Lorain County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

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Races in Lorain County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 139,647	(49.1%)
Females: 145,017	(50.9%)

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Lorain County:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,718
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$525
State:	$511

Lorain County:	$147,900
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $180,059

Here:	$180,059
State:	$175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,009

Here:	$153,009
State:	$158,918

In 2-unit structures: $96,115

Here:	$96,115
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,919

Here:	$189,919
State:	$149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,505

Here:	$94,505
State:	$138,542

Mobile homes: $26,080

Here:	$26,080
State:	$32,066

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 21
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 626
• Thefts: 504
• Auto thefts: 35

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 20
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 576
• Thefts: 508
• Auto thefts: 38

Health of residents in Lorain County based on 477 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
75.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
34.1% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
54.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
54.5% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
73.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.

Lorain County:	11.1%
Ohio:	13.1%

Area name: Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lorain County is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $682 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $874 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Amherst, Avon, Sheffield Lake, Oberlin, Wellington, Sheffield.

2005 air pollution in Lorain County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 23 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 51 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.4 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 40 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Ashland County , Cuyahoga County , Erie County , Huron County , Medina County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lorain County: Bakers Crossing (A), Lorain County Speedway (B), Brentwood Golf Course (C), Creekwood Golf Course (D), Forest Hill Country Club (E), Echo Valley Golf Course (F), Columbia Hills Golf Club (G), Midway Golf Club (H), Pine Brook Golf Course (I), Emerald woods Golf Course (J), Royal Crest Golf Course (K), Elyria Country Club (L), Riverside Golf Club (M), Hickory Nut Golf Course (N), Huntington Township Hall (O), Brighton Township Hall (P), Eaton Township Hall (Q), Amherst Township Hall (R), Penfield Township Hall (S), Columbia Township Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Centre of Sheffield Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Lorain County include: Henrietta Church (A), Henrietta United Church of Christ (B), Lorain Church of Christ (C), East Oberlin Community Church (D), Bethel Chapel (E), Penfield Community Church (F), Pittsfield United Church (G), Fellowship Baptist Church (H), Brighton Congregational Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Middle Ridge Cemetery (1), Henrietta Cemetery (2), Henrietta Methodist Cemetery (3), East Cemetery (4), Beckley Cemetery (5), Belden Cemetery (6), Universalist Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Duck Pond (A), Ber Al. Lake (B), Taylor Lake (C), Eppley Pond (D), Firelands Boy Scout Lake (E), Findley Lake (F), Clare Mar Camp Lake (G), Ponderosa Pines Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Plum Creek (A), Frankenburg Creek (B), Elk Creek (C), East Creek (D), Salt Creek (E), Wellington Creek (F), Crow Creek (G), Charlemont Creek (H), Center Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lorain County include: Penfield Community Park (1), Mill Hollow Bacon Woods Park (2), Amherst Township Park (3), Findley State Park (4), Firelands Reservation (5), El Rey Grotto Park (6), Columbia Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Columbia Station Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.4%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 13,711
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: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,396 (62% naturalized citizens)

Lorain County:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 83,148
• One, attached: 4,073
• Two: 5,243
• 3 or 4: 3,135
• 5 to 9: 2,956
• 10 to 19: 4,584
• 20 or more: 4,739
• Mobile homes: 3,470
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Lorain County with a mortgage: 50,926 (6,265 second mortgage, 9,608 home equity loan, 298 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19,540

Here:	72.3% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Lorain County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Ohio state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 fatalities and 216 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 18 people and injured 200 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lorain County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 74% 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 90.6 miles away from Lorain County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 53.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from the 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 57.0 miles away from Lorain 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 39.8 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 56.8 miles away from Lorain County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 112,207 (84%) Carpooled: 12,379 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 871 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Subway or elevated: 54 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Taxi: 108 (0%) Motorcycle: 58 (0%) Bicycle: 445 (0%) Walked: 3,228 (2%) Other means: 572 (0%) Worked at home: 2,959 (2%)

4.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,222 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.83%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($405 average AGI)

Lorain County:	0.10%
Ohio average:	0.10%

3.48% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($35,453 average AGI)
1.25% relocated from other states ($12,364 average AGI)

Lorain County:	1.25%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Cuyahoga County, OH	2.28% ($52,984 average AGI)
from Erie County, OH	0.23% ($39,816)
from Medina County, OH	0.19% ($49,281)
from Huron County, OH	0.11% ($33,962)
from Franklin County, OH	0.10% ($43,625)
from Summit County, OH	0.09% ($47,090)
from Lake County, OH	0.06% ($40,910)

4.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.89%
Ohio average:	5.79%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($232 average AGI)

Lorain County:	0.03%
Ohio average:	0.04%

2.92% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($22,316 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($18,753 average AGI)

Lorain County:	1.94%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Cuyahoga County, OH	1.39% ($37,059 average AGI)
to Erie County, OH	0.27% ($37,661)
to Medina County, OH	0.21% ($43,190)
to Franklin County, OH	0.17% ($30,112)
to Huron County, OH	0.14% ($33,088)
to Summit County, OH	0.10% ($40,176)
to Ashland County, OH	0.09% ($35,113)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 41,144 (35,882 aged, 5,262 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 241,365 (58,880 male householders, 17,709 female householders)

  59,429 spouses, 89,123 children (81,869 natural, 2,258 adopted, 4,996 stepchildren), 5,231 grandchildren, 1,447 brothers or sisters, 1,549 parents, 2,906 other relatives, 5,091 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 34,810 (12,946 male householders (10,280 living alone)), 16,340 female householders (14,666 living alone)), 5,524 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,489 (6,013 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 31,539 2-persons, 18,172 3-persons, 15,865 4-persons, 7,220 5-persons, 2,673 6-persons, 1,120 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,946 1-person, 3,649 2-persons, 424 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

91.9% of residents of Lorain County speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,377,386,000 ($4680 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $35,057,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $633,804,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $333,490,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,658,000
Federal grants: $245,670,000
Federal procurement contracts: $31,350,000 ($22,240,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $123,414,000 ($2,512,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,548,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $177,801,000
Federal Government insurance: $88,266,000

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

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

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.12 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

60% of Lorain County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Ohio.

Lorain County:	59.9%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 210584
• Northeast: 19182
• Midwest: 10317
• South: 27718
• West: 4023

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $99,600

Here:	15.0%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	10.8%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	34.1%
Ohio:	23.4%

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