Ross County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

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Races in Ross County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 38,141	(52.0%)
Females: 35,204	(48.0%)

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Ross County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,466
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$411
State:	$511

Ross County:	$105,900
Ohio:	$137,800

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

Ross County:	12.4%
Ohio:	13.1%

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

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, Bainbridge, Frankfort, Clarksburg, Adelphi, South Salem.

Neighboring counties: Fayette County , Highland County , Hocking County , Jackson County , Pickaway County , Pike County , Vinton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ross County: Atomic Speedway (A), Camp Davella (B), Upland Orchard (C), Valley Vista Golf Course (D), Lake Hill Campground (E), Chillicothe Federal Reformatory (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ross County include: Hilltop Mission (A), Holiness Chapel (B), Holiness Church (C), Kingdom of Heaven Church (D), Kingston Church (E), Liberty Hill Church (F), Austin Chapel (G), Dry Run Chapel (H), Baptist Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), DeSale Cemetery (2), Harper Cemetery (3), Yankee Hill Cemetery (4), Asbury Chapel Cemetery (5), Ater Cemetery (6), Wilson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ellensmere, Lake (A), Stewart Lake (B), Berkshire Lake (C), Southern Silica Pond Number One (D), Southern Silica Pond Number Two (E), Mead Foremens Club Pond (F), Lake Hill (G), Christian Union Church Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honey Creek (A), Mad Run (B), Anderson Run (C), Kinnikinnick Creek (D), Indian Creek (E), Slate Run (F), Minnehan Run (G), Massie Run (H), Goshen Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ross County include: Scioto River Canal Lands Access State Wildlife Area (1), Scioto Trail State Park (2), Seip Mound State Memorial (3), Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area (4), Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (5), Great Seal State Park (6), Ross County Lake State Wildlife Area (7), Paint Creek State Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Hallsville Post Office (A), Summithill Post Office (B), Musselman Post Office (C), Londonderry Post Office (D), Lyndon Post Office (E), Bourneville Post Office (F), Richmond Dale Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.9%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 2,809
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 538 (56% naturalized citizens)

Ross County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,130
• One, attached: 287
• Two: 989
• 3 or 4: 850
• 5 to 9: 892
• 10 to 19: 261
• 20 or more: 737
• Mobile homes: 5,284
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Ross County with a mortgage: 8,732 (747 second mortgage, 939 home equity loan, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,127

Here:	63.0% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Ross County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Ohio state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/13/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused $4 million in damages.

Ross County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 96% 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 9/7/1988 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 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from Ross County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 25,255 (83%) Carpooled: 3,492 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 168 (1%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Taxi: 21 (0%) Motorcycle: 24 (0%) Bicycle: 57 (0%) Walked: 660 (2%) Other means: 191 (1%) Worked at home: 536 (2%)

4.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,342 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.72%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($22,577 average AGI)
1.11% relocated from other states ($8,765 average AGI)

Ross County:	1.11%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Franklin County, OH	0.69% ($28,556 average AGI)
from Pike County, OH	0.52% ($25,620)
from Pickaway County, OH	0.43% ($30,127)
from Highland County, OH	0.25% ($24,771)
from Fayette County, OH	0.24% ($26,894)
from Jackson County, OH	0.21% ($31,379)
from Scioto County, OH	0.18% ($35,940)

4.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,359 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.76%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.49% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($22,921 average AGI)
1.28% relocated to other states ($10,437 average AGI)

Ross County:	1.28%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Franklin County, OH	0.81% ($36,193 average AGI)
to Pickaway County, OH	0.42% ($31,339)
to Pike County, OH	0.42% ($25,843)
to Highland County, OH	0.24% ($27,308)
to Fayette County, OH	0.23% ($31,825)
to Vinton County, OH	0.15% ($26,500)
to Fairfield County, OH	0.13% ($34,811)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,258 (9,233 aged, 2,025 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 58,440 (14,802 male householders, 4,432 female householders)

  15,424 spouses, 20,155 children (18,188 natural, 503 adopted, 1,464 stepchildren), 1,019 grandchildren, 363 brothers or sisters, 399 parents, 534 other relatives, 1,312 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,449 (3,426 male householders (2,719 living alone)), 4,488 female householders (4,010 living alone)), 1,535 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,456 (5,100 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,380 2-persons, 4,793 3-persons, 3,777 4-persons, 1,571 5-persons, 566 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,729 1-person, 977 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

97.2% of residents of Ross County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $444,226,000 ($5965 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

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 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: 7.50 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.4

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

59% of Ross County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Ohio.

Ross County:	58.5%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 62211
• Northeast: 1312
• Midwest: 1893
• South: 5974
• West: 1106

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,600

Here:	4.2%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	5.9%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	15.9%
Ohio:	23.4%

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