Ross County, Ohio (OH)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,642
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 19,949
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,515 (it was 7,187 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 688 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 112 people per square mile (average).
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Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (16.4%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 62%
- Government: 10%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 28%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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Races in Ross County, Ohio:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (89.4%)
- Black Non-Hispanic Alone (4.4%)
- Two or more races (4.2%)
- Hispanic or Latino (1.2%)
- Asian alone (0.6%)
| Median resident age: |  40.9 years |
| Ohio median age: |  39.3 years |
| Males: 40,376 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 36,624 |  (47.6%) |
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| Ross County: | 2.0 people |
| Ohio: | 2 people |
| This county: | $46,422 |
| Ohio: | $52,334 |
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $543 (lower quartile is $427, upper quartile is $637)
| This county: | $543 |
| State: | $614 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $118,300 (it was $81,600 in 2000)
| Ross: | $118,300 |
| Ohio: | $140,100 |
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $151,976Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,082
Here: $151,976 State: $180,767
Townhouses or other attached units: $527,822
Here: $527,822 State: $157,588
In 2-unit structures: $71,093
Here: $71,093 State: $135,691
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,626
Here: $139,626 State: $122,936
Mobile homes: $52,658
Here: $52,658 State: $48,655
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $393
Institutionalized population: 6,146
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 25
- Robberies: 11
- Assaults: 18
- Burglaries: 485
- Thefts: 1269
- Auto thefts: 157
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 17
- Robberies: 19
- Assaults: 20
- Burglaries: 483
- Thefts: 1106
- Auto thefts: 99
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2007: 31 buildings, average cost: $74,400
- 2008: 86 buildings, average cost: $79,700
- 2009: 80 buildings, average cost: $73,900
- 2010: 13 buildings, average cost: $91,800
- 2011: 18 buildings, average cost: $78,000
- 2012: 12 buildings, average cost: $97,200
- 2013: 15 buildings, average cost: $82,300
- 2014: 15 buildings, average cost: $82,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,272 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,253 (1.1%)
| Ross County: | 19.9% |
| Ohio: | 14.6% |
Median age of residents in 2016: 40.9 years old
(Males: 40.3 years old, Females: 41.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.6 years old, Black residents: 36.2 years old, American Indian residents: 40.9 years old, Asian residents: 57.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.1 years old, Other race residents: 56.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ross County is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $507 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.
Cities in this county include: Chillicothe, North Fork Village, Kingston, Frankfort, Andersonville, Clarksburg, Richmond Dale, Adelphi, South Salem, Bourneville.
| Zip Code | City | Tests | Max concentration | Min concentration | Arithmetic mean | Geometric mean | Standard deviation | Coefficient of variation | Mean concentration | First quartile | Third quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43101 | Adelphi | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 1.20 | 1.85 | ||
| 43115 | Clarksburg | 41 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 3.83 | 2.57 | 3.22 | 84.11 | 3.10 | 1.93 | 4.70 |
| 45601 | Chillicothe | 824 | 123 | 0.1 | 9.15 | 5.01 | 12.46 | 136.11 | 5.80 | 2.70 | 10.40 |
| 45612 | Bainbridge | 45 | 28.4 | 0.2 | 4.94 | 1.8 | 7.18 | 145.11 | 1.50 | 0.75 | 5.60 |
| 45617 | Bourneville | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1.83 | 3.48 | ||
| 45628 | Frankfort | 47 | 33.4 | 0.1 | 6.15 | 4.05 | 5.21 | 84.68 | 5.40 | 3.80 | 6.90 |
| 45633 | Hallsville | 1 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 4.88 | 12.80 | ||
| 45644 | Kingston | 19 | 27.7 | 0.6 | 4.34 | 2.47 | 6.26 | 144.27 | 2.30 | 1.23 | 3.85 |
| 45647 | Londonderry | 23 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 5.85 | 1.98 | 31.02 | 6.40 | 5.60 | 7.90 |
| 45673 | Richmond Dale | 36 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.76 | 1.67 | 0.6 | 34.13 | 1.55 | 1.30 | 2.10 |
| 45681 | South Salem | 2 | 52.9 | 4.5 | 28.7 | 15.43 | 34.22 | 119.25 | 28.70 | 2.60 | 28.70 |
All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).
Neighboring counties: Bronx County, New York 
, Brown County, Illinois 
, Lincoln County, Nevada , Howard County, Maryland , Piute County, Utah , Chariton County, Missouri , Jefferson County, Missouri .
