Stark County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	31%

Stark County:	12.0%
Ohio:	13.0%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Stark County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 181,588	(48.0%)
Females: 196,510	(52.0%)

Stark County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county	$42,291
Ohio:	$43,493

Stark County	$129,342
Ohio:	$129,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 48
• Assaults: 94
• Burglaries: 769
• Thefts: 1707
• Auto thefts: 186

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 46
• Robberies: 58
• Assaults: 49
• Burglaries: 782
• Thefts: 2067
• Auto thefts: 221

Area name: Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stark County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $721 a month.

Cities in this county include: Canton, Massillon, Alliance, North Canton, Louisville, Perry Heights, Canal Fulton, Minerva, Greentown, Uniontown.

2005 air pollution in Stark County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.101 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 18.6 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 43 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Columbiana County , Holmes County , Mahoning County , Portage County , Summit County , Tuscarawas County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Stark County: Shady Hollow Country Club (A), Seven Hills Golf Course (B), Elms Country Club (C), Meadow Lake Golf Club (D), Brookside Country Club (E), Green Valley Golf Course (F), Louisville Sportsmen Club (G), Camp Rodman (H), Camp Trinity (I), Camp Wanake (J), Nazarene Church Camp (K), Oakwood Golf Club (L), Edgewater Golf Course (M), Edgewood Golf Club (N), Center Road (O), Freeburg Station (P), Ohio Baptist Acres Camp (Q), Congress Lake Golf Club (R), Rolling Green Golf Course (S), Springwood Lake Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Cable Shores Shopping Center (1), Carousel Plaza Shopping Center (2), Tip-Top Mart Shopping Center (3), Southgate Shopping Center (4), Wales Square Shopping Center (5), Belden Village Mall Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Stark County include: Howenstine Christian Church (A), Indian Run Church (B), Israel Evangelical Lutheran Church (C), Justus Evangelical United Brethren Church (D), King Church (E), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (F), Laurel Hill Church (G), Lexington Methodist Church (H), Liberty Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Amish Cemetery (1), Zwick Cemetery (2), Zion Cemetery (3), Armstrong Cemetery (4), Dietrick Cemetery (5), Hawkins Cemetery (6), Hebrew Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Slagle, Lake (A), Copes Lake (B), Valley Lake (C), O'Pines, Lake (D), Sherman, Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Willowdale Lake (G), Congress Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bean Creek (A), Beal Run (B), Indian Run (C), Hypocrite Run (D), Fox Run (E), Black Run (F), Beech Creek (G), Mudbrook Creek (H), Limestone Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Stark County include: Lawrence Playground (1), Navarre-Bethlehem Park (2), Sandy Valley Community Park (3), Millside Park (4), Sippo Lake Regional Park (5), Spiker Park (6), Memorial Park (7), Deer Creek Park (8), Sunset Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: North Lawrence Post Office (A), Maximo Post Office (B), Paris Post Office (C), Robertsville Post Office (D), Middlebranch Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.8%
Ohio:	5.6%

Current college students: 16,696
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,674 (62% naturalized citizens)

Stark County:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 115,946
• One, attached: 4,378
• Two: 11,391
• 3 or 4: 6,051
• 5 to 9: 6,352
• 10 to 19: 4,608
• 20 or more: 4,447
• Mobile homes: 3,825
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Stark County with a mortgage: 64,677 (6,965 second mortgage, 11,741 home equity loan, 309 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32,430

Stark County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Ohio state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/16/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 152,750 (86%) Carpooled: 13,906 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,796 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%) Subway or elevated: 21 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 3 (0%) Taxi: 58 (0%) Motorcycle: 47 (0%) Bicycle: 303 (0%) Walked: 3,408 (2%) Other means: 817 (0%) Worked at home: 4,107 (2%)

3.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.77%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($435 average AGI)

Stark County:	0.04%
Ohio average:	0.10%

2.58% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($25,717 average AGI)
1.15% relocated from other states ($12,715 average AGI)

Stark County:	1.15%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Summit County, OH	0.88% ($44,585 average AGI)
from Tuscarawas County, OH	0.26% ($30,018)
from Carroll County, OH	0.22% ($27,305)
from Portage County, OH	0.17% ($30,914)
from Wayne County, OH	0.15% ($59,654)
from Cuyahoga County, OH	0.12% ($37,292)
from Mahoning County, OH	0.12% ($26,533)

4.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,820 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.18%
Ohio average:	5.79%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($165 average AGI)

Stark County:	0.03%
Ohio average:	0.04%

2.51% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($20,684 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($15,971 average AGI)

Stark County:	1.64%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Summit County, OH	0.76% ($34,986 average AGI)
to Tuscarawas County, OH	0.23% ($33,440)
to Franklin County, OH	0.22% ($28,018)
to Carroll County, OH	0.20% ($32,108)
to Cuyahoga County, OH	0.15% ($34,043)
to Portage County, OH	0.13% ($37,046)
to Mahoning County, OH	0.12% ($29,226)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 67,546 (59,717 aged, 7,829 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 315,932 (80,075 male householders, 22,994 female householders)

  81,860 spouses, 111,332 children (102,344 natural, 2,602 adopted, 6,386 stepchildren), 5,812 grandchildren, 1,838 brothers or sisters, 1,814 parents, 3,480 other relatives, 6,727 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 53,226 (19,094 male householders (15,328 living alone)), 26,160 female householders (23,361 living alone)), 7,972 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,940 (5,136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 45,719 2-persons, 23,662 3-persons, 20,498 4-persons, 9,078 5-persons, 2,966 6-persons, 1,146 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 38,689 1-person, 5,618 2-persons, 618 3-persons, 232 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

95.7% of residents of Stark County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,016,960,000 ($5291 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $58,418,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $998,103,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $481,312,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,205,000
Federal grants: $377,365,000
Federal procurement contracts: $67,635,000 ($33,600,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $80,340,000 ($7,449,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,963,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $137,490,000
Federal Government insurance: $77,010,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 33.18 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

62% of Stark 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, 62% lived in Ohio.

Stark County:	62.2%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 305606
• Northeast: 19166
• Midwest: 11130
• South: 29099
• West: 4926

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,500

Here:	11.3%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	8.8%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	35.5%
Ohio:	23.4%