Morrow County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.2%), Educational,health and social services (16.4%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Morrow County, Ohio:

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

Males: 15,765	(49.8%)
Females: 15,863	(50.2%)

Recent posts about Morrow County, Ohio on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Morrow County is mentioned 18 times on our forum:

	Do you support the proposed Ohio Rail (3-C Connector)?  (40 replies)
	Mt.Gilead,Ohio  (4 replies)
	Towns around Columbus  (25 replies)
	Mansfield relocation question  (12 replies)

Morrow County:	2.7 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$46,512
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$414
State:	$511

Morrow County:	$136,729
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $166,518

Here:	$166,518
State:	$175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $146,893

Here:	$146,893
State:	$158,918

In 2-unit structures: $118,168

Here:	$118,168
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $150,009

Here:	$150,009
State:	$149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $60,141

Here:	$60,141
State:	$138,542

Mobile homes: $54,501

Here:	$54,501
State:	$32,066

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,923

Here:	$26,923
State:	$70,708

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Area name: Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morrow County is $517 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $823 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Gilead, Cardington, Edison, Marengo, Fulton, Chesterville, Sparta.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Delaware County , Knox County , Marion County , Richland County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Morrow County: Bartlett Corners (A), Dogwood Valley Campground (B), Penlan (C), Mid-Ohio Race Course (D), Camp Wheeler (E), Bowen Corners (F), Center Corners (G), Galion Country Club (H), Longs Corners (I), Tim Corners (J), Moore Corners (K), Mead Corners (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Morrow County include: Hedding Church (A), Alum Creek Church (B), Little Ruth Church (C), Mount Gilead Church (D), Mount Pisgah Church (E), Mount Tabor Church (F), Ebenezer Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Peace Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alum Creek Cemetery (1), Harmony Chapel Cemetery (2), Yankee Street Cemetery (3), Worden Cemetery (4), Armstrong Cemetery (5), Asbury Cemetery (6), Woodlawn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Clark Lake (A), Willow Lake (B), Rogers Lake (C), Lake Brollier (D), Anthony Mining Company Pond (E), Harding Area Council BSA Reservoir (F), Dogwood Valley Camp Lake (G), Lake Peniel (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indigo Creek (A), Thorn Run (B), South Branch Kokosing River (C), Big Run (D), Light Creek (E), Mitchell Run (F), Shaw Creek (G), Reynolds Run (H), East Branch Whetstone Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Morrow County: Mount Gilead State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Shauck Post Office (A), Iberia Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 871
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 147 (62% naturalized citizens)

Morrow County:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,227
• One, attached: 90
• Two: 263
• 3 or 4: 300
• 5 to 9: 165
• 10 to 19: 13
• 20 or more: 76
• Mobile homes: 1,972
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Morrow County with a mortgage: 4,515 (432 second mortgage, 512 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,640

Here:	73.4% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Morrow County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Ohio state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 133 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 62 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Morrow County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 98% 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 82.2 miles away from Morrow County center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/1991 at 03:21:22, a magnitude 3.4 (3.2 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 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: 12,396 (82%) Carpooled: 1,754 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 49 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 238 (2%) Other means: 78 (1%) Worked at home: 558 (4%)

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,019 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.04% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($30,402 average AGI)
0.91% relocated from other states ($4,617 average AGI)

Morrow County:	0.91%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Franklin County, OH	1.57% ($38,601 average AGI)
from Delaware County, OH	1.13% ($38,568)
from Richland County, OH	0.78% ($33,938)
from Marion County, OH	0.72% ($31,205)
from Knox County, OH	0.50% ($34,328)
from Crawford County, OH	0.46% ($25,411)
from Licking County, OH	0.16% ($33,100)

7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,796 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.75% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($25,509 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($6,286 average AGI)

Morrow County:	1.29%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Franklin County, OH	1.14% ($28,064 average AGI)
to Marion County, OH	0.94% ($27,470)
to Delaware County, OH	0.90% ($30,937)
to Richland County, OH	0.80% ($37,684)
to Knox County, OH	0.62% ($29,211)
to Crawford County, OH	0.45% ($26,873)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,768 (3,089 aged, 679 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,320 (7,683 male householders, 1,331 female householders)

  7,697 spouses, 9,805 children (8,767 natural, 297 adopted, 741 stepchildren), 598 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 189 parents, 293 other relatives, 614 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,936 (1,100 male householders (892 living alone)), 1,422 female householders (1,284 living alone)), 414 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 372 (323 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,797 2-persons, 2,056 3-persons, 1,883 4-persons, 817 5-persons, 280 6-persons, 181 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,176 1-person, 316 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

97.0% of residents of Morrow County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $100,572,000 ($2937 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,637,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,056,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,013,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,837,000
Federal grants: $18,597,000
Federal procurement contracts: $874,000 ($46,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,195,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,368,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,527,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,731,000

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

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+55 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.69 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Here:	5.1
State:	4.3

59% of Morrow County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Ohio.

Morrow County:	59.4%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 25780
• Northeast: 961
• Midwest: 1057
• South: 3120
• West: 457

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,600

Here:	8.7%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	3.0%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	18.9%
Ohio:	23.4%

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