Perry County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.1%), Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Construction (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Perry County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 16,949	(49.7%)
Females: 17,129	(50.3%)

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Perry County:	2.7 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,118
Ohio:	$46,597

Perry County:	$98,311
Ohio:	$137,800

This county:	$362
State:	$511

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 106
• Thefts: 145
• Auto thefts: 28

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perry County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $510 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $638 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Lexington, Crooksville, Somerset, Junction City, New Straitsville, Thornville, Shawnee, Corning, Glenford, Hemlock.

Neighboring counties: Athens County , Fairfield County , Hocking County , Licking County , Morgan County , Muskingum County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Perry County: Perry Country Club (A), Rushcreek Golf Course (B), Five Points (C), Bristol Station (D), Bessie Furnace (E), Ohio State Penitentiary Junction City Branch (F), Gosline (G), Perry County Home (H), Old Stone House (I), Ohio Historical Society Pottery Museum (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Perry County include: Hopewell Baptist Church (A), Hopewell Church (B), Ileff Church (C), Ironpoint Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Mount Zion United Brethren in Christ Church (F), New Lebanon Evangelical Lutheran Church (G), Ebenezer Baptist Church (H), Oakfield Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Zion Reformed Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2), Harmony Cemetery (3), Harring Cemetery (4), Asberry Cemetery (5), Dew Cemetery (6), Harvey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Tecumsey Lake (A), Twin Churches Lake (B), Saint Joseph, Lake (C), Flagdale Lake (D), Sunnyhill Slurry Impoundment (E), Perry Fish and Game Association Pond (F), Altiers Lake (G), Perry Reclaim Reservoir Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Lideys Run (B), Honey Creek (C), Indian Run (D), Pussy Creek (E), Brehm Run (F), Bowling Green Creek (G), Valley Run (H), Somerset Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Perry County include: Avondale State Wildlife Area (1), Clouse Lake Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Moxahala Post Office (A), Mount Perry Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.7%
Ohio:	5.6%

Current college students: 1,068
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 192 (52% naturalized citizens)

Perry County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,098
• One, attached: 106
• Two: 200
• 3 or 4: 166
• 5 to 9: 263
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 307
• Mobile homes: 2,433
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Perry County with a mortgage: 3,901 (311 second mortgage, 325 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,550

Here:	60.5% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Perry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Ohio state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,343 (79%) Carpooled: 2,129 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 109 (1%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 289 (2%) Other means: 120 (1%) Worked at home: 380 (3%)

6.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,184 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.32% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($26,822 average AGI)
0.70% relocated from other states ($3,362 average AGI)

Perry County:	0.70%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Fairfield County, OH	1.28% ($31,006 average AGI)
from Licking County, OH	1.01% ($35,795)
from Muskingum County, OH	0.91% ($24,591)
from Franklin County, OH	0.78% ($34,455)
from Hocking County, OH	0.35% ($20,432)
from Morgan County, OH	0.17% ($26,409)
from Athens County, OH	0.13% ($22,706)

6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,193 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.37%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.39% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($25,800 average AGI)
0.99% relocated to other states ($4,394 average AGI)

Perry County:	0.99%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Fairfield County, OH	1.29% ($26,268 average AGI)
to Muskingum County, OH	1.12% ($25,711)
to Licking County, OH	0.89% ($32,018)
to Franklin County, OH	0.87% ($52,882)
to Hocking County, OH	0.30% ($25,842)
to Athens County, OH	0.20% ($18,960)
to Morgan County, OH	0.13% ($22,765)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
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: 5,593 (4,495 aged, 1,098 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,145 (7,635 male householders, 1,779 female householders)

  7,675 spouses, 11,348 children (10,254 natural, 174 adopted, 920 stepchildren), 565 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 270 other relatives, 616 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,640 (1,333 male householders (1,034 living alone)), 1,772 female householders (1,636 living alone)), 535 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 293 (188 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,740 2-persons, 2,182 3-persons, 1,984 4-persons, 964 5-persons, 463 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,670 1-person, 346 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

97.7% of residents of Perry County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $174,089,000 ($4968 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,438,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,341,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,773,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,108,000
Federal grants: $43,072,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,094,000 ($38,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,701,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $541,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,661,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,863,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

65% of Perry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Ohio.

Perry County:	65.1%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 30347
• Northeast: 568
• Midwest: 480
• South: 2090
• West: 253

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,400

Here:	9.7%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	2.8%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	11.3%
Ohio:	23.4%