Scioto County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	31%

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Races in Scioto County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 38,653	(48.8%)
Females: 40,542	(51.2%)

Recent posts about Scioto County, Ohio on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Scioto County is mentioned 19 times on our forum:

	Not nearly the hellhole I expected  (49 replies)
	Anyone know of the area around Portsmouth?  (11 replies)
	Do not move to Portsmouth,Oh  (33 replies)
	West Portsmouth  (2 replies)
	Portsmouth area  (19 replies)
	Can anyone tell me about living in ROSEMOUNT, OHIO?  (8 replies)

Scioto County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,446
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$367
State:	$511

Scioto County:	$85,600
Ohio:	$137,800

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 742
• Thefts: 1499
• Auto thefts: 69

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 21
• Assaults: 32
• Burglaries: 985
• Thefts: 1334
• Auto thefts: 162

Scioto County:	19.6%
Ohio:	13.1%

This county:	19.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scioto County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.

Cities in this county include: Portsmouth, Wheelersburg, West Portsmouth, New Boston, Rosemount, Lucasville, Franklin Furnace, Sciotodale, South Webster, Rarden.

2005 air pollution in Scioto County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 32 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 152 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.2 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 40 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Jackson County , Lawrence County , Greenup County, Kentucky , Pike County , Lewis County, Kentucky .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Scioto County: Infirmary Landing (A), Shawnee State Park Marina (B), Scioto County Fairgrounds (C), Brookside (D), Prestons Landing (E), Manuel Moores Landing (F), Book Siding (G), Elks Country Club (H), Pools Corners (I), Davis Station (J), Superior (K), Givens Landing (L), Burkes Landing (M), Pratters Landing (N), Wyckoffs Landing (O), Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (P), Scioto County Home (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Scioto County include: Henley Church (A), Hills Chapel (B), Hills Church (C), Hoffer Hill Church (D), Holy Trinity Church (E), Houston Hollow Church (F), Junior Furnace Baptist Church (G), Lily Chapel (H), Long Run Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lute Cemetery (1), Miller Cemetery (2), Harger Cemetery (3), Harmon Cemetery (4), Young Cemetery (5), Worley Run Cemetery (6), Harrison Furnace Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: South Webster Reservoir (A), Elks Country Club Lake (B), McBride Lake (C), Lake Frasure (D), Lake Margaret (E), Bear Creek Lake (F), Scioto Hills Baptist Camp Lake (G), Roosevelt Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkey Creek (A), Turkeyfoot Run (B), Barbara Run (C), Bald Knob Run (D), Liston Run (E), Brush Fork (F), Back Run (G), Hockenberry Hollow (H), Brouse Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Scioto County include: Shawnee State Forest (1), Shawnee State Park (2), Earl Thomas Conley Riverside Park (3), Brush Creek State Forest (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Minford Post Office (A), Franklin Furnace Post Office (B), Friendship Post Office (C), Haverhill Post Office (D), Scioto Furnace Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.5%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 3,208
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 486 (39% naturalized citizens)

Scioto County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 24,675
• One, attached: 207
• Two: 1,114
• 3 or 4: 722
• 5 to 9: 835
• 10 to 19: 580
• 20 or more: 1,263
• Mobile homes: 4,640
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Scioto County with a mortgage: 8,406 (688 second mortgage, 1,076 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,451

Here:	53.0% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Scioto County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Ohio state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 95 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Scioto County-area historical earthquake activity is below Ohio state average. It is 93% 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 67.5 miles away from Scioto 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 67.5 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 36.4 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 66.0 miles away from Scioto County center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from the 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: 23,618 (83%) Carpooled: 2,948 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 197 (1%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 35 (0%) Walked: 653 (2%) Other means: 231 (1%) Worked at home: 660 (2%)

3.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,413 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.67%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.16% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($15,833 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($13,579 average AGI)

Scioto County:	1.51%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Franklin County, OH	0.37% ($23,835 average AGI)
from Pike County, OH	0.33% ($27,284)
from Lawrence County, OH	0.25% ($29,841)
from Greenup County, KY	0.23% ($28,789)
from Adams County, OH	0.15% ($29,526)
from Jackson County, OH	0.14% ($22,235)
from Ross County, OH	0.11% ($33,037)

4.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.10%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.34% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($15,373 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($13,821 average AGI)

Scioto County:	1.76%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Franklin County, OH	0.45% ($25,274 average AGI)
to Pike County, OH	0.35% ($25,540)
to Lawrence County, OH	0.26% ($34,203)
to Greenup County, KY	0.23% ($26,448)
to Ross County, OH	0.20% ($35,940)
to Jackson County, OH	0.13% ($20,875)
to Adams County, OH	0.10% ($25,462)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,980 (11,534 aged, 3,446 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 65,068 (16,083 male householders, 5,383 female householders)

  16,590 spouses, 22,571 children (20,539 natural, 489 adopted, 1,543 stepchildren), 1,457 grandchildren, 508 brothers or sisters, 356 parents, 703 other relatives, 1,417 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,692 (3,678 male householders (3,009 living alone)), 5,690 female householders (5,280 living alone)), 1,324 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,435 (3,087 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,261 2-persons, 5,498 3-persons, 4,341 4-persons, 1,714 5-persons, 468 6-persons, 184 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,289 1-person, 921 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

97.8% of residents of Scioto County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (36% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $577,465,000 ($7495 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,962,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $230,199,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $129,721,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,238,000
Federal grants: $194,767,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,370,000 ($57,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,169,000 ($4,930,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,546,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,112,000
Federal Government insurance: $56,153,000

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

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.25 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

63% of Scioto County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Ohio.

Scioto County:	62.5%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 64822
• Northeast: 901
• Midwest: 1342
• South: 10386
• West: 1014

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,000

Here:	4.9%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	5.6%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	8.9%
Ohio:	23.4%

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