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Ross County, OH mapCounty population in 2005: 75,197 (42% urban, 58% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 19,949
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,187
% of renters here:  26%
State:  31%
Land area: 688 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 109 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 13.8%
Ross County:  13.8%
Ohio:  13.0%
Median age of residents in 2005: 37 years ols
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 37 years old, American Indian residents: 44 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32 years old, Other race residents: 32 years old)


Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  12.0%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Ross County, Ohio business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Ross County, Ohio:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
  • Black (6.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 38,141  (52.0%)
Females: 35,204  (48.0%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $31,927
County population in 2003: 74,433
Jobs in 2003: 28,489

Ross County,OH real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 34,670
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.7%

Average household size:
Ross County:  2.5 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $36,638
2005 median house value: $98,300
Median contract rent in 2005: $412
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $584
Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,416 ($37,117 in 2000)
This county  $39,416
Ohio:  $43,493

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,191
Ross County  $112,191
Ohio:  $129,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $430
Institutionalized population: 5,193
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Ross County in 2000: $816


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 races chart


Ross County, OH map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Ross County Ohio:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $981 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,000 (1.0%)

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 .


Ross County close-up map

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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

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  6.8%
Ohio:  5.6%


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: 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%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 176
  • 1990 to 1994: 62
  • 1985 to 1989: 62
  • 1980 to 1984: 43
  • 1975 to 1979: 68
  • 1970 to 1974: 34
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1965 to 1969: 87

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

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

Ross County marital status for males

Ross County marital status for females

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


Agriculture in Ross County
Average size of farms: 259 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39357
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: $38140
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59014
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

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.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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



  • Canada (11%)
  • Japan (11%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • Korea (9%)
  • Philippines (8%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Ross County:



  • United States or American (28%)
  • German (23%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)

Ross County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

People in group quarters in Ross County, Ohio
  • 4507 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)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,051.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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



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  0.81% ($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



Births per 1000 population in Ross County

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Ross County

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



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ross County

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


Households: 67,889
  • 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.

11,741 married couples with children.
4,167 single-parent households (1,097 men, 3,070 women).

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

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



Population growth in Ross County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.50 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.6
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 650
  • 1995 to 1998: 2,816
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,156
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,165
  • 1970 to 1979: 4,402
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,406
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,733
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,398
  • 1939 or earlier: 6,735


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ross County, Ohio:

  • 1 room: 23
  • 2 rooms: 40
  • 3 rooms: 329
  • 4 rooms: 2,141
  • 5 rooms: 5,911
  • 6 rooms: 5,084
  • 7 rooms: 3,162
  • 8 rooms: 1,633
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,626


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ross County, Ohio:

  • 1 room: 25
  • 2 rooms: 270
  • 3 rooms: 1,068
  • 4 rooms: 1,963
  • 5 rooms: 2,061
  • 6 rooms: 1,087
  • 7 rooms: 456
  • 8 rooms: 145
  • 9 or more rooms: 112


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ross County:

  • no bedroom: 23
  • 1 bedroom: 515
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,155
  • 3 bedrooms: 11,076
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,753
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 427


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ross County:

  • no bedroom: 38
  • 1 bedroom: 1,570
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,198
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,003
  • 4 bedrooms: 325
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 53


Cars and other vehicles available in Ross County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 744
  • 1 vehicle: 4,833
  • 2 vehicles: 8,709
  • 3 vehicles: 4,016
  • 4 vehicles: 1,147
  • 5 or more vehicles: 500


Cars and other vehicles available in Ross County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 1,170
  • 1 vehicle: 3,285
  • 2 vehicles: 1,922
  • 3 vehicles: 632
  • 4 vehicles: 126
  • 5 or more vehicles: 52

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


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:


  • Electricity (36%)
  • Utility gas (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Wood (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (41%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 347
Here:  4.2%
Ohio:  14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 251
Here:  5.9%
Ohio:  10.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 407
Here:  15.9%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Ross County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $53,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $620,000
  • Charges - All Other: $4,293,000
    Sewerage: $36,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $6,766,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,712,000
    Air Transportation: $539,000
    Parks & Recreation: $412,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $21,436,000
    General - Other: $14,566,000
    Welfare - Other: $13,347,000
    Police Protection: $4,057,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,795,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,188,000
    Regular Highways: $2,731,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,333,000
    Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,236,000
    Financial Administration: $1,155,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,112,000
    Housing & Community Development: $183,000
    Solid Waste Management: $178,000
    Parks & Recreation: $93,000
    Air Transportation: $47,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $40,000
    Sewerage: $22,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $4,704,000
    All Other: $3,195,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,263,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $375,000
    Housing & Community Development: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $53,820,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,810,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,115,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $42,694,000
    Other, NEC: $8,140,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $11,126,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,785,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,867,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,464,000
    Rents: $517,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $214,000
    Regular Highways: $170,000
    Corrections - Other: $118,000
    Judicial: $85,000
    Central Staff: $84,000
    General Public Building: $77,000
    Police Protection: $31,000
    Health - Other: $27,000
    General - Other: $27,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $4,000
    Welfare - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $13,478,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $5,480,000
    Beginning: $4,355,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $42,694,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,654,000
    All Other: $6,206,000
    Highways: $4,508,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,760,000
    General Support: $1,573,000
    Housing & Community Development: $367,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $10,237,000
    Property: $8,697,000
    NEC: $3,826,000
    Other Selective Sales: $180,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $19,212,000

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