Washington County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

This county:	11.4%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Manufacturing (19.1%), Retail trade (13.7%).

Type of workers:

Washington County, Ohio business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Washington County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 30,750	(48.6%)
Females: 32,501	(51.4%)

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Washington County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county	$36,398
Ohio:	$43,493

Washington County	$103,680
Ohio:	$129,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 154
• Thefts: 289
• Auto thefts: 27

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 156
• Thefts: 340
• Auto thefts: 29

Area name: Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marietta, Belpre, Mack South, Mack North, Devola, Beverly, Lowell, Macksburg, Lower Salem.

2005 air pollution in Washington County:

Lead: 0.01 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 64 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Athens County , Pleasants County, West Virginia , Tyler County, West Virginia , Wood County, West Virginia , Monroe County , Morgan County , Noble County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washington County: Barkers Landing (A), Old Posey Landing (B), Clarks Landing (C), Lakeside Golf Course (D), Fifteen (E), Reynolds Landing (F), Goodfellows Park (G), Camp Hervida (H), Dyes Landing (I), Murphys Landing (J), Mulligans Landing (K), Midway Landing (L), Eisners Landing (M), Repparts Landing (N), Oxbow Golf Course (O), Cones Landing (P), Mill Creek Landing (Q), Browns Mill (R), Congress Landing (S), Dawes Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washington County include: Highland Ridge Community Church (A), Decatur Chapel (B), Decatur Church (C), Independence Chapel (D), Lawrence Baptist Church (E), Liberty Church (F), Lynch Church (G), Moss Run Church (H), Barlow Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), DeLong Cemetery (2), Decatur Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (3), Decatur Presbyterian Cemetery (4), Ludwig Cemetery (5), Deming Cemetery (6), Dennis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Badger Lake (A), Lower Reservoir Bottom Ash Impoundment (B), Goodfellows Park Lake (C), Veto Lake (D), Middle Reservoir Fly Ash Impoundment (E), Wagner Pond (F), Lakeside Motel Pond (G), Units 1-4 Bottom Ash Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tupper Creek (A), Hog Run (B), Leith Run (C), Sherman Run (D), Turkeyhen Run (E), Brush Run (F), Hoff Run (G), Baker Run (H), Short Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Washington County include: Veto Lake Wildlife Area (1), Watertown Historic District (2), Leith Run Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.8%
Ohio:	5.6%

Current college students: 3,317
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 405 (55% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,897
• One, attached: 266
• Two: 834
• 3 or 4: 1,075
• 5 to 9: 613
• 10 to 19: 341
• 20 or more: 575
• Mobile homes: 4,117
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 7,919 (660 second mortgage, 1,063 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,568

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/28/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 23,731 (84%) Carpooled: 2,435 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 37 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Taxi: 23 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 19 (0%) Walked: 916 (3%) Other means: 238 (1%) Worked at home: 763 (3%)

4.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,649 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.53%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.74% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($11,492 average AGI)
2.79% relocated from other states ($22,157 average AGI)

Washington County:	2.79%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Wood County, WV	1.08% ($29,657 average AGI)
from Athens County, OH	0.25% ($32,322)
from Franklin County, OH	0.22% ($26,865)
from Morgan County, OH	0.17% ($28,538)
from Noble County, OH	0.13% ($20,613)
from Monroe County, OH	0.12% ($21,517)
from Pleasants County, WV	0.11% ($25,560)

5.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,502 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.37%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.01% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($10,779 average AGI)
3.35% relocated to other states ($20,723 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.35%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Wood County, WV	1.17% ($27,871 average AGI)
to Franklin County, OH	0.38% ($27,267)
to Athens County, OH	0.29% ($27,943)
to Noble County, OH	0.16% ($22,872)
to Morgan County, OH	0.14% ($25,147)
to Meigs County, OH	0.12% ($29,607)
to Monroe County, OH	0.08% ($15,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,242 (9,564 aged, 1,678 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 52,961 (14,477 male householders, 3,289 female householders)

  14,778 spouses, 17,540 children (16,179 natural, 276 adopted, 1,085 stepchildren), 768 grandchildren, 329 brothers or sisters, 269 parents, 471 other relatives, 1,040 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,569 (3,357 male householders (2,680 living alone)), 4,039 female householders (3,709 living alone)), 1,173 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,721 (796 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,227 2-persons, 4,162 3-persons, 3,470 4-persons, 1,393 5-persons, 370 6-persons, 144 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,389 1-person, 892 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

10,865 married couples with children.
2,903 single-parent households (717 men, 2,186 women).

97.5% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $349,367,000 ($5583 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,742,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $166,686,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $80,738,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,405,000
Federal grants: $82,503,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,619,000 ($1,409,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,417,000 ($1,289,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,977,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,326,000
Federal Government insurance: $106,429,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

64% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Ohio.

Washington County:	64.4%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 39465
• Northeast: 2777
• Midwest: 1539
• South: 17815
• West: 1022

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,200

Here:	10.1%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	4.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	33.7%
Ohio:	23.4%

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