Muskingum County, Ohio (OH)

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• • 78,38891.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,9903.5%Two or more races
  • 2,7333.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0191.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4090.5%Asian alone
  • 2340.3%Some other race alone
  • 2110.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 440.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 209
• Thefts: 730
• Auto thefts: 84

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,490 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,256 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Muskingum County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Zanesville, North Zanesville, New Concord, Pleasant Grove, South Zanesville, Roseville, Dresden, Frazeysburg, Duncan Falls, Philo.

Neighboring counties: Garrett County, Maryland , Cumberland County, Pennsylvania , Knox County, Missouri , Union County, Indiana , Tazewell County, Illinois .

Current college students: 3,766
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 507 (65.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3172010 or later
• 1952000 to 2009
• 1051990 to 1999
• 1051980 to 1989
• 571970 to 1979
• 258Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,827
• One, attached: 537
• Two: 1,241
• 3 or 4: 1,602
• 5 to 9: 1,440
• 10 to 19: 243
• 20 to 49: 994
• 50 or more: 390
• Mobile homes: 2,686

Housing units in Muskingum County with a mortgage: 13,547 (293 second mortgage, 2,024 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,064

Religion statistics for Muskingum County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Muskingum County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
• Ohio Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide, Incident Period: May 27, 2019 - May 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4447, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: February 5, 2019 - February 13, 2019, FEMA Id: 4424, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 25, 2018, FEMA Id: 4360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
• Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 27, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1556: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1556, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 24, 1998 to July 05, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1227: June 30, 1998, FEMA Id: 1227, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Ohio Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: May 28, 1990 to July 15, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-870: June 06, 1990, FEMA Id: 870, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.18% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,200 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.10% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($28,357 average AGI)
1.08% relocated from other states ($14,843 average AGI)

Muskingum County:	1.08%
Ohio average:	1.73%

from Licking County, OH	0.59% ($41,933 average AGI)
from Perry County, OH	0.48% ($29,057)
from Franklin County, OH	0.45% ($46,282)
from Guernsey County, OH	0.39% ($36,922)
from Coshocton County, OH	0.19% ($33,323)
from Morgan County, OH	0.13% ($29,023)
from Fairfield County, OH	0.09% ($42,258)

4.79% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,556 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.57% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($27,452 average AGI)
1.22% relocated to other states ($13,104 average AGI)

Muskingum County:	1.22%
Ohio average:	2.01%

to Licking County, OH	0.68% ($41,898 average AGI)
to Franklin County, OH	0.67% ($36,625)
to Perry County, OH	0.45% ($28,026)
to Guernsey County, OH	0.39% ($37,908)
to Coshocton County, OH	0.25% ($32,072)
to Morgan County, OH	0.15% ($30,275)
to Fairfield County, OH	0.14% ($36,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Muskingum County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 16,776 (3,939 living alone), Female householders: 16,566 (5,246 living alone)

• 16,434 spouses (16,291 opposite-sex spouses), 3,415 unmarried partners, (3,288 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23,057 children (21,294 natural, 366 adopted, 1,397 stepchildren), 1,548 grandchildren, 1,024 brothers or sisters, 1,316 parents, 386 foster children, 504 other relatives, 3,127 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,062

Size of family households: 10,615 2-persons, 4,465 3-persons, 3,277 4-persons, 2,210 5-persons, 564 6-persons, 358 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,185 1-person, 2,320 2-persons, 163 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

10,435 married couples with children.
5,004 single-parent households (1,446 men, 3,558 women).

97.6% of residents of Muskingum speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $465,742,000 ($5,437 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,599,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $216,402,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $100,237,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,989,000
Federal grants: $114,085,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,365,000 ($5,928,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,665,000 ($4,240,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,624,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,547,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,238,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.75 millions of gallons per day (92% from ground, 8% from surface)

• Year house built in Muskingum County, Ohio
• 4992014 or later
• 2442010 to 2013
• 5,3052000 to 2009
• 4,5191990 to 1999
• 2,5251980 to 1989
• 6,0281970 to 1979
• 4,7361960 to 1969
• 3,7141950 to 1959
• 2,7521940 to 1949
• 7,6381939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Muskingum County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Muskingum County, Ohio
• 01 room
• 402 rooms
• 3493 rooms
• 2,0514 rooms
• 5,3935 rooms
• 5,9226 rooms
• 4,2037 rooms
• 2,5958 rooms
• 3,0589+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Muskingum County, Ohio
• 5061 room
• 4172 rooms
• 2,0443 rooms
• 2,1044 rooms
• 2,1315 rooms
• 1,3426 rooms
• 6407 rooms
• 3958 rooms
• 1529+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Muskingum County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Muskingum County, Ohio
• 40no bedroom
• 6471 bedroom
• 4,9732 bedrooms
• 13,2573 bedrooms
• 4,2024 bedrooms
• 4925+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Muskingum County, Ohio
• 533no bedroom
• 2,4691 bedroom
• 3,2242 bedrooms
• 2,7653 bedrooms
• 6994 bedrooms
• 415+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Muskingum County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Muskingum County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 628no vehicle
• 5,5991 vehicle
• 9,8812 vehicles
• 4,6123 vehicles
• 1,7444 vehicles
• 1,1475+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Muskingum County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,354no vehicle
• 4,4061 vehicle
• 3,0072 vehicles
• 7783 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 1865+ vehicles

85.3% of Muskingum County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Ohio.

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

• This state: 75,881
• Other state: 9,733
• Northeast: 1,870
• Midwest: 2,647
• South: 4,310
• West: 906

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,561
• Number of aged recipients: 84
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,477
• Number of recipients under 18: 354
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,924
• Number of recipients older than 64: 283
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 859
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,245

Muskingum County on our top lists:

• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"