Darke County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.8%), Educational,health and social services (15.0%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Darke County, Ohio business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Darke County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 26,121	(49.0%)
Females: 27,188	(51.0%)

Darke County:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county	$41,742
Ohio:	$43,493

Darke County	$117,478
Ohio:	$129,600

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 128
• Thefts: 214
• Auto thefts: 21

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Darke County is $417 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $669 a month.

Cities in this county include: Greenville, Versailles, Arcanum, Union City, Ansonia, New Madison, Wayne Lakes, Gettysburg, Pitsburg, Osgood.

Neighboring counties: Jay County, Indiana , Mercer County , Miami County , Montgomery County , Randolph County, Indiana , Preble County , Shelby County , Wayne County, Indiana .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Darke County: Meeker (A), Cassels Corners (B), Muddy Corners (C), Eldora Speedway (D), Stillwater Beach Campground (E), Stillwater Valley Golf Course (F), Greenville Country Club (G), Union City Golf Course (H), Hiestand Community Hall (I), Bethel Corners (J), Darke County Fairgrounds (K), Weimers Mill (L), Mount Heron (M), White Springs Golf Course (N), Zumbrum Corners (O), Darke County Childrens Home (P), Darke County Home (Q), Greenville Water Works (R). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Euclid Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Darke County include: Abbottsville United Methodist Church (A), Hickory Grove Church (B), Hiestand Church (C), Hillgrove Federated Church (D), Holy Family Catholic Church (E), Ithaca United Methodist Church (F), Miller Grove German Baptist Church (G), Nashville United Methodist Church (H), East Zion Congregational Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), Ansonia Cemetery (2), Zerby Cemetery (3), Yoder Cemetery (4), Yankeetown Cemetery (5), Arcanum Greenlawn Cemetery (6), Harter Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Shadyview Lakes (A), Spring Knoll Lakes (B), Pauls Lake (C), Sugar Valley Lakes (D), Bar-E Club Lake (E), Wabash Conservancy District Structure Reservoir (F), Twin Willows Lake (G), Darke Company Lake Wildlife Area Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bridge Creek (A), Boyd Creek (B), Gray Brook (C), Gray Branch (D), Grassy Fork (E), Bolton Run (F), Harte Run (G), South Fork Stillwater River (H), Woodington Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Darke County include: Routzong Preserve (1), Fort Jefferson State Memorial (2), Coppess Nature Sanctuary (3), Darke County Lake Wildlife Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.2%
Ohio:	5.6%

Current college students: 1,540
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 370 (48% naturalized citizens)

Darke County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,651
• One, attached: 349
• Two: 1,087
• 3 or 4: 794
• 5 to 9: 401
• 10 to 19: 167
• 20 or more: 218
• Mobile homes: 910
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Darke County with a mortgage: 7,863 (732 second mortgage, 1,019 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,469

Darke County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 31 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 21 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 21,152 (84%) Carpooled: 2,304 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 73 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 55 (0%) Walked: 545 (2%) Other means: 135 (1%) Worked at home: 1,008 (4%)

3.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.89%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.48% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($19,414 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($8,759 average AGI)

Darke County:	1.41%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Miami County, OH	0.75% ($30,405 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, OH	0.56% ($33,213)
from Randolph County, IN	0.29% ($21,683)
from Preble County, OH	0.26% ($26,298)
from Shelby County, OH	0.19% ($27,000)
from Mercer County, OH	0.14% ($38,968)
from Wayne County, IN	0.07% ($22,000)

5.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,671 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.05%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.18% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($20,761 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($9,910 average AGI)

Darke County:	1.86%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Miami County, OH	0.73% ($31,675 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, OH	0.69% ($34,697)
to Randolph County, IN	0.38% ($19,807)
to Mercer County, OH	0.28% ($38,145)
to Preble County, OH	0.28% ($28,770)
to Shelby County, OH	0.24% ($32,481)
to Franklin County, OH	0.23% ($25,098)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,677 (7,698 aged, 979 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 46,150 (12,337 male householders, 2,645 female householders)

  12,569 spouses, 16,432 children (14,983 natural, 304 adopted, 1,145 stepchildren), 666 grandchildren, 222 brothers or sisters, 164 parents, 263 other relatives, 852 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,207 (2,372 male householders (1,995 living alone)), 3,035 female householders (2,798 living alone)), 800 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 952 (458 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,713 2-persons, 3,274 3-persons, 2,915 4-persons, 1,355 5-persons, 550 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,793 1-person, 508 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

98.1% of residents of Darke County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (39% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $241,135,000 ($4528 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,235,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $118,502,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,020,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,848,000
Federal grants: $48,225,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,243,000 ($767,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,297,000 ($1,598,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $311,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,941,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,858,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.28 millions of gallons per day (66% from ground, 34% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

66% of Darke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Ohio.

Darke County:	65.8%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 43186
• Northeast: 565
• Midwest: 5611
• South: 2846
• West: 602

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,500

Here:	8.9%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	3.8%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	10.7%
Ohio:	23.4%

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