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Lima Apartments for Rent

Total population: 37,829 (All urban)

Lima, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 17,668 (15,441 occupied: 8,796 owner occupied, 6,645 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1382 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $407 (lower quartile is $328, upper quartile is $488)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $418

Median gross rent in Lima, OH in 2007: $557

Housing units in Lima with a mortgage: 5,148 (679 second mortgage, 561 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,120

Lima,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,463 (it was $54,700 in 2000)

Lima:	$71,463
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,930 - $103,972

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $81,003
Here: $81,003
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,122
Here: $135,122
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $64,677
Here: $64,677
State: $124,203

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $19,200
Here: $19,200
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $24,397
Here: $24,397
State: $32,066

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,526

In family households: 30,819 (6,046 male householders, 3,636 female householders)
5,881 spouses, 12,129 children (11,192 natural, 187 adopted, 750 stepchildren), 905 grandchildren, 413 brothers or sisters, 283 parents, 418 other relatives, 1,108 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,707 (2,501 male householders (1,965 living alone)), 3,263 female householders (3,027 living alone)), 943 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,737 (2,175 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,904 2-persons, 2,430 3-persons, 1,853 4-persons, 897 5-persons, 371 6-persons, 227 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,992 1-person, 650 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

4,756 married couples with children.
4,752 single-parent households (710 men, 4,042 women).

96.1% of residents of Lima speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 429 (1.1%)
(59.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lima, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 112 4 rooms: 608 5 rooms: 1,912 6 rooms: 2,899 7 rooms: 1,700 8 rooms: 944 9 or more rooms: 615

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lima, Ohio:
	1 room: 78 2 rooms: 333 3 rooms: 1,269 4 rooms: 1,098 5 rooms: 1,813 6 rooms: 1,132 7 rooms: 592 8 rooms: 225 9 or more rooms: 105

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 165
1995 to 1998: 402
1990 to 1994: 363
1980 to 1989: 689
1970 to 1979: 1,762
1960 to 1969: 2,097
1950 to 1959: 3,179
1940 to 1949: 2,939
1939 or earlier: 6,072

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lima:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 182 2 bedrooms: 1,873 3 bedrooms: 5,375 4 bedrooms: 1,238 5 or more bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lima:
	no bedroom: 106 1 bedroom: 1,750 2 bedrooms: 2,298 3 bedrooms: 2,049 4 bedrooms: 376 5 or more bedrooms: 66

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lima in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 541 1 vehicle: 3,182 2 vehicles: 3,600 3 vehicles: 1,167 4 vehicles: 212 5 or more vehicles: 94

Cars and other vehicles available in Lima in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,611 1 vehicle: 3,197 2 vehicles: 1,467 3 vehicles: 276 4 vehicles: 66 5 or more vehicles: 28

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lima, OH:

Less than $10,000: 113
$10,000 to $14,999: 94
$15,000 to $19,999: 154
$20,000 to $24,999: 174
$25,000 to $29,999: 237
$30,000 to $34,999: 270
$35,000 to $39,999: 303
$40,000 to $49,999: 783
$50,000 to $59,999: 938
$60,000 to $69,999: 946
$70,000 to $79,999: 901
$80,000 to $89,999: 881
$90,000 to $99,999: 699
$100,000 to $124,999: 964
$125,000 to $149,999: 236
$150,000 to $174,999: 155
$175,000 to $199,999: 137
$200,000 to $249,999: 218
$250,000 to $299,999: 49
$300,000 to $399,999: 37
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Lima rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lima:

Less than $100: 336 people
$100 to $149: 202
$150 to $199: 241
$200 to $249: 269
$250 to $299: 304
$300 to $349: 579
$350 to $399: 918
$400 to $449: 1,109
$450 to $499: 873
$500 to $549: 496
$550 to $599: 274
$600 to $649: 146
$650 to $699: 102
$700 to $749: 36
$750 to $799: 16
$800 to $899: 19
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 34
$1,250 to $1,499: 30
$1,500 to $1,999: 7
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 274

