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Ohio County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 23,831 (27% urban, 73% rural); it was 22,916 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,957
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,110
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,140
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,109 (it was 1,759 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

31%

Land area: 594 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 40 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Ohio County: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.2%), Manufacturing (20.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Ohio County, KY (2022)
    • 22,00392.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 8533.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5192.2%Two or more races
    • 2240.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1190.5%Some other race alone
    • 310.1%Asian alone
    • 50.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

41.3 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 11,961  (50.2%)
Females: 11,870  (49.8%)
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Average household size:
Ohio County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,739 ($29,557 in 1999)
This county:

$51,739
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $507 (lower quartile is $385, upper quartile is $615)
This county:

$507
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $127,429 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
Ohio:

$127,429
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,666 - $203,444
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,042
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $360

Institutionalized population: 307

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 47
  • Thefts: 42
  • Auto thefts: 18

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 10
  • Burglaries: 48
  • Thefts: 44
  • Auto thefts: 31
Ohio County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $237,700
  • 2021: 5 buildings, average cost: $190,100
  • 2020: 4 buildings, average cost: $168,800
  • 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $217,300
  • 2018: 7 buildings, average cost: $164,900
  • 2017: 7 buildings, average cost: $148,900
  • 2016: 9 buildings, average cost: $171,000
  • 2015: 8 buildings, average cost: $171,000
  • 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $143,900
  • 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $179,000
  • 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $111,500
  • 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $111,500
  • 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $94,600
  • 2009: 21 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $79,600
  • 2002: 29 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $95,600
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $73,000
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $65,100
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Ohio, KY residents
Average permit cost in Ohio, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $791 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $529 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Ohio, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Ohio, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ohio, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.3%
Ohio County:

14.3%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(12.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.7% for Black residents, 44.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.8% for American Indian residents, 39.6% for other race residents, 57.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.3 years old
(Males: 40.0 years old, Females: 42.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.0 years old, Black residents: 21.3 years old, American Indian residents: 17.5 years old, Asian residents: 53.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.8 years old, Other race residents: 34.2 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ohio County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.

Cities in this county include: Heflin-Beda, Beaver Dam, Hartford, Horse Branch, Fordsville, McHenry, Centertown, Rockport, Rosine.

Ohio County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Custer County, Colorado , Cowley County, Kansas , Haskell County, Kansas , Otero County, Colorado , Jessamine County , Morton County, Kansas , Stevens County, Kansas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.7%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Ohio, KY
County total employment by year in Ohio, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Ohio, KY

Current college students: 646
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 672 (15.5% naturalized citizens)

Ohio County:

2.8%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3102010 or later
  • 2872000 to 2009
  • 261990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 91970 to 1979
  • 35Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.6%

Ohio County marital status for males Ohio County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,052
  • One, attached: 90
  • Two: 342
  • 3 or 4: 368
  • 5 to 9: 160
  • 10 to 19: 27
  • 50 or more: 16
  • Mobile homes: 2,195

Housing units in Ohio County with a mortgage: 3,320 (275 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 241 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 231

Here:

1.3% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Ohio County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant12,74165
Mainline Protestant1,04215
Catholic5302
Other1252
None9,404-
Ohio County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
Ohio County:

1.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.42 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Ohio County:

2.97 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 12
This county:

5.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Ohio County:

13.1%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Ohio County:

31.5%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.8%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Ohio County:

Average size of farms: 166 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $61,087
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $186.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.34%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $44,502
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47,515
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.24%
Corn for grain: 17709 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 386 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 24116 harvested acres
Vegetables: 39 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 13 acres

Earthquake activity:

Ohio County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 186% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Ohio County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 109.1 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 168.6 miles away from Ohio County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 21, 2018 - March 21, 2018, FEMA Id: 4361, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 03, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4057: March 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4057, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to September 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1802: October 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1802, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tropical Depression, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: April 03, 2008 to April 04, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1757: May 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1757, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Ohio County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Mudslides: 5, Landslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ohio

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,415 (78.2%)
  • Carpooled: 992 (12.1%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 53 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 145 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 538 (6.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (18%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
  • Material moving occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Architecture and engineering occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (55%)
  • El Salvador (16%)
  • Honduras (12%)
  • Morocco (7%)
  • England (3%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (2%)
  • Vietnam (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ohio County


  • American (43%)
  • English (16%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • German (6%)
  • European (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
236 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
71 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in Ohio County, Kentucky in 2000:

  • 283 people in nursing homes
  • 41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $52,278.

