Erie County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	31%

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Races in Erie County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 38,766	(48.7%)
Females: 40,785	(51.3%)

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Erie County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$48,654
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$507
State:	$511

Erie County:	$135,600
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $177,018

Here:	$177,018
State:	$175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,109

Here:	$151,109
State:	$158,918

In 2-unit structures: $118,493

Here:	$118,493
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,455

Here:	$139,455
State:	$149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $75,000

Here:	$75,000
State:	$138,542

Mobile homes: $18,957

Here:	$18,957
State:	$32,066

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 137
• Thefts: 258
• Auto thefts: 18

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 139
• Thefts: 307
• Auto thefts: 26

Erie County:	11.4%
Ohio:	13.1%

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Area name: Sandusky, OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Erie County is $454 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $580 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $757 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sandusky, Vermilion, Huron, Milan, Fairview Lanes, Castalia, Bay View, Berlin Heights, Kelleys Island.

Neighboring counties: Huron County , Lorain County , Ottawa County , Sandusky County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Erie County: Bay Bridge (A), Bay Harbor Marina (B), Pages Corners (C), Camp Timberline (D), National Aeronautics and Space Administration John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field (E), Castalia Trout Club (F), Ohio Agricultural Experimental Station (G), Osborn State Farm (H), Keys Golf Course (I), Ceylon Junction (J), Plum Brook Country Club (K), Thunderbird Golf Course (L), Union Corners (M), Sandusky Speedway (N), Vermilion Golf Course (O), Sawmill Creek Golf Course (P), Willow Creek Golf Course (Q), Schoepfle Arboretum (R), James H McBride Arboretum (S), Inland Seas Maritime Museum (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Sandusky Mall Shopping Center (1), Sanmarco Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Erie County include: Life Tabernacle (A), Milan Church (B), Milan Friends Church (C), Oheb Shalom Temple (D), Birmingham Methodist Church (E), Faith Memorial Church (F), Florence Christian Church (G), Saint John Lutheran Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Milan North Cemetery (1), Milan Cemetery (2), Harrison Cemetery (3), Deyo Cemetery (4), Wilmer Cemetery (5), Berlinville Cemetery (6), Birmingham Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sherod Creek (A), Plum Brook (B), Little Pickerel Creek (C), Edson Creek (D), East Fork Vermilion River (E), East Branch Huron River (F), Darby Creek (G), West Branch Huron River (H), Cranberry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Erie County include: Pelton Park (1), Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve (2), Sherod Park (3), The Coupling Reserve (4), Firelands Community Park (5), Resthaven Wildlife Area (6), Edison Woods Reserve (7), Castalia Quarry Reserve (8), Osborn Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Main Street Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Shinrock Post Office (A), Birmingham Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.6%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 2,641
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,191 (70% naturalized citizens)

Erie County:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 25,420
• One, attached: 1,323
• Two: 2,106
• 3 or 4: 1,560
• 5 to 9: 1,356
• 10 to 19: 1,132
• 20 or more: 1,356
• Mobile homes: 1,606
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50

Housing units in Erie County with a mortgage: 12,829 (1,401 second mortgage, 2,375 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,974

Here:	64.8% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Erie County-area historical earthquake activity is near Ohio state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from Erie County center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/2003 at 19:21:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from Erie County center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1992 at 06:13:55, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from Erie County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 32,596 (88%) Carpooled: 2,619 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 124 (0%) Ferryboat: 22 (0%) Taxi: 30 (0%) Motorcycle: 27 (0%) Bicycle: 59 (0%) Walked: 549 (1%) Other means: 139 (0%) Worked at home: 851 (2%)

5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,886 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.37%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($191 average AGI)

Erie County:	0.06%
Ohio average:	0.10%

3.90% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($26,177 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($12,519 average AGI)

Erie County:	1.42%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Lorain County, OH	0.99% ($37,661 average AGI)
from Huron County, OH	0.90% ($38,191)
from Cuyahoga County, OH	0.37% ($45,378)
from Sandusky County, OH	0.35% ($26,115)
from Ottawa County, OH	0.28% ($30,708)
from Lucas County, OH	0.14% ($31,733)
from Franklin County, OH	0.13% ($27,095)

5.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.83% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($22,144 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($14,313 average AGI)

Erie County:	2.04%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Huron County, OH	0.91% ($31,880 average AGI)
to Lorain County, OH	0.83% ($39,816)
to Sandusky County, OH	0.33% ($31,171)
to Cuyahoga County, OH	0.29% ($32,337)
to Franklin County, OH	0.25% ($23,788)
to Ottawa County, OH	0.20% ($42,254)
to Lucas County, OH	0.18% ($25,655)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,908 (12,208 aged, 1,700 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 66,423 (17,099 male householders, 4,840 female householders)

  17,680 spouses, 22,815 children (20,934 natural, 449 adopted, 1,432 stepchildren), 1,322 grandchildren, 363 brothers or sisters, 349 parents, 629 other relatives, 1,326 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,256 (4,433 male householders (3,702 living alone)), 5,384 female householders (4,868 living alone)), 1,439 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,872 (1,586 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,040 2-persons, 4,869 3-persons, 4,299 4-persons, 1,879 5-persons, 563 6-persons, 289 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,570 1-person, 1,082 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 17 5-persons.

96.2% of residents of Erie County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $453,818,000 ($5745 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $44,904,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $208,080,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $104,007,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,070,000
Federal grants: $74,047,000
Federal procurement contracts: $47,907,000 ($38,799,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,707,000 ($1,580,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $420,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,185,000
Federal Government insurance: $130,637,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.14 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

62% of Erie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Ohio.

Erie County:	62.0%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 63209
• Northeast: 3578
• Midwest: 3012
• South: 7240
• West: 1003

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,200

Here:	12.1%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	6.9%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	20.4%
Ohio:	23.4%

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