Hancock County, Ohio (OH)

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County population in July 2007: 74,204 (68% urban, 32% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 20,404
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,494

% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

Land area: 531 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 134 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 11.4%

Hancock County:	11.4%
Ohio:	13.0%

Median age of residents in 2005: 37 years old
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 30 years old, American Indian residents: 68 years old, Asian residents: 29 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

2008 cost of living index in Hancock County: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 85%
Government: 9%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Hancock County, Ohio:

White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
Other race (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Black (1.1%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 34,605	(48.5%)
Females: 36,690	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $33,893
County population in 2003: 73,221
Jobs in 2003: 42,406

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Hancock County,OH real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 39,654
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:

Hancock County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $45,117
2005 median house value: $124,400
Median contract rent in 2005: $476
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $708
Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,573 ($43,856 in 2000)

This county	$46,573
Ohio:	$43,493

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $129,471

Hancock County	$129,471
Ohio:	$129,600

Median monthly rent in 2000: $487
Institutionalized population: 859
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hancock County in 2000: $890

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 109
Thefts: 298
Auto thefts: 21

Hancock County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Ohio:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,266 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,164 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hancock County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $787 a month.

Cities in this county include: Findlay, McComb, Arlington, Arcadia, Mount Blanchard, Rawson, Vanlue, Benton Ridge, Van Buren, Jenera.

2005 air pollution in Hancock County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 23 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 42 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allen County , Hardin County , Henry County , Putnam County , Seneca County , Wood County , Wyandot County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hancock County: Shady Lake Campground (A), Fairview Golf Course (B), Camp Berry (C), Lakeland Golf Course (D), Sycamore Springs Golf Course (E), Hancock County Home (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hancock County include: Amazing Grace Tabernacle (A), Jerusalem Church (B), Ark Church (C), Liberty Chapel (D), Eagle Creek Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Mount Zion United Methodist Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Bethesda Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hamlin Cemetery (1), Davis Cemetery (2), Alspach Cemetery (3), Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery (4), Zion Bloom Cemetery (5), Ark Cemetery (6), Arlington Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Van Buren Lake (A), Findlay Upground Reservoir Number Two (B), Findlay Upground Reservoir Number One (C), Findlay Reservoir (D), Ross Lake (E), Miller Lake (F), Fostoria Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aurand Run (A), Silver Creek (B), Little Riley Creek (C), Flat Branch (D), Tiderishi Creek (E), Pickens Run (F), McKinnis Run (G), Ripley Run (H), Ottawa Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Hancock County: Van Buren Lake State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Arcadia Post Office (A), Williamstown Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.8%
Ohio:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 4,538
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,456 (38% naturalized citizens)

Hancock County:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 524 1990 to 1994: 250 1985 to 1989: 110 1980 to 1984: 146 1975 to 1979: 82 1970 to 1974: 102 1970 to 1974: 45 1965 to 1969: 197

Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.3%

Hancock County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 21,220
One, attached: 855
Two: 1,713
3 or 4: 912
5 to 9: 1,434
10 to 19: 804
20 or more: 763
Mobile homes: 2,084

Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 11,521 (988 second mortgage, 2,505 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,093

Agriculture in Hancock County
Average size of farms: 269 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $47318
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $152.81
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.67%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52875
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.38%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $75371
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 28.44%
Corn for grain: 75473 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 32813 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 119680 harvested acres
Vegetables: 456 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 23 acres

Hancock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Ohio state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 fatalities and 110 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 13 people and injured 104 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Construction (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Japan (18%)
Canada (10%)
Mexico (8%)
Philippines (6%)
India (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Germany (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hancock County:

German (43%)
United States or American (13%)
English (9%)
Irish (8%)
Italian (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Polish (2%)

Hancock County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 30,219 (84%)
Carpooled: 3,004 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 157 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 65 (0%)
Motorcycle: 27 (0%)
Bicycle: 114 (0%)
Walked: 957 (3%)
Other means: 159 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,129 (3%)

People in group quarters in Hancock County, Ohio

750 people in nursing homes
690 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
95 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
77 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
43 people in homes for the mentally retarded
32 people in halfway houses
23 people in other nonhousehold living situations
13 people in other group homes
5 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,296.

