5 years
Brown15175.1 years
Williams14475.4 years
Hall11671.4 years
Anderson11076.9 years
Davis9375.3 years
Jones8673.3 years
Taylor7074.7 years
Businesses in Ashtabula County, OH
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Kmart1
Ace Hardware1Lane Furniture3
Advance Auto Parts1Little Caesars Pizza1
Applebee's1Long John Silver's1
Arby's1Lowe's1
AutoZone4MasterBrand Cabinets5
Baskin-Robbins1McDonald's7
Bath & Body Works1Motel 61
Buffalo Wild Wings1Nike3
Burger King4OfficeMax1
CVS3Payless1
Chevrolet4Penske1
Circle K12Pizza Hut2
Comfort Inn1Quiznos1
Curves2RadioShack2
Dairy Queen6Red Lobster1
Days Inn1Rite Aid5
Deb1Sears3
Decora Cabinetry2Sleep Inn1
Dennys1Steak 'n Shake1
Domino's Pizza1Subway12
Dunkin Donuts1T-Mobile2
Fashion Bug1Taco Bell1
FedEx8Toyota1
GNC6True Value3
GameStop1U-Haul7
H&R Block5UPS7
Hardee's1Verizon Wireless2
Holiday Inn1Waffle House1
Home Depot1Walgreens1
Honda1Walmart1
Hyundai1Wendy's3
JCPenney1YMCA1
KFC2

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