Marion County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

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Races in Marion County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 34,207	(51.7%)
Females: 32,010	(48.3%)

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Marion County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,840
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$449
State:	$511

Marion County:	$97,600
Ohio:	$137,800

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 211
• Thefts: 477
• Auto thefts: 29

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 168
• Thefts: 627
• Auto thefts: 38

Marion County:	15.7%
Ohio:	13.1%

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $465 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $568 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $720 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marion, Prospect, La Rue, Caledonia, New Bloomington, Morral, Green Camp, Waldo.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Delaware County , Hardin County , Morrow County , Union County , Wyandot County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marion County: Marion Country Club (A), Mar-O-Dell Golf Course (B), Camp Owens (C), Kings Mill Golf Course (D), Bell Corners (E), Gooding Corners (F), Marion County Childrens Home (G), Richland Township Hall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Marion Plaza Shopping Center (1), Southland Mall Shopping Center (2), Forum Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marion County include: Likens Church (A), Marion Christian Center (B), Martel United Methodist Church (C), Meeker United Methodist Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), Oak Knoll Baptist Chapel (F), Evangelical Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Salem Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), Deal Cemetery (2), Zion Cemetery (3), Ziller Family Cemetery (4), Zieg Cemetery (5), Yoakum Cemetery (6), Wyatt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Big Island Wildlife Area Reservoir (A), Fremont Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Battle Run (A), Rush Creek (B), Honey Creek (C), Brown Run (D), Qu Qua Creek (E), Grave Creek (F), Noblet Drain (G), Glade Run (H), Pawpaw Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marion County include: Big Island Wildlife Area (1), Garfield Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.3%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 2,291
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 735 (53% naturalized citizens)

Marion County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,311
• One, attached: 436
• Two: 1,220
• 3 or 4: 915
• 5 to 9: 750
• 10 to 19: 338
• 20 or more: 852
• Mobile homes: 1,471
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 10,233 (1,270 second mortgage, 1,124 home equity loan, 70 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,226

Here:	66.2% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Marion 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 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/6/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from Marion County center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 24,369 (84%) Carpooled: 3,184 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 159 (1%) Taxi: 68 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 81 (0%) Walked: 453 (2%) Other means: 182 (1%) Worked at home: 634 (2%)

4.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,174 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.23%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.30% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($23,809 average AGI)
0.93% relocated from other states ($7,364 average AGI)

Marion County:	0.93%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Delaware County, OH	0.48% ($33,470 average AGI)
from Morrow County, OH	0.48% ($27,470)
from Franklin County, OH	0.46% ($28,523)
from Crawford County, OH	0.45% ($30,907)
from Union County, OH	0.26% ($29,556)
from Wyandot County, OH	0.24% ($31,103)
from Hardin County, OH	0.11% ($27,385)

5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,033 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.18%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.77% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($23,303 average AGI)
1.41% relocated to other states ($10,730 average AGI)

Marion County:	1.41%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Franklin County, OH	0.82% ($25,472 average AGI)
to Delaware County, OH	0.64% ($35,968)
to Morrow County, OH	0.36% ($31,205)
to Crawford County, OH	0.31% ($28,553)
to Union County, OH	0.25% ($43,300)
to Wyandot County, OH	0.21% ($39,039)
to Hardin County, OH	0.16% ($35,615)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,751 (8,903 aged, 1,848 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 53,096 (13,332 male householders, 4,102 female householders)

  13,615 spouses, 18,405 children (16,261 natural, 330 adopted, 1,814 stepchildren), 1,047 grandchildren, 344 brothers or sisters, 421 parents, 631 other relatives, 1,199 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,469 (2,896 male householders (2,278 living alone)), 4,296 female householders (3,898 living alone)), 1,277 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,652 (4,506 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,752 2-persons, 4,067 3-persons, 3,339 4-persons, 1,574 5-persons, 467 6-persons, 235 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,176 1-person, 858 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

96.9% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $343,467,000 ($5180 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,656,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $157,509,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $80,615,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,366,000
Federal grants: $71,922,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,920,000 ($6,803,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,136,000 ($5,139,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $461,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,003,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,816,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.58 millions of gallons per day (40% from ground, 60% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

60% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Ohio.

Marion County:	59.8%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 54555
• Northeast: 1728
• Midwest: 2184
• South: 5892
• West: 813

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,400

Here:	5.6%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	9.6%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	18.3%
Ohio:	23.4%

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