Ottawa County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.4%), Educational,health and social services (17.6%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Ottawa County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 20,230	(49.4%)
Females: 20,755	(50.6%)

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Ottawa County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,315
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$466
State:	$511

Ottawa County:	$151,639
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $190,262

Here:	$190,262
State:	$175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,653

Here:	$164,653
State:	$158,918

In 2-unit structures: $167,787

Here:	$167,787
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $314,805

Here:	$314,805
State:	$149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,375

Here:	$186,375
State:	$138,542

Mobile homes: $43,257

Here:	$43,257
State:	$32,066

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Area name: Toledo, OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ottawa County is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $585 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.

Cities in this county include: Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Elmore, Marblehead, Rocky Ridge, Clay Center, Put-in-Bay.

Neighboring counties: Erie County , Lucas County , Sandusky County , Wood County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ottawa County: Bass Haven (A), Bay Point Marina (B), Port Clinton Golf Course (C), Camp Peary (D), Catawba Island Club (E), Catawba Island Club Golf Course (F), Catawba Island Marina (G), East Harbor State Park Marina (H), Chafees Marina (I), Harbor Haven (J), Channel Grove Marina (K), Limpert Marina (L), Sugar Creek Golf Course (M), Sugar Rock Harbor Marina (N), The Colony Club Harbor (O), Tibbels Marina (P), Kenykirk Harbor (Q), Treasure Cove Marina (R), Marine City Yacht Club (S), Lakevue Marina (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ottawa County include: Kingdom Hall Church (A), Lakeside United Methodist Church (B), Bethel United Brethren Church (C), Saint Paul Lutheran Church of Danbury (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Grace Lutheran Church (F), Union Chapel (G), Gypsum Tabernacle (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Limestone Cemetery (1), Middle Bass Island Cemetery (2), Woolcot Cemetery (3), Dewelle Cemetery (4), Williston Cemetery (5), Veterans Memorial Cemetery (6), Union Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Terwilligers Pond (A), Foxs Pond (B), Hauncks Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turtle Creek (A), Ayers Creek (B), Rusha Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Green Bayou (E), Ninemile Creek (F), Wolf Creek (G), Toussaint Creek (H), Toussaint River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ottawa County include: South Bass Island State Park (1), Little Portage River Wildlife Area (2), Lakeside Historic District (3), Toussaint Creek Wildlife Area (4), Turtle Creek Lake Area (5), East Harbor State Park (6), Catawba Island State Park (7), Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (8), Crane Creek State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Isle Saint George Post Office (A), Curtice Post Office (B), Martin Post Office (C), Gypsum Post Office (D), Danbury Post Office (E), Lacarne Post Office (F), Elliston Post Office (G), Catawba Island Post Office (H), Graytown Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.8%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 1,503
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 454 (73% naturalized citizens)

Ottawa County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,617
• One, attached: 714
• Two: 738
• 3 or 4: 634
• 5 to 9: 909
• 10 to 19: 359
• 20 or more: 534
• Mobile homes: 4,002
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Ottawa County with a mortgage: 6,787 (727 second mortgage, 1,163 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,085

Here:	62.4% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Ottawa County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from Ottawa County center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from Ottawa County center
On 6/30/2003 at 19:21:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1992 at 06:13:55, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from Ottawa County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,582 (85%) Carpooled: 1,551 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Ferryboat: 28 (0%) Taxi: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 32 (0%) Walked: 472 (2%) Other means: 89 (0%) Worked at home: 609 (3%)

5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.48% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($32,278 average AGI)
1.31% relocated from other states ($10,715 average AGI)

Ottawa County:	1.31%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Lucas County, OH	1.31% ($39,665 average AGI)
from Wood County, OH	0.66% ($36,983)
from Sandusky County, OH	0.59% ($42,817)
from Erie County, OH	0.36% ($42,254)
from Cuyahoga County, OH	0.33% ($42,424)
from Seneca County, OH	0.11% ($24,316)
from Huron County, OH	0.10% ($31,529)

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,339 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.44% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($21,424 average AGI)
2.05% relocated to other states ($12,916 average AGI)

Ottawa County:	2.05%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Lucas County, OH	1.14% ($30,534 average AGI)
to Sandusky County, OH	0.90% ($30,088)
to Wood County, OH	0.59% ($34,519)
to Erie County, OH	0.50% ($30,708)
to Franklin County, OH	0.21% ($25,789)
to Cuyahoga County, OH	0.16% ($28,690)
to Lee County, FL	0.10% ($107,412)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,057 (7,164 aged, 893 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 34,990 (9,548 male householders, 2,227 female householders)

  9,781 spouses, 11,503 children (10,577 natural, 263 adopted, 663 stepchildren), 601 grandchildren, 234 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, 318 other relatives, 583 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,358 (2,156 male householders (1,786 living alone)), 2,530 female householders (2,324 living alone)), 672 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 637 (574 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,827 2-persons, 2,446 3-persons, 2,113 4-persons, 971 5-persons, 318 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,110 1-person, 509 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

95.5% of residents of Ottawa County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $220,828,000 ($5333 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,540,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $119,599,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,895,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,101,000
Federal grants: $22,942,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,353,000 ($2,562,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,937,000 ($4,599,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $498,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,462,000
Federal Government insurance: $217,362,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 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: 0.32 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

64% of Ottawa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Ohio.

Ottawa County:	64.3%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 34200
• Northeast: 1260
• Midwest: 1988
• South: 2544
• West: 407

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $140,900

Here:	7.6%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	2.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	15.8%
Ohio:	23.4%

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