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Meigs County, Ohio (OH)

County population in 2022: 22,206 (19% urban, 81% rural); it was 23,072 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,723
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,639
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,336
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,195 (it was 1,898 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

32%

Land area: 429 sq. mi.

Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 52 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Meigs County: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.1%), Retail trade (13.5%), Construction (11.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Meigs County, OH (2022)
    • 21,06195.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6873.1%Two or more races
    • 1960.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 930.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 40.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

43.5 years
Ohio median age:

39.9 years
Males: 11,170  (50.3%)
Females: 11,036  (49.7%)
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Average household size:
Meigs County:

2.0 people
Ohio:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,378 ($27,287 in 1999)
This county:

$45,378
Ohio:

$65,720

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $502 (lower quartile is $390, upper quartile is $622)
This county:

$502
State:

$765


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $116,247 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
Meigs:

$116,247
Ohio:

$204,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,358 - $194,355
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,035
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $415

Institutionalized population: 195

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 16
  • Burglaries: 60
  • Thefts: 77
  • Auto thefts: 31

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 19
  • Burglaries: 84
  • Thefts: 132
  • Auto thefts: 29
Meigs County, OH map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 14 buildings, average cost: $205,900
  • 2021: 6 buildings, average cost: $115,800
  • 2020: 4 buildings, average cost: $156,900
  • 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $163,400
  • 2018: 10 buildings, average cost: $159,300
  • 2017: 14 buildings, average cost: $137,200
  • 2016: 14 buildings, average cost: $189,600
  • 2015: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,800
  • 2014: 9 buildings, average cost: $181,700
  • 2013: 5 buildings, average cost: $115,700
  • 2012: 5 buildings, average cost: $86,200
  • 2011: 7 buildings, average cost: $94,300
  • 2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $146,000
  • 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $71,000
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $115,000
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $129,000
  • 2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $107,400
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $92,300
  • 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $105,500
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $96,700
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $63,700
  • 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $78,900
  • 1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $63,000
  • 1997: 23 buildings, average cost: $76,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Meigs, OH residents
Average permit cost in Meigs, OH

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,229 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $929 (0.9%)

Distribution of median household income in Meigs, OH in 2022
Distribution of house value in Meigs, OH in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Meigs, OH in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 19.8%
Meigs County:

19.8%
Ohio:

13.4%
(20.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.9% for Black residents, 4.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.5 years old
(Males: 42.0 years old, Females: 45.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.1 years old, Black residents: 52.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.0 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meigs County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $689 a month.

Cities in this county include: Middleport, Pomeroy, Syracuse, Racine, Tuppers Plains, Rutland.

Meigs County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip CodeCityTestsMax concentrationMin concentrationArithmetic meanGeometric meanStandard deviationCoefficient of variationMean concentrationFirst quartileThird quartile
45720Chester13.83.83.83.8  3.802.603.25
45741Langsville13.23.23.23.2  3.205.003.50
45743Long Bottom11111  1.000.482.00
45760Middleport940.51.831.41.3875.381.100.702.83
45769Pomeroy244.20.11.450.971.1478.621.200.502.50
45770Portland210.90.950.950.077.440.950.700.95
45771Racine114.80.72.261.961.2354.222.001.002.98
45772Reedsville22.80.11.450.531.91131.671.450.551.45
45775Rutland43.21.11.881.730.9248.951.601.101.70
45776Shade66.40.22.020.962.48122.730.850.252.35
45779Syracuse31.10.30.630.550.4265.740.500.400.65

All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).

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Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.3%
Ohio:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Meigs, OH
County total employment by year in Meigs, OH
County average yearly wages by year in Meigs, OH

Current college students: 688
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 64 (22.4% naturalized citizens)

Meigs County:

0.3%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 552010 or later
  • 82000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 51980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 7Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.8%

Meigs County marital status for males Meigs County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,284
  • One, attached: 66
  • Two: 135
  • 3 or 4: 100
  • 5 to 9: 54
  • 10 to 19: 162
  • 20 or more: 173
  • Mobile homes: 2,653
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50

Housing units in Meigs County with a mortgage: 2,583 (199 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 175 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58

Here:

3.3% with mortgage
State:

95.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Meigs County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,90941
Mainline Protestant2,11531
Catholic2831
Other1182
None17,345-
Meigs 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: 4
Meigs County:

1.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.44 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
Meigs County:

6.57 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 9
This county:

3.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Meigs County:

9.7%
Ohio:

10.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Meigs County:

29.7%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.8%
State:

11.9%

Agriculture in Meigs County:

Average size of farms: 164 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,661
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $596.88
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 26.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29,836
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.81%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,497
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 14.03%
Corn for grain: 2438 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 399 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2342 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,709 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 78 acres

Earthquake activity:

Meigs County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 234.2 miles away from Meigs 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 120.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 188.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 185.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 181.5 miles away from Meigs County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 119.4 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:

  • Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: February 5, 2019 - February 13, 2019, FEMA Id: 4424, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • Ohio Severe Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 25, 2018, FEMA Id: 4360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 04, 2011 to May 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4002: July 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4002, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 27, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1556: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1556, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to March 18, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1453: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 1453, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Ohio Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 18, 2000 to March 02, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1321: March 07, 2000, FEMA Id: 1321, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Meigs County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 9, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Meigs

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,607 (80.1%)
  • Carpooled: 284 (6.3%)
  • Bus: 4 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 5 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 50 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 525 (11.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (31%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (3%)

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


  • Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
  • Production occupations (12%)
  • Transportation occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (6%)
  • Management occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (67%)
  • Canada (12%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • England (9%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (2%)
  • Norway (0%)
  • Sweden (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Meigs County


  • American (21%)
  • German (20%)
  • English (18%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • Scottish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Meigs County, Ohio in 2010:

  • 185 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 17 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 10 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

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

  • 174 people in nursing homes
  • 29 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 29 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $51,626.

5.09% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.09%
Ohio average:

5.68%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.62% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($29,553 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($13,447 average AGI)
Meigs County:

1.47%
Ohio average:

1.92%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Athens County, OH  1.22% ($39,520 average AGI)
from Gallia County, OH  0.59% ($34,234)
from Mason County, WV  0.45% ($30,611)
from Franklin County, OH  0.37% ($51,000)
from Washington County, OH  0.26% ($53,619)


4.68% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,920 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.68%
Ohio average:

5.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.18% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($25,719 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($12,198 average AGI)
Meigs County:

1.50%
Ohio average:

2.05%

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

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Athens County, OH  1.10% ($41,193 average AGI)
to Gallia County, OH  0.51% ($36,976)
to Mason County, WV  0.45% ($36,528)
to Washington County, OH  0.30% ($45,458)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Meigs County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Meigs County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Meigs County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Meigs County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Meigs County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Meigs County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Meigs County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Meigs County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Meigs County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,240 (3,353 aged, 887 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 364 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (511)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (440)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (434)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (275)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (79)
  • Unspecified dementia (50)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (33)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (22)
  • Congestive heart failure (12)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,197
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,111
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 39

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 167.3. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 22,206
  • Male householders: 4,526 (1,386 living alone), Female householders: 4,467 (1,496 living alone)
  • 3,973 spouses (3,973 opposite-sex spouses), 885 unmarried partners, (881 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,153 children (5,520 natural, 209 adopted, 420 stepchildren), 742 grandchildren, 246 brothers or sisters, 220 parents, 49 foster children, 347 other relatives, 371 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 210

Size of family households: 2,620 2-persons, 1,514 3-persons, 888 4-persons, 413 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,882 1-person, 368 2-persons, 89 3-persons.

2,507 married couples with children.
1,694 single-parent households (684 men, 1,010 women).

99.2% of residents of Meigs speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 52% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $141,760,000 ($6,088 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,527,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $60,338,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,871,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $318,000
Federal grants: $43,242,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,148,000 ($3,071,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,842,000 ($506,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $276,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,256,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,991,000

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

Births: 1,466
Here:

63 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,373
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +24
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +72
Here +3 per 1000 residents
State -15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Meigs County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.82 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.4

Year house built in Meigs County, Ohio
  • Year house built in Meigs County, Ohio
  • 282020 or later
  • 4982010 to 2019
  • 1,4552000 to 2009
  • 1,8531990 to 1999
  • 1,2121980 to 1989
  • 1,4951970 to 1979
  • 6611960 to 1969
  • 9431950 to 1959
  • 4121940 to 1949
  • 2,0861939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Meigs County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meigs County, Ohio
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meigs County, Ohio
  • 91 room
  • 842 rooms
  • 2093 rooms
  • 6124 rooms
  • 1,7485 rooms
  • 1,4346 rooms
  • 1,2077 rooms
  • 7578 rooms
  • 7659+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meigs County, Ohio
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meigs County, Ohio
  • 731 room
  • 1372 rooms
  • 2423 rooms
  • 5104 rooms
  • 5685 rooms
  • 4106 rooms
  • 1697 rooms
  • 598 rooms
  • 369+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Meigs County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meigs County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meigs County, Ohio
  • 12no bedroom
  • 1881 bedroom
  • 1,6242 bedrooms
  • 3,7843 bedrooms
  • 1,0304 bedrooms
  • 1665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meigs County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meigs County, Ohio
  • 78no bedroom
  • 3691 bedroom
  • 1,0312 bedrooms
  • 6153 bedrooms
  • 1114 bedrooms
  • 25+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 195no vehicle
  • 1,5781 vehicle
  • 2,4892 vehicles
  • 1,5523 vehicles
  • 5924 vehicles
  • 3675+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 385no vehicle
  • 1,0011 vehicle
  • 5652 vehicles
  • 1873 vehicles
  • 384 vehicles
  • 265+ vehicles

91.7% of Meigs County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Ohio.

