Meigs County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

This county:	19.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Retail trade (14.3%), Manufacturing (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Meigs County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 11,223	(48.6%)
Females: 11,849	(51.4%)

Recent posts about Meigs County, Ohio on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Meigs County is mentioned 11 times on our forum:

	Athens, Vinton, Meigs Counties Ohio  (5 replies)
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Meigs County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county	$28,977
Ohio:	$43,493

Meigs County	$76,857
Ohio:	$129,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 130
• Thefts: 136
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 107
• Thefts: 153
• Auto thefts: 28

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meigs County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $689 a month.

Cities in this county include: Middleport, Pomeroy, Syracuse, Racine, Rutland.

2005 air pollution in Meigs County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Athens County , Jackson County, West Virginia , Gallia County , Mason County, West Virginia , Wood County, West Virginia , Vinton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Meigs County: Meigs County Fairgrounds (A), McClintocks Landing (B), Dyes Landing (C), Germans Landing (D), Crows Landing (E), Mill Landing (F), Halls Landing (G), Chester Hill Country Club (H), Sugar Camp Creek Landing (I), McKays Landing (J), Swans Landing (K), Alexanders Landing (L), Painters Landing (M), Peytons Landing (N), Peyton Landing (O), Southeastern Ohio Test Farm (P), Ohio State Agriculture Station (Q), Sanfords Landing (R), Pickens Landing (S), Dows Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Meigs County include: Hazael Church (A), Hemlock Grove Church of Christ (B), Hiland Chapel (C), Alfred United Methodist Church (D), Hysell Run Methodist Church (E), Joppa Methodist Church (F), Keno Church of Christ (G), Dexter Church of Christ (H), Disciple Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Miles Cemetery (1), Midway Cemetery (2), Middleswart Cemetery (3), Wright Cemetery (4), Worthen Cemetery (5), Longstretch Cemetery (6), Austin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bailey Lake (A), Meigs Mine Number One Water Supply Reservoir (B), Upper Hickory Hills Lake (C), Forked Run Lake (D), Lower Hickory Hills Lake (E), Shade Valley Lake (F), Karr Lake (G), Hidden Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tuppers Run (A), Turben Creek (B), Barney Fork (C), Ball Run (D), Meigs Creek (E), Bailey Run (F), Mud Fork (G), Indian Run (H), Aumiller Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Meigs County include: Buffington Island State Memorial (1), Forked Run State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Portland Post Office (A), Dexter Post Office (B), Chester Post Office (C), Tuppers Plains Post Office (D), Langsville Post Office (E), Hemlock Post Office (F), Reedsville Post Office (G), Harrisonville Post Office (H), Long Bottom Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.2%
Ohio:	5.6%

Current college students: 688
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 41 (32% naturalized citizens)

Meigs County:	0.2%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,181
• One, attached: 80
• Two: 106
• 3 or 4: 156
• 5 to 9: 79
• 10 to 19: 63
• 20 or more: 131
• Mobile homes: 2,862
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 124

Housing units in Meigs County with a mortgage: 1,941 (183 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,844

Meigs County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/21/1993, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,072 (81%) Carpooled: 1,023 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 53 (1%) Taxi: 5 (0%) Walked: 142 (2%) Other means: 136 (2%) Worked at home: 321 (4%)

4.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.10% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($17,337 average AGI)
1.75% relocated from other states ($9,484 average AGI)

Meigs County:	1.75%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Athens County, OH	1.10% ($26,070 average AGI)
from Gallia County, OH	0.51% ($29,775)
from Mason County, WV	0.37% ($26,276)
from Washington County, OH	0.36% ($29,607)
from Franklin County, OH	0.25% ($38,900)
from Wood County, WV	0.14% ($29,000)

5.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.23%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.43% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($15,245 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($7,068 average AGI)

Meigs County:	1.80%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Athens County, OH	0.91% ($19,889 average AGI)
to Gallia County, OH	0.67% ($20,736)
to Mason County, WV	0.43% ($17,735)
to Franklin County, OH	0.42% ($24,424)
to Washington County, OH	0.20% ($27,875)
to Wood County, WV	0.19% ($26,467)
to Jackson County, OH	0.15% ($23,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,896 (3,197 aged, 699 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,812 (5,337 male householders, 1,258 female householders)

  5,300 spouses, 6,574 children (5,835 natural, 142 adopted, 597 stepchildren), 459 grandchildren, 133 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 202 other relatives, 449 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,027 (1,127 male householders (909 living alone)), 1,514 female householders (1,404 living alone)), 386 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 233 (204 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,948 2-persons, 1,698 3-persons, 1,243 4-persons, 525 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,313 1-person, 279 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

3,788 married couples with children.
1,245 single-parent households (357 men, 888 women).

98.3% of residents of Meigs County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $141,760,000 ($6088 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,527,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $60,338,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,871,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $318,000
Federal grants: $43,242,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,148,000 ($3,071,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,842,000 ($506,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $276,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,256,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,991,000

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

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.82 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.4

Here:	4.9
State:	4.3

67% of Meigs County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Ohio.

Meigs County:	66.5%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 15344
• Northeast: 453
• Midwest: 321
• South: 6623
• West: 251

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,700

Here:	4.0%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	2.0%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	15.8%
Ohio:	23.4%

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