Richland County, Ohio (OH)

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County population in July 2007: 125,679 (70% urban, 30% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 35,444
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,090

% of renters here:	28%
State:	31%

Land area: 497 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 253 people per square mile

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2008 cost of living index in Richland County: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 82%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Richland County, Ohio:

White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
Black (9.4%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 64,845	(50.3%)
Females: 64,007	(49.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $31,125
County population in 2003: 128,228
Jobs in 2003: 62,412

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Richland County,OH real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 63,344
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.2%

Average household size:

Richland County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,445 ($37,397 in 1999)

This county:	$43,445
Ohio:	$46,597

2007 median house/condo value: $122,200 ($88,100 in 2000)

Richland County:	$122,200
Ohio:	$137,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $422 (lower quartile is $351, upper quartile is $523)

This county:	$422
State:	$511

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,112
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $394

Institutionalized population: 5,805

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 14
Robberies: 11
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 355
Thefts: 818
Auto thefts: 39

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 10
Robberies: 21
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 367
Thefts: 782
Auto thefts: 59

Richland County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 334 buildings, average cost: $157,900

2004 Presidential Election results in Richland County Ohio:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,449 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,365 (1.2%)

Richland County household income distribution in 2007

Richland County home values distribution

Richland County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 10.4%

Richland County:	10.4%
Ohio:	13.1%

Median age of residents in 2007: 40 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 33 years old, American Indian residents: 65 years old, Asian residents: 46 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 29 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.6%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Area name: Mansfield, OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richland County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $685 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mansfield, Shelby, Ontario, Lexington, Bellville, Butler, Shiloh, Lucas.

Neighboring counties: Ashland County , Crawford County , Huron County , Knox County , Morrow County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Richland County: Camp Avery (A), Camp Mowana (B), Camp Ninwan (C), Camp Otyokwah (D), Camp Wooster (E), Pleasant Hill Marina (F), Templed Hills Camp (G), Mansfield Waterworks (H), Hidden Hollow Camp (I), Richland County Home (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Richland County include: Hilltop Church (A), Apostolic Full Gospel Church (B), Lincoln Heights Baptist Church (C), Lincoln Heights Church of Christ in Christian Union (D), Lincoln Heights Gospel Chapel (E), Little Washington Congregational Church (F), Lutheran Church (G), Mansfield Baptist Temple (H), Mansfield Freewill Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Day Cemetery (1), Windsor Park Cemetery (2), Hastings Cemetery (3), Williams Cemetery (4), Hazel Brush Cemetery (5), Banks Cemetery (6), Dunkard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Sites Lake (A), Walker Lake (B), Walton Lake (C), Banks Pond (D), Geottl Pond (E), Ahrens Lake (F), Cooke Pond Number Two (G), Cooke Pond Number One (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honey Creek (A), Shipp Creek (B), Babble Brook (C), Brubaker Creek (D), Slater Run (E), Marsh Run (F), Friends Creek (G), Tory Run (H), Pleasant Valley Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Richland County include: Malabar Farm State Park (1), Pleasant Hill Lake Park (2), Chever Park (3), Gorman Nature Park (4), Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Springmills Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.4%
Ohio:	5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 4,997
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,287 (66% naturalized citizens)

Richland County:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 347 1990 to 1994: 91 1985 to 1989: 146 1980 to 1984: 151 1975 to 1979: 192 1970 to 1974: 157 1970 to 1974: 94 1965 to 1969: 1,109

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.6%

Richland County marital status for males

Richland County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 38,664
One, attached: 1,291
Two: 3,658
3 or 4: 2,167
5 to 9: 1,900
10 to 19: 1,553
20 or more: 1,285
Mobile homes: 2,523
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Richland County with a mortgage: 19,320 (2,422 second mortgage, 2,731 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,377

Here:	65.1% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Agriculture in Richland County
Average size of farms: 146 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $42683
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $194.32
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.43%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $39841
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.03%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50742
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 30.50%
Corn for grain: 28114 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 8294 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 38815 harvested acres
Vegetables: 293 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 191 acres

Richland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Ohio state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Yugoslavia (14%)
Germany (12%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Korea (8%)
India (8%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Canada (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Richland County:

German (30%)
United States or American (16%)
Irish (9%)
English (8%)
Italian (4%)
Dutch (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Richland County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 48,404 (85%)
Carpooled: 5,305 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 248 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 22 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Ferryboat: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 106 (0%)
Motorcycle: 36 (0%)
Bicycle: 111 (0%)
Walked: 987 (2%)
Other means: 270 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,622 (3%)

People in group quarters in Richland County, Ohio

4612 people in state prisons
782 people in nursing homes
278 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
212 people in other types of correctional institutions
115 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
113 people in other group homes
84 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
75 people in homes for the mentally retarded
41 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
40 people in homes for the mentally ill
26 people in homes for the physically handicapped
23 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
23 people in other nonhousehold living situations
20 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
10 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
6 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,811.

4.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,526 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.09%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.95% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($22,005 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($9,520 average AGI)
Richland County: 1.14%
Ohio average: 1.67%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Crawford County, OH	0.57% ($25,964 average AGI)
from Ashland County, OH	0.44% ($29,005)
from Franklin County, OH	0.34% ($30,097)
from Huron County, OH	0.27% ($27,485)
from Morrow County, OH	0.20% ($37,684)
from Knox County, OH	0.16% ($32,713)
from Cuyahoga County, OH	0.08% ($27,625)

4.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.99%
Ohio average:	5.79%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($119 average AGI)
Richland County: 0.03%
Ohio average: 0.04%

3.33% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($21,019 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($13,538 average AGI)
Richland County: 1.64%
Ohio average: 2.24%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Franklin County, OH	0.60% ($29,576 average AGI)
to Crawford County, OH	0.53% ($26,724)
to Ashland County, OH	0.44% ($31,502)
to Huron County, OH	0.25% ($29,114)
to Morrow County, OH	0.19% ($33,938)
to Knox County, OH	0.15% ($30,908)
to Cuyahoga County, OH	0.11% ($35,389)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Richland County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Richland County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Richland County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,933 (18,920 aged, 3,013 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.78
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13158.88
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 256.060
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54864.32

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1212.980
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 975.390
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.82

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48.69
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82.06

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.72

Household type by relationship

Households: 122,379

In family households: 104,741 (26,651 male householders, 7,707 female householders)
27,397 spouses, 36,479 children (33,178 natural, 958 adopted, 2,343 stepchildren), 2,084 grandchildren, 533 brothers or sisters, 590 parents, 1,088 other relatives, 2,212 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 17,638 (6,769 male householders (5,584 living alone)), 8,431 female householders (7,567 living alone)), 2,438 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,473 (5,911 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 15,885 2-persons, 7,551 3-persons, 6,517 4-persons, 2,987 5-persons, 894 6-persons, 524 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,151 1-person, 1,713 2-persons, 263 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

95.5% of residents of Richland County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $653,595,000 ($5102 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,308,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $316,682,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $147,557,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,146,000
Federal grants: $126,957,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,298,000 ($4,314,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $46,956,000 ($15,606,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,168,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $43,834,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,812,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 8,333

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,380

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

Net international migration: +300

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,017

Here:	-24 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Richland County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.14 millions of gallons per day (43% from ground, 57% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 815
1995 to 1998: 2,521
1990 to 1994: 2,019
1980 to 1989: 3,836
1970 to 1979: 8,311
1960 to 1969: 8,347
1950 to 1959: 9,378
1940 to 1949: 5,508
1939 or earlier: 12,327

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Richland County, Ohio:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 113 3 rooms: 408 4 rooms: 2,972 5 rooms: 7,664 6 rooms: 8,894 7 rooms: 7,397 8 rooms: 4,320 9+ rooms: 3,668

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richland County, Ohio:
	1 room: 353 2 rooms: 912 3 rooms: 2,281 4 rooms: 3,879 5 rooms: 3,143 6 rooms: 1,876 7 rooms: 958 8 rooms: 466 9+ rooms: 222

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Richland County:
	no bedroom: 53 1 bedroom: 584 2 bedrooms: 6,905 3 bedrooms: 20,589 4 bedrooms: 6,462 5+ bedrooms: 851

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richland County:
	no bedroom: 493 1 bedroom: 3,476 2 bedrooms: 6,026 3 bedrooms: 3,256 4 bedrooms: 678 5+ bedrooms: 161

Cars and other vehicles available in Richland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,494 1 vehicle: 8,848 2 vehicles: 15,731 3 vehicles: 6,540 4 vehicles: 1,953 5+ vehicles: 878

Cars and other vehicles available in Richland County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,243 1 vehicle: 7,071 2 vehicles: 3,823 3 vehicles: 793 4 vehicles: 114 5+ vehicles: 46

60% of Richland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Ohio.

Richland County:	59.7%
State average:	58.2%

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

This state: 99620
Northeast: 4552
Midwest: 5627
South: 14412
West: 1787

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (29%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,715

Here:	11.5%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 524

Here:	6.9%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 755

Here:	17.8%
Ohio:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Richland County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,108,000
Charges - All Other: $9,346,000
Sewerage: $2,256,000

Regular Highways: $121,000
Construction - General: $2,087,000
Health - Other: $1,080,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $33,343,000
Welfare - Other: $24,893,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $8,666,000

General - Other: $6,717,000

Police Protection: $5,677,000

Regular Highways: $4,250,000

Financial Administration: $2,708,000

Corrections - Other: $2,595,000

Transit Utilities: $1,427,000

General Public Buildings: $1,398,000

Natural Resources - Other: $1,299,000

Central Staff Services: $1,131,000

Sewerage: $1,001,000

Housing & Community Development: $729,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $406,000

Parks & Recreation: $123,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,052,000
Transit Utilities: $724,000

Housing & Community Development: $334,000

All Other: $46,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,281,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,481,000
Local Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $92,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $53,835,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,645,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,836,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $49,282,000
Other, NEC: $10,269,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,553,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,540,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,173,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,515,000

Special Assessments: $1,208,000

Rents: $16,000
Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $2,136,000
Sewerage: $631,000

Welfare - Other: $338,000

Police Protection: $246,000

Housing & Community Development: $223,000

Regular Highways: $150,000

Judicial: $94,000

Financial Administration: $88,000

General - Other: $75,000

Natural Resource - Other: $48,000

General Public Building: $40,000

Transit Utilities: $32,000

Central Staff: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Corrections - Other: $3,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $50,180,000
Revenue - Transit Utilities: $338,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $9,010,000
Beginning: $7,167,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $49,390,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $21,411,000
Health & Hospitals: $20,242,000

All Other: $5,122,000

General Support: $4,350,000

Highways: $3,930,000

Transit Utilities: $182,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $16,724,000
Property: $14,335,000

NEC: $2,013,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $44,686,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18