5.39% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,208 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.39%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.34% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($31,839 average AGI)
1.05% relocated from other states ($6,367 average AGI)
Ohio County:

1.05%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Daviess County, KY  2.00% ($42,994 average AGI)
from Butler County, KY  0.39% ($32,194)
from Muhlenberg County, KY  0.34% ($33,630)


5.77% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,557 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.77%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.72% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($32,396 average AGI)
1.05% relocated to other states ($6,161 average AGI)
Ohio County:

1.05%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Daviess County, KY  2.26% ($42,233 average AGI)
to Warren County, KY  0.46% ($46,568)
to Muhlenberg County, KY  0.44% ($35,943)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7

Births per 1000 population in Ohio County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Ohio County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Ohio County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ohio County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Ohio County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ohio County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ohio County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ohio County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Ohio County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,474 (3,282 aged, 1,192 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 441 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Ohio County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (604)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (523)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (372)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (177)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (157)
  • Congestive heart failure (75)
  • Unspecified dementia (22)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (21)
  • Senility (10)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.24
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,729
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 106
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,901

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,423
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,073

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 68

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 154.3. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 23,831
  • Male householders: 4,959 (1,195 living alone), Female householders: 4,352 (1,031 living alone)
  • 4,960 spouses (4,939 opposite-sex spouses), 950 unmarried partners, (872 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,709 children (6,107 natural, 166 adopted, 435 stepchildren), 479 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 167 parents, 87 foster children, 364 other relatives, 440 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 289

Size of family households: 2,861 2-persons, 1,610 3-persons, 1,351 4-persons, 381 5-persons, 237 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,226 1-person, 536 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 37 4-persons.

3,374 married couples with children.
1,509 single-parent households (569 men, 940 women).

96.0% of residents of Ohio speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% speak English very well, 66% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $123,429,000 ($5,238 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,890,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,136,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,390,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,482,000
Federal grants: $21,915,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,239,000 ($207,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,267,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $752,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,948,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,390,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,527
Here:

64 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,447
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +65
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +648
Here:

+27 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ohio County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.13 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.4

Year house built in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • 302020 or later
  • 9262010 to 2019
  • 1,6602000 to 2009
  • 1,7571990 to 1999
  • 1,2361980 to 1989
  • 1,4661970 to 1979
  • 1,2581960 to 1969
  • 7111950 to 1959
  • 5361940 to 1949
  • 5791939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ohio County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • 291 room
  • 122 rooms
  • 1843 rooms
  • 5394 rooms
  • 1,8605 rooms
  • 1,6176 rooms
  • 1,2037 rooms
  • 9298 rooms
  • 9519+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • 191 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 1443 rooms
  • 7314 rooms
  • 4615 rooms
  • 2936 rooms
  • 1357 rooms
  • 1158 rooms
  • 1009+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ohio County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • 29no bedroom
  • 1821 bedroom
  • 1,3442 bedrooms
  • 4,5183 bedrooms
  • 1,1944 bedrooms
  • 985+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ohio County, Kentucky
  • 20no bedroom
  • 1451 bedroom
  • 1,0262 bedrooms
  • 6493 bedrooms
  • 1444 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 176no vehicle
  • 1,6191 vehicle
  • 2,7582 vehicles
  • 1,7573 vehicles
  • 7174 vehicles
  • 2985+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 150no vehicle
  • 9101 vehicle
  • 6702 vehicles
  • 1283 vehicles
  • 964 vehicles
  • 655+ vehicles

92.9% of Ohio County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kentucky.

Ohio County:

92.9%
State average:

87.2%

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

  • This state: 18,833
  • Other state: 4,064
  • Northeast: 173
  • Midwest: 2,480
  • South: 1,033
  • West: 359
Year householders moved into unit in Ohio County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ohio County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 52.6%Electricity
  • 23.2%Utility gas
  • 16.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.0%Wood
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 46.7%Electricity
  • 38.1%Utility gas
  • 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.4%Wood
  • 1.5%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 217
Here:

8.4%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 175
Here:

12.9%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
Here:

4.3%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Ohio County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $268,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $168,000
    Parks and Recreation: $159,000
    Other: $15,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $866,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,449,000
    Regular Highways: $1,771,000
    Police Protection: $1,537,000
    Correctional Institutions: $928,000
    Central Staff Services: $825,000
    Financial Administration: $562,000
    Parks and Recreation: $477,000
    General Public Buildings: $300,000
    Health - Other: $290,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $202,000
    Water Utilities: $159,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
    Solid Waste Management: $65,000
    Air Transportation: $27,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $267,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $34,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
    Other: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $127,505,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $123,425,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,955,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,855,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,080,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $428,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $340,000
    Sale of Property: $24,000
    Rents: $21,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,323,000
    Regular Highways: $691,000
    Central Staff Services: $103,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Health - Other: $84,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,084,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $123,425,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,148,000
    Highways: $1,862,000
    General Local Government Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $3,025,000
    Property: $683,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $328,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $215,000
    Corporation License: $78,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $44,000
    Other: $22,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,681,000

