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Shelby County, Ohio (OH)



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Shelby County, OH mapCounty population in 2005: 48,736 (43% urban, 57% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 13,127
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,509
% of renters here:  26%
State:  31%
Land area: 409 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 119 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  6.7%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (41.9%), Educational,health and social services (13.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 86%
  • Government: 9%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Shelby County, Ohio:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  34.8 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Males: 23,786  (49.6%)
Females: 24,124  (50.4%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $35,166
County population in 2003: 48,537
Jobs in 2003: 30,377

Shelby County,OH real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 26,975
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:
Shelby County:  2.7 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,264 ($44,507 in 2000)
This county  $47,264
Ohio:  $43,493

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $125,087
Shelby County  $125,087
Ohio:  $129,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $499
Institutionalized population: 641
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Shelby County in 2000: $856

Shelby County races chart


Shelby County, OH map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Shelby County Ohio:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.6%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $944 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shelby County is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $565 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $705 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sidney, Jackson Center, Fort Loramie, Anna, Botkins, Russia, Port Jefferson, Lockington, Kettlersville.

Neighboring counties: Auglaize County , Champaign County , Darke County , Logan County , Mercer County , Miami County .


Shelby County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Shelby County: Camp Evergreen (A), Walkup Country Club (B), Hardin Station (C), Shelby County Home (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shelby County include: Houston Congregational Christian Church (A), Maplewood United Methodist Church (B), New Hope Church (C), Oran Christian Church (D), Orange Chapel (E), Pasco United Methodist Church (F), Emmanuel Lutheran Church (G), Redeemer Lutheran Church (H), Saint Jacobs Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Angel Street Cemetery (1), Anna Cemetery (2), Wright Cemetery (3), Dorsey Cemetery (4), Barnett Cemetery (5), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (6), Wesley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Barhorst Lake (A), Lake Evergreen (B), Lake Loramie (C), Reams Pond (D), Leighty Lake (E), Lockington Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkeyfoot Creek (A), Turtle Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Mosquito Creek (E), Line Run (F), Ninemile Creek (G), Plum Creek (H), Fox Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Shelby County include: Gross Woods Nature Preserve (1), Lake Loramie State Park (2), Lockington Reserve (3), Lockington Locks Historical Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Houston Post Office (A), Maplewood Post Office (B), Pemberton Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.6%
Ohio:  5.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,321
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 664 (38% naturalized citizens)

Shelby County:  1.4%
Whole state:  3.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 330
  • 1990 to 1994: 51
  • 1985 to 1989: 83
  • 1980 to 1984: 15
  • 1975 to 1979: 47
  • 1970 to 1974: 45
  • 1970 to 1974: 42
  • 1965 to 1969: 51

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.1%

Shelby County marital status for males

Shelby County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,355
  • One, attached: 452
  • Two: 1,179
  • 3 or 4: 627
  • 5 to 9: 486
  • 10 to 19: 269
  • 20 or more: 343
  • Mobile homes: 971

Housing units in Shelby County with a mortgage: 7,555 (934 second mortgage, 1,129 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,201


Agriculture in Shelby County
Average size of farms: 203 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $63848
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $156.55
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.49%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $63565
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 83.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $77582
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.88
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.31%
Corn for grain: 50885 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 13032 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 88754 harvested acres
Vegetables: 37 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4 acres

Shelby County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 74 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Machinery (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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



  • Japan (26%)
  • Philippines (9%)
  • Middle Africa (8%)
  • Mexico (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • India (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby County:



  • German (48%)
  • United States or American (17%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • French (except Basque) (4%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Dutch (1%)

Shelby County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 20,362 (86%)
  • Carpooled: 1,960 (8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 30 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 64 (0%)
  • Walked: 401 (2%)
  • Other means: 69 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 674 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Shelby County, Ohio
  • 504 people in nursing homes
  • 135 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 2 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,110.

4.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,560 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.85%
Ohio average:  5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.77% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($24,599 average AGI)
1.08% relocated from other states ($7,961 average AGI)
Shelby County:  1.08%
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 Miami County, OH  1.14% ($32,430 average AGI)
from Auglaize County, OH  0.55% ($35,631)
from Logan County, OH  0.36% ($28,658)
from Darke County, OH  0.26% ($32,481)
from Montgomery County, OH  0.23% ($29,935)
from Hamilton County, OH  0.16% ($25,563)
from Mercer County, OH  0.15% ($26,767)


5.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,502 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.42%
Ohio average:  5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($22,838 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($12,665 average AGI)
Shelby County:  1.56%
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 Miami County, OH  1.14% ($32,078 average AGI)
to Auglaize County, OH  0.54% ($32,573)
to Logan County, OH  0.34% ($33,294)
to Franklin County, OH  0.33% ($26,776)
to Montgomery County, OH  0.22% ($33,222)
to Darke County, OH  0.20% ($27,000)
to Hamilton County, OH  0.12% ($22,875)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5



Births per 1000 population in Shelby County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7



Deaths per 1000 population in Shelby County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Shelby County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,290 (5,449 aged, 841 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%


Household type by relationship


Households: 47,240
  • In family households: 41,811 (10,709 male householders, 2,455 female householders)
    10,919 spouses, 15,688 children (14,309 natural, 352 adopted, 1,027 stepchildren), 499 grandchildren, 261 brothers or sisters, 227 parents, 331 other relatives, 722 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,429 (2,156 male householders (1,746 living alone)), 2,376 female householders (2,140 living alone)), 897 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 670 (654 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,368 2-persons, 2,861 3-persons, 2,791 4-persons, 1,420 5-persons, 489 6-persons, 235 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,886 1-person, 504 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

10,190 married couples with children.
2,565 single-parent households (678 men, 1,887 women).

96.7% of residents of Shelby County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 45% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $171,129,000 ($3527 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,893,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,612,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,697,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,240,000
Federal grants: $28,954,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,924,000 ($370,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,702,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,569,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,845,000
Federal Government insurance: $50,878,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,882
Here:  80 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,185
Here:  45 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +260
Here:  +5 per 1000 residents
State:  +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,080
Here:  -22 per 1000 residents
State:  -15 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Shelby County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.95 millions of gallons per day (35% from ground, 65% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.4

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



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 406
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,487
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,588
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,851
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,254
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,104
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,007
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,201
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,784


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 24
  • 3 rooms: 127
  • 4 rooms: 1,056
  • 5 rooms: 2,892
  • 6 rooms: 3,635
  • 7 rooms: 2,668
  • 8 rooms: 1,594
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,131


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

  • 1 room: 46
  • 2 rooms: 161
  • 3 rooms: 731
  • 4 rooms: 1,205
  • 5 rooms: 990
  • 6 rooms: 699
  • 7 rooms: 396
  • 8 rooms: 176
  • 9 or more rooms: 105


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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 214
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,186
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,106
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,334
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 287


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby County:

  • no bedroom: 48
  • 1 bedroom: 978
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,768
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,330
  • 4 bedrooms: 312
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 73


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

  • no vehicle: 238
  • 1 vehicle: 3,166
  • 2 vehicles: 6,101
  • 3 vehicles: 2,534
  • 4 vehicles: 787
  • 5 or more vehicles: 301


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

  • no vehicle: 527
  • 1 vehicle: 2,222
  • 2 vehicles: 1,345
  • 3 vehicles: 284
  • 4 vehicles: 99
  • 5 or more vehicles: 32

60% of Shelby County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Ohio.

Shelby County:  60.2%
State average:  58.2%


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

  • This state: 39781
  • Northeast: 990
  • Midwest: 2019
  • South: 3580
  • West: 705

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 560
Here:  9.0%
Ohio:  14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 284
Here:  9.1%
Ohio:  10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 153
Here:  13.7%
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)

Shelby County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $10,363,000
    Sewerage: $522,000
    Solid Waste Management: $228,000
    Regular Highways: $184,000
  • Construction - General: $3,265,000
  • Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $19,101,000
    Regular Highways: $7,875,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,007,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,249,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,961,000
    Police Protection: $1,500,000
    Financial Administration: $1,236,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,066,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $851,000
    General - Other: $681,000
    Sewerage: $676,000
    Health Services - Other: $315,000
    Solid Waste Management: $202,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $831,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $500,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $209,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $9,135,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,981,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,437,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,865,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $270,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $544,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,175,000
    Interest Earnings: $911,000
    Special Assessments: $274,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $32,000
    General - Other: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,187,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,014,000
    Beginning: $1,000,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,880,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,104,000
    Highways: $3,591,000
    All Other: $3,358,000
    General Support: $2,005,000
  • Tax - Property: $7,562,000
    Total General Sales: $7,405,000
    NEC: $112,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $8,619,000

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