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 114 1990 to 1994: 27 1985 to 1989: 80 1980 to 1984: 50 1975 to 1979: 24 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 20 1965 to 1969: 88

Lima, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.0%
Number of people working at home: 256 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 658
5 to 9 minutes: 3104
10 to 14 minutes: 3992
15 to 19 minutes: 3134
20 to 24 minutes: 1649
25 to 29 minutes: 465
30 to 34 minutes: 871
35 to 39 minutes: 162
40 to 44 minutes: 205
45 to 59 minutes: 511
60 to 89 minutes: 319
90 or more minutes: 219

Lima mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,447 (80%)
Carpooled: 2,170 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 198 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 61 (0%)
Bicycle: 33 (0%)
Walked: 262 (2%)
Other means: 113 (1%)
Worked at home: 256 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2770
$10,000 to $14,999: 1502
$15,000 to $19,999: 1452
$20,000 to $24,999: 1474
$25,000 to $29,999: 1261
$30,000 to $34,999: 1007
$35,000 to $39,999: 953
$40,000 to $44,999: 1022
$45,000 to $49,999: 654
$50,000 to $59,999: 1137
$60,000 to $74,999: 1055
$75,000 to $99,999: 678
$100,000 to $124,999: 253
$125,000 to $149,999: 110
$150,000 to $199,999: 30
$200,000 or more: 88

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10370

German: 6331

United States or American: 3876

Irish: 2734

English: 1452

Italian: 1037

Subsaharan African:: 583

African: 569

Dutch: 361

French (except Basque): 361

Scottish: 286

Scotch-Irish: 262

Welsh: 259

Polish: 189

French Canadian: 144

Swiss: 97

Swedish: 77

European: 75

Hungarian: 55

Czech: 53

Russian: 45

Arab:: 45

British: 40

Lebanese: 39

Pennsylvania German: 37

Norwegian: 34

Austrian: 31

Yugoslavian: 29

Greek: 23

Lithuanian: 22

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22

Croatian: 20

Canadian: 19

Macedonian: 18

Belgian: 18

Ukrainian: 18

West Indian: 17

Celtic: 16

Iranian: 16

Portuguese: 13

Romanian: 9

Slovene: 7

Nigerian: 7

Slovak: 7

Sudanese: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Northern European: 6

Slavic: 6

Armenian: 6

Syrian: 6

Jamaican: 5

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

Mexico (18%)
Laos (16%)
Canada (11%)
Germany (11%)
Philippines (10%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
Japan (4%)

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

This state: 31383
Northeast: 789
Midwest: 2319
South: 4693
West: 457

52% of Lima 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.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 57
Nursery to 4th grade: 49
5th and 6th grade: 95
7th and 8th grade: 394
9th grade: 433
10th grade: 504
11th grade: 574
12th grade, no diploma: 529
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,042
Less than 1 year of college: 963
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,299
Associate degree: 707
Bachelor's degree: 786
Master's degree: 227
Professional school degree: 122
Doctorate degree: 55

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 133
Nursery to 4th grade: 60
5th and 6th grade: 152
7th and 8th grade: 601
9th grade: 502
10th grade: 627
11th grade: 722
12th grade, no diploma: 539
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,116
Less than 1 year of college: 837
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,401
Associate degree: 878
Bachelor's degree: 809
Master's degree: 257
Professional school degree: 61
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 52.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 15.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 24.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,583
Black householders: $22,992
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,314
Asian householders: $40,413
Some other race householders: $146,910
Two or more races householders: $21,139
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $86,446

Lima household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lima household income for Black householders

Lima household income for Asian householders

Lima household income for Some other race householders

Lima household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lima marital status for males

Lima marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $75,643
Black or African American householders: $57,222
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $33,967
Asian householders: $77,341
Some other race householders: $87,532
Two or more races householders: $107,520
Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,603

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,143
One, attached: 350
Two: 1,473
3 or 4: 1,024
5 to 9: 852
10 to 19: 433
20 to 49: 584
50 or more: 548
Mobile homes: 244
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,311

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lima:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 439

Here:	9.2%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 289

Here:	12.0%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 388

Here:	20.9%
Ohio:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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