Monroe County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

This county:	13.9%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.3%), Retail trade (12.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Monroe County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 7,493	(49.4%)
Females: 7,687	(50.6%)

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Monroe County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county	$32,354
Ohio:	$43,493

Monroe County	$80,597
Ohio:	$129,600

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $618 a month.

Cities in this county include: Woodsfield, Clarington, Beallsville, Lewisville, Jerusalem, Wilson, Graysville, Antioch, Stafford, Miltonsburg.

Neighboring counties: Belmont County , Marshall County, West Virginia , Tyler County, West Virginia , Wetzel County, West Virginia , Noble County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Monroe County: Little Run Landing (A), Krebs Landing (B), Bradfield Landing (C), Lamping Homestead Picnic Area (D), Jackson Township Hall (E), Martins Landing (F), Ethel (G), Stewart Landing (H), Houghts Landing (I), Suters Landing (J), Berne Compressor Station (K), Monroe County Home (L), Grange Hall (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Monroe County include: Hines Chapel (A), Hopewell Church (B), Immaculate Conception Church (C), Jackson Ridge Church (D), Jericho Methodist Church (E), Liberty Church (F), Asbury Chapel (G), Locust Grove Church (H), Low Gap Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hannash Cemetery (1), Middle Church German Lutheran Cemetery (2), Zion Methodist Cemetery (3), Antioch Cemetery (4), Zesiger Cemetery (5), Harmon Cemetery (6), Asbery Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Upper Woodsfield Reservoir (A), Monroe Lake (B), Lake Glen (C), Beallsville Sportsmens Club Lake (D), Stevens Pond (E), Lower Woodsfield Reservoir (F), Stires Lake (G), Quarto Mine Number Four Dam Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Litman Run (A), Barnes Run (B), Bares Run (C), Texas Creek (D), Baker Fork (E), Indian Run (F), Ueltsch Run (G), Browns Run (H), Broomstick Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Monroe County include: Lamping Homestead Recreation Area (1), Monroe Lake State Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Sycamore Valley Post Office (A), Lainges Post Office (B), Malaga Post Office (C), Fly Post Office (D), Beallsville Post Office (E), Sardis Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.2%
Ohio:	5.6%

Current college students: 493
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 48 (56% naturalized citizens)

Monroe County:	0.3%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,353
• One, attached: 50
• Two: 129
• 3 or 4: 76
• 5 to 9: 83
• 10 to 19: 36
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 1,393
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 61

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 1,179 (109 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,481

Monroe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 6.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,454 (77%) Carpooled: 758 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 91 (2%) Walked: 171 (3%) Other means: 40 (1%) Worked at home: 254 (4%)

4.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.21%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.77% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($18,502 average AGI)
1.44% relocated from other states ($11,105 average AGI)

Monroe County:	1.44%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Belmont County, OH	0.89% ($32,640 average AGI)
from Wetzel County, WV	0.46% ($28,846)
from Washington County, OH	0.32% ($15,000)
from Noble County, OH	0.21% ($50,167)
from Franklin County, OH	0.18% ($18,200)

5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.19%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.34% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($15,912 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($11,376 average AGI)

Monroe County:	1.85%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Belmont County, OH	1.09% ($26,242 average AGI)
to Washington County, OH	0.51% ($21,517)
to Wetzel County, WV	0.32% ($24,778)
to Franklin County, OH	0.25% ($26,786)
to Guernsey County, OH	0.21% ($25,167)
to Summit County, OH	0.18% ($17,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,864 (2,460 aged, 404 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,246 (3,695 male householders, 726 female householders)

  3,756 spouses, 4,454 children (4,069 natural, 82 adopted, 303 stepchildren), 192 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 113 other relatives, 190 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,790 (758 male householders (654 living alone)), 851 female householders (792 living alone)), 181 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 144 (136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,120 2-persons, 984 3-persons, 820 4-persons, 337 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,446 1-person, 156 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

2,754 married couples with children.
553 single-parent households (138 men, 415 women).

96.7% of residents of Monroe County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $90,030,000 ($5977 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,553,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,588,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,749,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $126,000
Federal grants: $25,525,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,984,000 ($1,265,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,058,000 ($464,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $143,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,911,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,392,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-22 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.13 millions of gallons per day (73% from ground, 27% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.4

Here:	5.0
State:	4.3

69% of Monroe 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, 58% lived in Ohio.

Monroe County:	69.0%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 9759
• Northeast: 703
• Midwest: 221
• South: 4337
• West: 86

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,400

Here:	16.1%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	2.9%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	8.3%
Ohio:	23.4%

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