Ashland County, Ohio QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Ashland County	Ohio
?  Population, 2000	52,523	11,353,140
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	10.6%	4.7%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.6%	6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.7%	25.4%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	13.9%	13.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	97.5%	85.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.8%	11.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.5%	1.2%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.8%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.8%	1.4%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.9%	51.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.6%	1.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	97.1%	84.0%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	22,347	5,239,876
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	3,824	1,175,336
?  Housing units, 2000	20,832	4,783,051
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	75.6%	69.1%
?  Households, 2000	19,524	4,445,773
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.58	2.49
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	35.0%	34.5%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$36,428	$36,029
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	8.1%	11.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	11.5%	16.0%

Business QuickFacts	Ashland County	Ohio
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	1,069	270,343
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	17,971	4,806,046
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	18.3%	13.2%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	2,688	575,489
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	1,157,517	241,902,924
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	311,147	102,938,830
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$6,076	$9,181
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	33,844
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	1,073	224,693
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	223	55,880
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	147,656	53,262,164
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	1,540	421,092

Geography QuickFacts	Ashland County	Ohio
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	424	40,948
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	123.9	277.3
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown