Fayette County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.0%), Educational,health and social services (14.6%), Retail trade (14.5%).

Type of workers:

Fayette County, Ohio business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Fayette County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 14,021	(49.3%)
Females: 14,412	(50.7%)

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Fayette County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,794
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$440
State:	$511

Fayette County:	$120,194
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $148,880

Here:	$148,880
State:	$175,406

In 2-unit structures: $114,155

Here:	$114,155
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,407

Here:	$206,407
State:	$149,153

Mobile homes: $38,191

Here:	$38,191
State:	$32,066

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 179
• Thefts: 516
• Auto thefts: 28

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 155
• Thefts: 439
• Auto thefts: 42

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Washington, Jeffersonville, Bloomingburg, Milledgeville, Octa.

Neighboring counties: Clinton County , Greene County , Highland County , Madison County , Pickaway County , Ross County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Fayette County: Center (A), Buckeye Hills Golf Course (B), Cozy Corners (C), Fayette County Childrens Home (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Fayette County include: Hickory Lane Church of Christ (A), Madison Mills United Methodist Church (B), Maple Grove Church (C), Mount Olive Church (D), Bible Baptist Temple (E), Pleasant View Church of Christ (F), Bookwalter Church of Christ in Christian Union (G), Center United Methodist Church (H), Spring Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Davis Cemetery (1), Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery (2), Anders Cemetery (3), Anderson Cemetery (4), Yankeetown Cemetery (5), Archer Cemetery (6), Asbury Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkey Run (A), Hankins Run (B), Grub Run (C), Indian Creek (D), Thompson Creek (E), Wolf Run (F), Mills Branch (G), Big Run (H), Wabash Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Fayette County: Fayette County Fair Grounds (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Staunton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.3%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 718
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 261 (43% naturalized citizens)

Fayette County:	0.9%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,061
• One, attached: 100
• Two: 668
• 3 or 4: 774
• 5 to 9: 430
• 10 to 19: 37
• 20 or more: 154
• Mobile homes: 673
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 3,894 (493 second mortgage, 455 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,097

Here:	65.0% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Fayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/10/1986, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Fayette County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from Fayette County center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.3 miles away from the county center
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 30.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from Fayette County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,926 (81%) Carpooled: 1,661 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 38 (0%) Subway or elevated: 15 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 234 (2%) Other means: 101 (1%) Worked at home: 426 (3%)

5.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,146 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.91%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.80% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($23,530 average AGI)
1.11% relocated from other states ($5,614 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.11%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Highland County, OH	0.74% ($24,583 average AGI)
from Franklin County, OH	0.73% ($32,878)
from Clinton County, OH	0.61% ($27,884)
from Ross County, OH	0.56% ($31,825)
from Madison County, OH	0.43% ($27,408)
from Pickaway County, OH	0.37% ($24,000)
from Greene County, OH	0.28% ($27,000)

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.06% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($21,894 average AGI)
1.43% relocated to other states ($5,694 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.43%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Franklin County, OH	0.94% ($35,224 average AGI)
to Highland County, OH	0.78% ($28,843)
to Clinton County, OH	0.74% ($23,476)
to Ross County, OH	0.58% ($26,894)
to Madison County, OH	0.40% ($23,556)
to Pickaway County, OH	0.38% ($33,047)
to Greene County, OH	0.26% ($30,793)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,367 (3,717 aged, 650 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 24,017 (6,302 male householders, 1,530 female householders)

  6,266 spouses, 8,206 children (7,356 natural, 191 adopted, 659 stepchildren), 481 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 138 parents, 303 other relatives, 676 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,771 (1,364 male householders (1,098 living alone)), 1,809 female householders (1,596 living alone)), 598 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 645 (419 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,431 2-persons, 1,867 3-persons, 1,554 4-persons, 713 5-persons, 206 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,694 1-person, 405 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

97.3% of residents of Fayette County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $142,484,000 ($5064 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,973,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,198,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,836,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,966,000
Federal grants: $38,052,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,014,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,418,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,654,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,854,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,391,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.78 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

57% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Ohio.

Fayette County:	57.1%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 24408
• Northeast: 507
• Midwest: 852
• South: 1888
• West: 381

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,600

Here:	2.9%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	3.2%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	10.7%
Ohio:	23.4%

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