Martins Ferry, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,654 (All urban)

Martins Ferry, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,664 (3,180 occupied: 1,971 owner occupied, 1,209 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1696 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $134,202.

Median contract rent in 2008: $320 (lower quartile is $197, upper quartile is $399)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $381

Median gross rent in Martins Ferry, OH in 2008: $424

Housing units in Martins Ferry with a mortgage: 878 (130 second mortgage, 84 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 966

Martins Ferry,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $68,528 (it was $52,200 in 2000)

Martins Ferry:	$68,528
Ohio:	$140,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,482 - $109,069

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,061

In family households: 5,755 (1,309 male householders, 645 female householders)
1,355 spouses, 2,094 children (1,920 natural, 68 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 92 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 71 other relatives, 113 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,306 (413 male householders (353 living alone)), 799 female householders (779 living alone)), 94 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 68 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 897 2-persons, 505 3-persons, 378 4-persons, 128 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,132 1-person, 78 2-persons, 2 5-persons.

881 married couples with children.
585 single-parent households (85 men, 500 women).

97.4% of residents of Martins Ferry speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 43 (0.6%)
(83.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Martins Ferry, Ohio:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 163 5 rooms: 461 6 rooms: 708 7 rooms: 335 8 rooms: 143 9 or more rooms: 141

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Martins Ferry, Ohio:
	1 room: 43 2 rooms: 79 3 rooms: 262 4 rooms: 340 5 rooms: 282 6 rooms: 102 7 rooms: 62 8 rooms: 39 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 24
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 88
1970 to 1979: 476
1960 to 1969: 377
1950 to 1959: 523
1940 to 1949: 437
1939 or earlier: 1,723

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Martins Ferry:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 590 3 bedrooms: 1,093 4 bedrooms: 191 5 or more bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Martins Ferry:
	no bedroom: 43 1 bedroom: 404 2 bedrooms: 523 3 bedrooms: 191 4 bedrooms: 48 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Martins Ferry in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 126 1 vehicle: 788 2 vehicles: 679 3 vehicles: 282 4 vehicles: 90 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Martins Ferry in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 419 1 vehicle: 589 2 vehicles: 160 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Martins Ferry, OH:

Less than $10,000: 22
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 29
$30,000 to $34,999: 49
$35,000 to $39,999: 77
$40,000 to $49,999: 211
$50,000 to $59,999: 253
$60,000 to $69,999: 231
$70,000 to $79,999: 189
$80,000 to $89,999: 170
$90,000 to $99,999: 156
$100,000 to $124,999: 215
$125,000 to $149,999: 63
$150,000 to $174,999: 33
$175,000 to $199,999: 24
$200,000 to $249,999: 28
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Martins Ferry rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Martins Ferry:

Less than $100: 80 people
$100 to $149: 83
$150 to $199: 101
$200 to $249: 97
$250 to $299: 110
$300 to $349: 140
$350 to $399: 146
$400 to $449: 144
$450 to $499: 101
$500 to $549: 43
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 56

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 29

Martins Ferry, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.7%
Number of people working at home: 68 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 236
5 to 9 minutes: 420
10 to 14 minutes: 492
15 to 19 minutes: 573
20 to 24 minutes: 454
25 to 29 minutes: 129
30 to 34 minutes: 180
35 to 39 minutes: 33
40 to 44 minutes: 58
45 to 59 minutes: 89
60 to 89 minutes: 68
90 or more minutes: 50

Martins Ferry mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,264 (79%)
Carpooled: 307 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 31 (1%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 147 (5%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 68 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 623
$10,000 to $14,999: 398
$15,000 to $19,999: 314
$20,000 to $24,999: 310
$25,000 to $29,999: 288
$30,000 to $34,999: 190
$35,000 to $39,999: 127
$40,000 to $44,999: 190
$45,000 to $49,999: 76
$50,000 to $59,999: 224
$60,000 to $74,999: 185
$75,000 to $99,999: 141
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 13
$200,000 or more: 42

First ancestries reported:

German: 1344

Irish: 675

Polish: 606

United States or American: 547

Italian: 485

Other groups: 446

English: 348

Hungarian: 328

Scotch-Irish: 115

Welsh: 98

Greek: 81

Dutch: 65

Scottish: 56

Slovak: 55

French (except Basque): 44

Arab:: 36

Czech: 32

Russian: 32

British: 19

Lebanese: 18

Syrian: 18

Austrian: 18

Swedish: 18

Finnish: 17

French Canadian: 14

Swiss: 14

Slavic: 13

Czechoslovakian: 11

Celtic: 7

Brazilian: 7

European: 7

Slovene: 6

Lithuanian: 6

Romanian: 5

Eastern European: 4

Canadian: 4

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

Germany (35%)
United Kingdom (16%)
Poland (16%)
Philippines (16%)
Brazil (16%)

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

This state: 3743
Northeast: 330
Midwest: 30
South: 2948
West: 19

67% of Martins Ferry residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 69
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 62
12th grade, no diploma: 65
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,021
Less than 1 year of college: 196
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 262
Associate degree: 91
Bachelor's degree: 184
Master's degree: 49
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 45
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 171
9th grade: 119
10th grade: 112
11th grade: 111
12th grade, no diploma: 68
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,326
Less than 1 year of college: 219
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 215
Associate degree: 137
Bachelor's degree: 211
Master's degree: 69
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 22.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.7%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,449
Black householders: $46,469
Some other race householders: $2,726
Two or more races householders: $6,658
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $12,232

Martins Ferry household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Martins Ferry household income for Black householders

Martins Ferry household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Martins Ferry marital status for males

Martins Ferry marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $68,921
Black or African American householders: $72,203
Two or more races householders: $49,229
Hispanic or Latino householders: $98,459

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,417
One, attached: 54
Two: 403
3 or 4: 206
5 to 9: 200
10 to 19: 83
20 to 49: 62
50 or more: 210
Mobile homes: 29

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,544

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Martins Ferry:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (27%) Other fuel (3%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 166

Here:	20.4%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 102

Here:	25.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43

Here:	22.1%
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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