Ohio County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $268,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $168,000
    Parks and Recreation: $159,000
    Other: $15,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $866,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,449,000
    Regular Highways: $1,771,000
    Police Protection: $1,537,000
    Correctional Institutions: $928,000
    Central Staff Services: $825,000
    Financial Administration: $562,000
    Parks and Recreation: $477,000
    General Public Buildings: $300,000
    Health - Other: $290,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $202,000
    Water Utilities: $159,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
    Solid Waste Management: $65,000
    Air Transportation: $27,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $267,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $34,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
    Other: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $127,505,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $123,425,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,955,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,855,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,080,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $428,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $340,000
    Sale of Property: $24,000
    Rents: $21,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,323,000
    Regular Highways: $691,000
    Central Staff Services: $103,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Health - Other: $84,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,084,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $123,425,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,148,000
    Highways: $1,862,000
    General Local Government Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $3,025,000
    Property: $683,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $328,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $215,000
    Corporation License: $78,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $44,000
    Other: $22,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,681,000

Ohio County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $268,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $168,000
    Parks and Recreation: $159,000
    Other: $15,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $866,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,449,000
    Regular Highways: $1,771,000
    Police Protection: $1,537,000
    Correctional Institutions: $928,000
    Central Staff Services: $825,000
    Financial Administration: $562,000
    Parks and Recreation: $477,000
    General Public Buildings: $300,000
    Health - Other: $290,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $202,000
    Water Utilities: $159,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
    Solid Waste Management: $65,000
    Air Transportation: $27,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $267,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $34,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
    Other: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $127,505,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $123,425,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,955,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,855,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,080,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $428,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $340,000
    Sale of Property: $24,000
    Rents: $21,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,323,000
    Regular Highways: $691,000
    Central Staff Services: $103,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Health - Other: $84,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,084,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $123,425,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,148,000
    Highways: $1,862,000
    General Local Government Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $3,025,000
    Property: $683,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $328,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $215,000
    Corporation License: $78,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $44,000
    Other: $22,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,681,000

Ohio County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $268,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $168,000
    Parks and Recreation: $159,000
    Other: $15,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $866,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,449,000
    Regular Highways: $1,771,000
    Police Protection: $1,537,000
    Correctional Institutions: $928,000
    Central Staff Services: $825,000
    Financial Administration: $562,000
    Parks and Recreation: $477,000
    General Public Buildings: $300,000
    Health - Other: $290,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $202,000
    Water Utilities: $159,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
    Solid Waste Management: $65,000
    Air Transportation: $27,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $267,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $34,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
    Other: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $127,505,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $123,425,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,955,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $87,855,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,080,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $428,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $340,000
    Sale of Property: $24,000
    Rents: $21,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,323,000
    Regular Highways: $691,000
    Central Staff Services: $103,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Health - Other: $84,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,084,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $123,425,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,148,000
    Highways: $1,862,000
    General Local Government Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $3,025,000
    Property: $683,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $328,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $215,000
    Corporation License: $78,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $44,000
    Other: $22,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,681,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,130
  • Number of aged recipients: 73
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,057
  • Number of recipients under 18: 166
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 782
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 182
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 437
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 488
Most common first names in Ohio County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James16671.0 years
William16574.2 years
Mary12878.8 years
John12177.0 years
Charles8473.9 years
Robert8269.4 years
Anna5779.5 years
George5177.7 years
Ruth4481.9 years
Henry3777.2 years
Most common last names in Ohio County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith11672.7 years
Brown10781.2 years
Taylor8777.6 years
Johnson7074.2 years
Stewart5776.3 years
Chinn4975.9 years
Allen4575.1 years
Embry4576.3 years
Leach4573.9 years
Wilson4378.4 years
Businesses in Ohio County, KY
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Long John Silver's1
Arby's1MasterBrand Cabinets2
AutoZone1McDonald's1
Dairy Queen1Pizza Hut1
Dennys1RadioShack1
FedEx1SONIC Drive-In1
Ford1Subway1
H&R Block1U-Haul1
Hardee's1UPS1
KFC1Walmart1
Lane Furniture1Wendy's1