Meigs County:

91.7%
State average:

87.8%

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

  • This state: 14,539
  • Other state: 7,517
  • Northeast: 504
  • Midwest: 588
  • South: 6,088
  • West: 227
Year householders moved into unit in Meigs County, OH
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Meigs County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 50.2%Electricity
  • 25.7%Utility gas
  • 15.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.0%Wood
  • 2.1%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 52.9%Electricity
  • 29.0%Utility gas
  • 14.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Other fuel
  • 1.7%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 127
Here:

5.7%
Ohio:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 95
Here:

7.2%
Ohio:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 100
Here:

17.5%
Ohio:

22.3%

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

Meigs County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $293,000
    Other: $250,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,875,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,760,000
    Police Protection: $1,432,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,053,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $949,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $786,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $752,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $742,000
    General - Other: $736,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $711,000
    Police Protection: $568,000
    Health - Other: $501,000
    General - Other: $236,000
    Parks and Recreation: $214,000
    Parks and Recreation: $203,000
    Health - Other: $152,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources: $672,000
    Natural Resources: $619,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $45,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,711,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,593,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,472,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,352,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $86,000
    General Revenue - Other: $68,000
    Interest Earnings: $52,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $766,000
    Central Staff Services: $222,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    General - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,853,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,277,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,752,000
    Other: $1,545,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,298,000
    Other: $1,054,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,823,000
    Property: $2,667,000
    Other Selective Sales: $50,000
    Other Selective Sales: $42,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,921,000
    : $1,919,000

Meigs County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $293,000
    Other: $250,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,875,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,760,000
    Police Protection: $1,432,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,053,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $949,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $786,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $752,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $742,000
    General - Other: $736,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $711,000
    Police Protection: $568,000
    Health - Other: $501,000
    General - Other: $236,000
    Parks and Recreation: $214,000
    Parks and Recreation: $203,000
    Health - Other: $152,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources: $672,000
    Natural Resources: $619,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $45,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,711,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,593,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,472,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,352,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $86,000
    General Revenue - Other: $68,000
    Interest Earnings: $52,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $766,000
    Central Staff Services: $222,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    General - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,853,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,277,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,752,000
    Other: $1,545,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,298,000
    Other: $1,054,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,823,000
    Property: $2,667,000
    Other Selective Sales: $50,000
    Other Selective Sales: $42,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,921,000
    : $1,919,000

Meigs County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $293,000
    Other: $250,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,875,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,760,000
    Police Protection: $1,432,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,053,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $949,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $786,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $752,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $742,000
    General - Other: $736,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $711,000
    Police Protection: $568,000
    Health - Other: $501,000
    General - Other: $236,000
    Parks and Recreation: $214,000
    Parks and Recreation: $203,000
    Health - Other: $152,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources: $672,000
    Natural Resources: $619,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $45,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,711,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,593,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,472,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,352,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $86,000
    General Revenue - Other: $68,000
    Interest Earnings: $52,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $766,000
    Central Staff Services: $222,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    General - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,853,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,277,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,752,000
    Other: $1,545,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,298,000
    Other: $1,054,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,823,000
    Property: $2,667,000
    Other Selective Sales: $50,000
    Other Selective Sales: $42,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,921,000
    : $1,919,000

Meigs County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $293,000
    Other: $250,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,875,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,760,000
    Police Protection: $1,432,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,053,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $949,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $786,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $752,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $742,000
    General - Other: $736,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $711,000
    Police Protection: $568,000
    Health - Other: $501,000
    General - Other: $236,000
    Parks and Recreation: $214,000
    Parks and Recreation: $203,000
    Health - Other: $152,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources: $672,000
    Natural Resources: $619,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $45,000
    Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,711,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,593,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,472,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,352,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $86,000
    General Revenue - Other: $68,000
    Interest Earnings: $52,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $766,000
    Central Staff Services: $222,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    General - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,853,000
    Cash and Securities: $4,277,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,752,000
    Other: $1,545,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,298,000
    Other: $1,054,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,823,000
    Property: $2,667,000
    Other Selective Sales: $50,000
    Other Selective Sales: $42,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,921,000
    : $1,919,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,121
  • Number of aged recipients: 41
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,080
  • Number of recipients under 18: 117
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 845
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 159
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 291
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 555
Most common first names in Meigs County, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Charles16072.5 years
William14872.1 years
James13371.4 years
Mary13378.3 years
John12173.7 years
Robert11270.2 years
George9176.5 years
Harry6073.9 years
Harold5970.5 years
Paul5570.1 years
Most common last names in Meigs County, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith10076.2 years
Roush7978.1 years
Johnson5375.1 years
Russell4977.9 years
Hysell4876.2 years
Davis4480.1 years
Wolfe4276.7 years
Miller4276.9 years
Young3975.6 years
Clark3877.1 years
Businesses in Meigs County, OH
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1McDonald's1
Ace Hardware1Pizza Hut1
AutoZone1RadioShack1
Dairy Queen1Rite Aid1
Domino's Pizza1Subway1
Goodwill1True Value2
H&R Block1U-Haul1
KFC1Wendy's1
Long John Silver's1

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