| | People QuickFacts | Muskingum County | Ohio |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 86,237 | 11,544,951 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 86,074 | 11,536,502 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 86,074 | 11,536,504 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.7% | 23.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.6% | 14.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.6% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 93.1% | 83.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.9% | 12.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.4% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 0.8% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 92.5% | 81.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.1% | 85.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.8% | 3.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.6% | 6.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.5% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 7,165 | 936,383 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.9 | 22.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 38,327 | 5,133,446 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.1% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.1% | 23.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $111,100 | $136,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 34,121 | 4,552,270 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.48 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,561 | $25,113 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $39,538 | $47,358 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.6% | 14.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Muskingum County | Ohio |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,818 | 253,4911 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 27,295 | 4,352,4811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -21.9 | -13.01 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 5,238 | 730,393 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,200 | 897,939 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 5.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.5% | 27.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,134,193 | 295,890,890 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,222,055 | 135,575,279 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,125,701 | 138,816,008 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,214 | $12,049 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 124,028 | 17,779,905 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 42 | 13,762 |