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Ohio: | 4.3% |
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 2,809
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 486 (56.2% naturalized citizens)
| Ross County: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.4% |
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 23,897
- One, attached: 458
- Two: 703
- 3 or 4: 367
- 5 to 9: 780
- 10 to 19: 644
- 20 to 49: 658
- 50 or more: 319
- Mobile homes: 3,849
Housing units in Ross County with a mortgage: 11,044 (0 second mortgage, 1,258 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,477
| Here: | 57.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 63.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Ross County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 9,548 | 72 |
| Mainline Protestant | 6,944 | 34 |
| Catholic | 2,750 | 2 |
| Other | 538 | 5 |
| Black Protestant | 290 | 3 |
| None | 57,994 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 18
| Ross County: | 2.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
| This county: | 1.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
| Ross County: | 4.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 37
| This county: | 4.88 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Ross County: | 10.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Ross County: | 31.6% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.9% |
| State: | 11.9% |
Agriculture in Ross County:
Average size of farms: 259 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39,357
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $200.03
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.26%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $38,140
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59,014
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.66
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.00%
Corn for grain: 48830 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 17019 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 63491 harvested acres
Vegetables: 57 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 90 acres
Earthquake activity:
Ross County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from Ross County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 203.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 184.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 268.7 miles away from Ross County center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 109.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 04, 2011 to May 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4002: July 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4002, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 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, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: January 03, 2004 to January 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1507: January 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 1507, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Ohio Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 1997 to March 17, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1164: March 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1164, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Ohio Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 12, 1992 to August 01, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-951: August 04, 1992, FEMA Id: 951, 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
- Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
- Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Ohio Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 1968, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-243: June 05, 1968, FEMA Id: 243, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Ross County (10) is smaller than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 3
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Production occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Philippines (14%)
- Germany (9%)
- Korea (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- Mexico (8%)
- Nepal (7%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- American (21%)
- German (18%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (8%)
- European (3%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 25,659 (85.0%)
- Carpooled: 2,584 (8.6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 247 (0.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 291 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 15 (0.0%)
- Walked: 563 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 750 (2.5%)
People in group quarters in Ross County, Ohio in 2000:
- 4,507 people in state prisons
- 468 people in nursing homes
- 108 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 100 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 72 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 46 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 27 people in other group homes
- 22 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 16 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
People in group quarters in Ross County, Ohio in 2010:
- 5,447 people in state prisons
- 407 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 178 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 170 people in group homes intended for adults
- 57 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 27 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 26 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 22 people in correctional residential facilities
- 8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
4.22% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,233 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.22% |
| Ohio average: | 4.72% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.18% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($23,149 average AGI)
1.04% relocated from other states ($11,084 average AGI)
Ross County: 1.04% Ohio average: 1.60%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Franklin County, OH | 0.53% ($25,236 average AGI) |
| from Pike County, OH | 0.49% ($31,489) |
| from Pickaway County, OH | 0.41% ($27,527) |
| from Highland County, OH | 0.19% ($24,827) |
| from Fayette County, OH | 0.18% ($30,125) |
| from Jackson County, OH | 0.17% ($37,333) |
| from Fairfield County, OH | 0.16% ($28,333) |
4.51% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,726 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.51% |
| Ohio average: | 5.14% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.34% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($21,527 average AGI)
1.18% relocated to other states ($10,199 average AGI)
Ross County: 1.18% Ohio average: 2.02%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Franklin County, OH | 0.69% ($27,172 average AGI) |
| to Pike County, OH | 0.42% ($28,522) |
| to Pickaway County, OH | 0.42% ($26,611) |
| to Highland County, OH | 0.24% ($20,803) |
| to Fayette County, OH | 0.23% ($26,869) |
| to Jackson County, OH | 0.17% ($28,596) |
| to Fairfield County, OH | 0.13% ($38,743) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,250 (9,798 aged, 2,452 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,102 (6%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ross County, Ohio in 1999 - 2014:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (915)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (913)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (880)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (598)
- Unspecified dementia (357)
- Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (325)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (314)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (307)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (265)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (232)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,949
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 255
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 60,464
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,219
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 912
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 44.3. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 148.2. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 84.7
- Other - 63.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 77,000- In family households: 60,311 (10,614 male householders, 9,184 female householders)
14,249 spouses, 18,336 children (17,001 natural, 450 adopted, 885 stepchildren), 2,249 grandchildren, 455 brothers or sisters, 1,259 parents, 1,594 other relatives, 2,371 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10,753 (3,841 male householders (3,006 living alone)), 5,071 female householders (4,391 living alone)), 1,841 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5,936
Size of family households: 9,781 2-persons, 4,397 3-persons, 3,172 4-persons, 1,065 5-persons, 675 6-persons, 708 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,397 1-person, 1,379 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 52 4-persons.
9,583 married couples with children.
4,239 single-parent households (732 men, 3,507 women).
97.7% of residents of Ross speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $444,226,000 ($5,965 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,258,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $185,728,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $69,653,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,597,000
Federal grants: $99,575,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,098,000 ($210,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $72,574,000 ($2,787,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,010,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,413,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,523,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,637| Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,985
| Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +124
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,175
| Here: |  +16 per 1000 residents |
| State: | -15 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.50 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.5 |
Note: State values scaled to Ross County population
- 1 room: 0
- 2 rooms: 103
- 3 rooms: 209
- 4 rooms: 2,048
- 5 rooms: 4,324
- 6 rooms: 4,311
- 7 rooms: 3,313
- 8 rooms: 2,232
- 9+ rooms: 2,981
- 1 room: 67
- 2 rooms: 168
- 3 rooms: 748
- 4 rooms: 2,913
- 5 rooms: 2,599
- 6 rooms: 1,635
- 7 rooms: 345
- 8 rooms: 434
- 9+ rooms: 280
Note: State values scaled to Ross County population
- no bedroom: 103
- 1 bedroom: 409
- 2 bedrooms: 4,074
- 3 bedrooms: 11,573
- 4 bedrooms: 2,644
- 5+ bedrooms: 718
- no bedroom: 67
- 1 bedroom: 1,406
- 2 bedrooms: 3,516
- 3 bedrooms: 3,815
- 4 bedrooms: 311
- 5+ bedrooms: 74
Note: State values scaled to Ross County population
- no vehicle: 731
- 1 vehicle: 3,467
- 2 vehicles: 8,625
- 3 vehicles: 3,542
- 4 vehicles: 1,757
- 5+ vehicles: 1,399
- no vehicle: 1,636
- 1 vehicle: 3,934
- 2 vehicles: 2,449
- 3 vehicles: 1,038
- 4 vehicles: 80
- 5+ vehicles: 52
85% of Ross County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Ohio.
| Ross County: | 84.5% |
| State average: | 85.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 66,311
- Other state: 9,735
- Northeast: 1,773
- Midwest: 2,490
- South: 4,646
- West: 826
- Electricity (45.2%)
- Utility gas (29.7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13.5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.7%)
- Wood (4.5%)
- No fuel used (0.7%)
- Coal or coke (0.1%)
- Electricity (56.3%)
- Utility gas (32.7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5.8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.7%)
- Other fuel (0.9%)
- Wood (0.8%)
- No fuel used (0.7%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 175
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Ohio: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 141
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Ohio: | 11.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 381
| Here: | 18.9% |
| Ohio: | 23.5% |
Ross County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,444,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,211,000
Housing and Community Development: $321,000
Parks and Recreation: $187,000
Air Transportation: $29,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $25,052,000
Public Welfare - Other: $11,801,000
General - Other: $7,941,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,302,000
Police Protection: $4,252,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,092,000
Regular Highways: $2,723,000
Financial Administration: $1,590,000
Central Staff Services: $1,433,000
General Public Buildings: $1,415,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,391,000
Corrections - Other: $409,000
Parks and Recreation: $244,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $112,000
Sewerage: $49,000
Housing and Community Development: $48,000
Air Transportation: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,985,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Judicial and Legal Services: $50,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Financial Administration: $64,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $318,000
Police Protection: $306,000
Public Welfare - Other: $236,000
Health - Other: $177,000
General Public Building: $111,000
Housing and Community Development: $94,000
Central Staff Services: $79,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Air Transportation: $9,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $23,291,000
Ross County government finances - Revenue in 2006:
- Charges - All Other: $6,673,000
Air Transportation: $58,000
Sewerage: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,933,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,512,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,063,000
General Revenue, NEC: $867,000
Rents: $581,000
Fines and Forfeits: $189,000
Sale of Property: $1,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,647,000
Highways: $5,030,000
All Other: $4,006,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,947,000
General Local Government Support: $1,854,000
Housing and Community Development: $470,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,834,000
Property: $10,043,000
Other License: $6,243,000
Other Selective Sales: $175,000
Ross County government finances - Debt in 2006:
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $41,724,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $41,225,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,800,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,315,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $499,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $485,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,415,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,702,000
Ross County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,367,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,225,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,499
- Number of aged recipients: 101
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,398
- Number of recipients under 18: 299
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,859
- Number of recipients older than 64: 341
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 756
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,204
| Most common first names in Ross County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 528 | 78.2 years |
| John | 507 | 73.7 years |
| Charles | 502 | 74.0 years |
| William | 492 | 73.2 years |
| Robert | 423 | 71.1 years |
| James | 402 | 69.6 years |
| George | 237 | 74.8 years |
| Helen | 214 | 79.2 years |
| Ruth | 203 | 79.6 years |
| Dorothy | 194 | 77.6 years |
| Most common last names in Ross County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 227 | 73.6 years |
| Miller | 193 | 75.5 years |
| Brown | 188 | 74.4 years |
| Johnson | 166 | 72.5 years |
| Jones | 161 | 74.9 years |
| Davis | 146 | 74.4 years |
| Graves | 86 | 75.4 years |
| Wilson | 86 | 74.7 years |
| Anderson | 76 | 75.3 years |
| Williams | 75 | 72.9 years |
| Businesses in Ross County, OH | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Nike | 4 | |
| CVS | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Chipotle | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Circle K | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| FedEx | 5 | Sears | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
| GNC | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Subway | 6 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| Honda | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Tim Hortons | 2 | |
| IHOP | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 7 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | UPS | 11 | |
| Justice | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | White Castle | 1 | |
| Kroger | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | |||
