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People QuickFacts |
Ashland County |
Ohio |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
55,125 | 11,485,910 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
4.9% | 1.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
52,527 | 11,353,160 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.2% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
23.4% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
14.8% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.0% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
97.2% | 84.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.1% | 12.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.8% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.8% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
0.8% | 2.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
96.4% | 82.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
60.7% | 57.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.1% | 3.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.4% | 6.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.3% | 83.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.9% | 21.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
7,766 | 1,909,489 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.3 | 22.9 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
22,071 | 5,079,873 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.6% | 69.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
14.1% | 24.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$95,900 | $103,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
19,524 | 4,445,773 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.58 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$46,805 | $46,645 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,308 | $21,003 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.0% | 13.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Ashland County |
Ohio |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
1,132 | 270,2991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
17,299 | 4,782,1411 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
-5.3% | -4.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
3,340 | 718,986 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,860 | 817,693 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
17.4% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,066,851 | 243,903,865 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
137,045 | 166,446,529 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
358,141 | 119,778,409 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,734 | $10,497 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
48,484 | 14,875,890 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
71 | 17,666 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
253,358 | 90,592,0621 |
