Summit County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	31%

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Races in Summit County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 261,471	(48.2%)
Females: 281,428	(51.8%)

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Summit County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,332
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$568
State:	$511

Summit County:	$145,100
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $179,872

Here:	$179,872
State:	$175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $179,106

Here:	$179,106
State:	$158,918

In 2-unit structures: $97,983

Here:	$97,983
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,066

Here:	$195,066
State:	$149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,889

Here:	$110,889
State:	$138,542

Mobile homes: $28,765

Here:	$28,765
State:	$32,066

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 31
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 308
• Thefts: 1085
• Auto thefts: 86

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 21
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 283
• Thefts: 948
• Auto thefts: 98

Health of residents in Summit County based on 491 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
77.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
54.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
62.9% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
72.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 189 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is about average.
21.9% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Summit County:	14.1%
Ohio:	13.1%

Area name: Akron, OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Summit County is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $700 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $890 a month.

Cities in this county include: Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Barberton, Green, Hudson, Twinsburg, Tallmadge, Norton, Portage Lakes.

2005 air pollution in Summit County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 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): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.4 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 45 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cuyahoga County , Medina County , Portage County , Stark County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Summit County: Camp Christopher (A), Camp Crowell (B), Camp Hilaka (C), Camp Jody (D), Camp Manatoc (E), Spring Hills Golf Course (F), Saint Bernard Golf Club (G), Polymer Science Building (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Sagamore Square Shopping Center (1), Montrose Centre Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Summit County include: Millheim Church (A), Beulah Church (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C), Calvary Church (D), Saint Nicholas Church (E), Saint Peters Church (F), Sawyerwood United Methodist Church (G), Grace Cathedral (H), Copley United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Milheim Cemetery (1), Dewey Cemetery (2), East Bath Cemetery (3), Hillside Memorial Park (4), Stimson Cemetery (5), Boston Mills Cemetery (6), Revere Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Fell Lake (A), Tritts Millpond (B), Lily Hill Lake (C), Springfield Lake (D), Bath Pond (E), Willow Lake (F), Pine Lake (G), Sobczak Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brandywine Creek (A), Grannys Run (B), Furnace Run (C), Sagamore Run (D), Langes Run (E), Pancake Creek (F), Joeys Run (G), Stanford Run (H), Riding Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Summit County include: Tamsin Park (1), Virginia Kendall Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Bath Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.7%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 29,977
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 17,729 (54% naturalized citizens)

Summit County:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 163,984
• One, attached: 10,156
• Two: 12,438
• 3 or 4: 8,603
• 5 to 9: 10,210
• 10 to 19: 7,598
• 20 or more: 15,345
• Mobile homes: 2,525
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Summit County with a mortgage: 99,861 (10,350 second mortgage, 17,777 home equity loan, 484 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42,599

Here:	70.1% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Summit 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 one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/3/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Summit County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from Summit County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 39.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 69.4 miles away from the 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 14.7 miles away from Summit County center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.3 miles away from Summit County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 221,913 (86%) Carpooled: 20,354 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 3,851 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 58 (0%) Subway or elevated: 22 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 238 (0%) Motorcycle: 62 (0%) Bicycle: 223 (0%) Walked: 3,821 (1%) Other means: 1,270 (0%) Worked at home: 6,592 (3%)

5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.02%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($327 average AGI)

Summit County:	0.11%
Ohio average:	0.10%

3.61% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($29,159 average AGI)
1.31% relocated from other states ($13,741 average AGI)

Summit County:	1.31%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Cuyahoga County, OH	1.11% ($47,737 average AGI)
from Portage County, OH	0.70% ($33,899)
from Stark County, OH	0.53% ($34,986)
from Medina County, OH	0.29% ($42,538)
from Wayne County, OH	0.14% ($32,547)
from Franklin County, OH	0.12% ($43,212)
from Lake County, OH	0.09% ($48,951)

5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.40%
Ohio average:	5.79%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($373 average AGI)

Summit County:	0.04%
Ohio average:	0.04%

3.20% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($26,054 average AGI)
2.16% relocated to other states ($29,672 average AGI)

Summit County:	2.16%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Cuyahoga County, OH	0.72% ($43,425 average AGI)
to Portage County, OH	0.62% ($40,020)
to Stark County, OH	0.61% ($44,585)
to Medina County, OH	0.31% ($55,679)
to Franklin County, OH	0.19% ($36,767)
to Wayne County, OH	0.13% ($33,968)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.06% ($42,717)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 84,655 (74,098 aged, 10,557 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: 445,871 (108,199 male householders, 36,859 female householders)

  111,661 spouses, 161,090 children (148,445 natural, 3,671 adopted, 8,974 stepchildren), 8,029 grandchildren, 3,088 brothers or sisters, 3,122 parents, 5,171 other relatives, 8,652 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 87,880 (32,646 male householders (25,458 living alone)), 40,161 female householders (35,385 living alone)), 15,073 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,148 (5,812 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 63,222 2-persons, 33,685 3-persons, 29,396 4-persons, 12,763 5-persons, 4,209 6-persons, 1,783 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 60,843 1-person, 9,979 2-persons, 1,251 3-persons, 517 4-persons, 153 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

94.4% of residents of Summit County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,365,057,000 ($6148 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $558,877,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,211,966,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $784,198,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,221,000
Federal grants: $596,681,000
Federal procurement contracts: $568,235,000 ($507,721,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $183,756,000 ($25,778,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,105,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $228,430,000
Federal Government insurance: $110,115,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 52.35 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

59% of Summit 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, 65% lived in Ohio.

Summit County:	59.0%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 408071
• Northeast: 34507
• Midwest: 20699
• South: 50945
• West: 8327

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,900

Here:	14.8%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	9.3%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	11.9%
Ohio:	23.4%

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