6.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,500 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($845 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.25%
Ohio average: 0.10%

4.42% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($22,320 average AGI)
1.66% relocated from other states ($13,334 average AGI)
Hancock County: 1.66%
Ohio average: 1.67%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Wood County, OH	0.74% ($30,776 average AGI)
from Seneca County, OH	0.66% ($29,026)
from Wyandot County, OH	0.39% ($31,085)
from Lucas County, OH	0.34% ($32,670)
from Hardin County, OH	0.31% ($29,731)
from Allen County, OH	0.26% ($30,513)
from Putnam County, OH	0.24% ($33,500)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,657 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.78% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($22,322 average AGI)
2.35% relocated to other states ($17,335 average AGI)
Hancock County: 2.35%
Ohio average: 2.24%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Wood County, OH	0.66% ($36,117 average AGI)
to Seneca County, OH	0.50% ($24,913)
to Franklin County, OH	0.42% ($30,635)
to Allen County, OH	0.26% ($26,449)
to Wyandot County, OH	0.26% ($36,263)
to Lucas County, OH	0.25% ($37,123)
to Putnam County, OH	0.24% ($27,958)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Births per 1000 population in Hancock County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Hancock County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hancock County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,691 (8,619 aged, 1,072 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.36
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10958.94
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 141.3
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 51508.11

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1175.460
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 967.310
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37.72
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 88.43

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.97

Household type by relationship

Households: 69,562

In family households: 59,262 (15,468 male householders, 3,817 female householders)
16,065 spouses, 21,073 children (19,189 natural, 762 adopted, 1,122 stepchildren), 649 grandchildren, 299 brothers or sisters, 246 parents, 489 other relatives, 1,156 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,300 (3,945 male householders (3,178 living alone)), 4,676 female householders (4,103 living alone)), 1,679 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,733 (852 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,613 2-persons, 4,183 3-persons, 3,934 4-persons, 1,824 5-persons, 507 6-persons, 224 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,281 1-person, 1,118 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

95.6% of residents of Hancock County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $257,334,000 ($3496 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,139,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $127,470,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,576,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,597,000
Federal grants: $50,609,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,390,000 ($10,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,692,000 ($80,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $38,384,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,341,000
Federal Government insurance: $157,861,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,716

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,304

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +441

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +455

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hancock County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.91 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 939
1995 to 1998: 2,298
1990 to 1994: 1,698
1980 to 1989: 2,547
1970 to 1979: 4,627
1960 to 1969: 3,842
1950 to 1959: 3,942
1940 to 1949: 1,853
1939 or earlier: 8,039

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, Ohio:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 39 3 rooms: 110 4 rooms: 1,378 5 rooms: 3,643 6 rooms: 5,009 7 rooms: 4,278 8 rooms: 3,099 9+ rooms: 2,838

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, Ohio:
	1 room: 123 2 rooms: 404 3 rooms: 1,453 4 rooms: 2,095 5 rooms: 1,528 6 rooms: 973 7 rooms: 444 8 rooms: 266 9+ rooms: 208

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hancock County:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 260 2 bedrooms: 3,635 3 bedrooms: 11,508 4 bedrooms: 4,214 5+ bedrooms: 767

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County:
	no bedroom: 142 1 bedroom: 2,139 2 bedrooms: 3,167 3 bedrooms: 1,635 4 bedrooms: 331 5+ bedrooms: 80

Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 456 1 vehicle: 4,947 2 vehicles: 9,948 3 vehicles: 3,690 4 vehicles: 977 5+ vehicles: 386

Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 856 1 vehicle: 3,787 2 vehicles: 2,224 3 vehicles: 419 4 vehicles: 149 5+ vehicles: 59

57% of Hancock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Ohio.

Hancock County:	56.8%
State average:	58.2%

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

This state: 58197
Northeast: 1942
Midwest: 4469
South: 3580
West: 1325

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (67%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 695

Here:	8.4%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 207

Here:	5.1%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,120

Here:	55.2%
Ohio:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Hancock County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,153,000
Charges - All Other: $7,536,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,753,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $2,417,000
Regular Highways: $1,179,000

Natural Resources - Other: $924,000

General: $430,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $14,836,000
Welfare - Other: $9,264,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,074,000

Regular Highways: $3,813,000

Police Protection: $3,287,000

General - Other: $3,020,000

Corrections - Other: $2,261,000

Financial Administration: $2,223,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,163,000

General Public Buildings: $1,375,000

Central Staff Services: $582,000

Natural Resources - Other: $458,000

Housing & Community Development: $235,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $57,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,179,000
Housing & Community Development: $236,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,223,000
Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $25,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $17,569,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $15,838,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,372,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,823,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $16,284,000
Other, NEC: $1,094,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,285,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,293,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,761,000
Interest Earnings: $1,848,000

Special Assessments: $464,000

Rents: $175,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $426,000
Health - Other: $233,000

Regular Highways: $228,000

Police Protection: $153,000

General - Other: $147,000

Natural Resource - Other: $138,000

Judicial: $125,000

Financial Administration: $29,000

Corrections - Other: $22,000

General Public Building: $18,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $17,041,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $16,284,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $8,320,000
Public Welfare: $5,911,000

Highways: $3,675,000

General Support: $2,727,000

All Other: $2,554,000
Tax - Property: $7,734,000
Total General Sales: $5,554,000

NEC: $157,000

Motor Vehicle License: $143,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $17,947,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Hancock County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)