Seneca County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.8%), Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Seneca County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 29,040	(49.5%)
Females: 29,643	(50.5%)

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Seneca County:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,275
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$409
State:	$511

Seneca County:	$111,885
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $131,552

Here:	$131,552
State:	$175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,409

Here:	$124,409
State:	$158,918

In 2-unit structures: $98,541

Here:	$98,541
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,040

Here:	$129,040
State:	$149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $49,468

Here:	$49,468
State:	$138,542

Mobile homes: $24,053

Here:	$24,053
State:	$32,066

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$70,708

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Seneca County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tiffin, Fostoria, Bloomville, Attica, Bettsville, Republic, New Riegel.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Hancock County , Huron County , Sandusky County , Wood County , Wyandot County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Seneca County: Camp Glen (A), Camp Pittenger (B), Clinton Lake Campground (C), Clinton Heights Golf Course (D), Tiffin Camp (E), Sorrowfull Mother Shrine (F), Walnut Grove Campground (G), Seneca County Home (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Seneca County include: Honey Creek Church (A), Hopewell Church (B), Assumption Catholic Church (C), Melmore United Methodist Church (D), Memorial Church (E), Bascom United Methodist Church (F), Ebenezer United Methodist Church (G), Old Fort United Methodist Church (H), Omar Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Zion Lutheran Cemetery (1), Armstrong Cemetery (2), Methodist Cemetery (3), Woodlawn Cemetery (4), Assumption Cemetery (5), Attica Cemetery (6), Bare Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Grassy Pond (A), Morrison Lake (B), Greenwich Reservoir (C), Attica Upground Reservoir (D), Beaver Creek Upground Reservoir (E), Mohawk Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honey Creek (A), Morrison Creek (B), Silver Creek (C), Snuff Creek (D), Plum Run (E), Middle Branch East Branch Wolf Creek (F), Harrison Creek (G), Emerson Creek (H), Bells Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Seneca County include: Sandusky Scenic River State Access Area (1), Springville Marsh State Natural Area (2), Meadowbrook Park (3), Eells Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Bascom Post Office (A), Melmore Post Office (B), Fort Seneca Post Office (C), Amsden Post Office (D), Alvada Post Office (E), Adrian Post Office (F), Kansas Post Office (G), Old Fort Post Office (H), Carrothers Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.7%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 3,270
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 724 (48% naturalized citizens)

Seneca County:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,141
• One, attached: 471
• Two: 1,287
• 3 or 4: 897
• 5 to 9: 624
• 10 to 19: 173
• 20 or more: 531
• Mobile homes: 1,559
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Seneca County with a mortgage: 8,478 (742 second mortgage, 1,672 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,265

Here:	61.7% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Seneca County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Ohio state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 37 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 30 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Seneca County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from Seneca County center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/1991 at 03:21:22, a magnitude 3.4 (3.2 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/2008 at 01:34:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Seneca County center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 23,337 (83%) Carpooled: 2,617 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 268 (1%) Taxi: 21 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 100 (0%) Walked: 1,013 (4%) Other means: 185 (1%) Worked at home: 721 (3%)

4.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.52%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($333 average AGI)

Seneca County:	0.10%
Ohio average:	0.10%

3.63% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($22,521 average AGI)
0.79% relocated from other states ($5,153 average AGI)

Seneca County:	0.79%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Sandusky County, OH	0.85% ($28,619 average AGI)
from Hancock County, OH	0.65% ($24,913)
from Wyandot County, OH	0.39% ($24,722)
from Wood County, OH	0.39% ($25,089)
from Huron County, OH	0.25% ($37,211)
from Lucas County, OH	0.15% ($34,714)
from Crawford County, OH	0.14% ($24,485)

5.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,622 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Ohio average:	5.79%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($248 average AGI)

Seneca County:	0.05%
Ohio average:	0.04%

4.25% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($21,634 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($7,739 average AGI)

Seneca County:	1.30%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Hancock County, OH	0.84% ($29,026 average AGI)
to Sandusky County, OH	0.78% ($27,055)
to Wood County, OH	0.41% ($28,632)
to Franklin County, OH	0.33% ($24,551)
to Wyandot County, OH	0.28% ($27,606)
to Huron County, OH	0.25% ($27,776)
to Lucas County, OH	0.18% ($21,256)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,962 (9,320 aged, 1,642 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 49,147 (12,720 male householders, 3,126 female householders)

  12,617 spouses, 17,948 children (16,407 natural, 413 adopted, 1,128 stepchildren), 733 grandchildren, 224 brothers or sisters, 281 parents, 389 other relatives, 1,109 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,876 (3,094 male householders (2,441 living alone)), 3,412 female householders (3,058 living alone)), 1,370 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,660 (444 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,872 2-persons, 3,620 3-persons, 3,082 4-persons, 1,516 5-persons, 585 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,499 1-person, 775 2-persons, 163 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

96.2% of residents of Seneca County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $288,215,000 ($4987 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,953,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $147,741,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $75,591,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,325,000
Federal grants: $45,436,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,393,000 ($350,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,729,000 ($578,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $13,854,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,561,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,692,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.72 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

63% of Seneca 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, 75% lived in Ohio.

Seneca County:	62.9%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 50861
• Northeast: 1092
• Midwest: 1906
• South: 3195
• West: 677

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,400

Here:	12.1%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	10.8%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	55.3%
Ohio:	23.4%

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