Seneca County, Ohio (OH)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,115
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,742
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,720 (it was 5,550 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 551 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 100 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.5%), Educational, health and social services (20.8%), Retail trade (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 85%
- Government: 10%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 48,07487.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,1945.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,5612.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3332.4%Two or more races
- 3340.6%Asian alone
- 1420.3%Some other race alone
- 710.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 40.9 years |
| Ohio median age: | 39.9 years |
| Males: 27,721 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 27,253 |  (49.6%) |
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| Seneca County: | 2.0 people |
| Ohio: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,291 ($38,037 in 1999)
| This county: | $61,291 |
| Ohio: | $65,720 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $568 (lower quartile is $444, upper quartile is $733)
| This county: | $568 |
| State: | $765 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $142,636 (it was $81,100 in 2000)
| Seneca: | $142,636 |
| Ohio: | $204,100 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,087Detached houses: $160,197
Here: $160,197 State: $254,366 Townhouses or other attached units: $148,676
Here: $148,676 State: $225,733 In 2-unit structures: $122,019
Here: $122,019 State: $144,384 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $180,637
Here: $180,637 State: $203,002 Mobile homes: $59,638
Here: $59,638 State: $62,719
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $461
Institutionalized population: 870
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 11
- Thefts: 126
- Auto thefts: 5
Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 7
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 31
- Thefts: 42
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 34 buildings, average cost: $227,200
- 2021: 41 buildings, average cost: $145,700
- 2020: 23 buildings, average cost: $152,700
- 2019: 24 buildings, average cost: $145,700
- 2018: 23 buildings, average cost: $173,600
- 2017: 28 buildings, average cost: $198,500
- 2016: 24 buildings, average cost: $162,000
- 2015: 31 buildings, average cost: $144,600
- 2014: 27 buildings, average cost: $121,800
- 2013: 22 buildings, average cost: $170,200
- 2012: 13 buildings, average cost: $206,200
- 2011: 18 buildings, average cost: $176,200
- 2010: 14 buildings, average cost: $187,600
- 2009: 53 buildings, average cost: $101,600
- 2008: 33 buildings, average cost: $143,100
- 2007: 41 buildings, average cost: $159,900
- 2006: 49 buildings, average cost: $154,900
- 2005: 82 buildings, average cost: $120,700
- 2004: 66 buildings, average cost: $155,800
- 2003: 138 buildings, average cost: $80,100
- 2002: 180 buildings, average cost: $56,100
- 2001: 187 buildings, average cost: $58,200
- 2000: 187 buildings, average cost: $58,000
- 1999: 194 buildings, average cost: $57,900
- 1998: 195 buildings, average cost: $60,600
- 1997: 168 buildings, average cost: $53,900
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,497 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,415 (1.1%)
| Seneca County: | 11.7% |
| Ohio: | 13.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.9 years old
(Males: 39.7 years old, Females: 42.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.4 years old, Black residents: 27.7 years old, American Indian residents: 44.3 years old, Asian residents: 45.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.1 years old, Other race residents: 26.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Seneca County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.
Cities in this county include: Tiffin, Fostoria, Bloomville, Attica, Bettsville, Republic, Bascom, Fort Seneca, Flat Rock, New Riegel.
| Zip Code | City | Tests | Max concentration | Min concentration | Arithmetic mean | Geometric mean | Standard deviation | Coefficient of variation | Mean concentration | First quartile | Third quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44802 | Alvada | 14 | 17.6 | 1 | 5.66 | 4.47 | 4.17 | 73.68 | 5.10 | 2.35 | 6.85 |
| 44803 | Amsden | 1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 2.43 | 4.35 | ||
| 44807 | Attica | 22 | 44.7 | 0.2 | 6.03 | 2.67 | 9.87 | 163.64 | 2.45 | 1.05 | 5.25 |
| 44809 | Bascom | 2 | 14.9 | 7 | 10.95 | 10.21 | 5.59 | 51.02 | 10.95 | 4.00 | 10.95 |
| 44815 | Bettsville | 6 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 4.85 | 4.95 | 79.85 | 3.85 | 2.50 | 7.20 |
| 44818 | Bloomville | 17 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 4.52 | 2.87 | 4.14 | 91.54 | 2.90 | 2.03 | 6.33 |
| 44828 | Flat Rock | 2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.35 | 1.41 | 40.41 | 3.50 | 1.45 | 3.50 |
| 44830 | Fostoria | 205 | 86.2 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 3.35 | 8.44 | 136.26 | 3.70 | 1.90 | 7.83 |
| 44836 | Green Springs | 14 | 19.6 | 0.8 | 5.41 | 3.18 | 5.77 | 106.63 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 6.90 |
| 44841 | Kansas | 9 | 5.2 | 0 | 1.88 | 1.38 | 1.7 | 90.52 | 1.70 | 0.33 | 2.58 |
| 44853 | New Riegel | 45 | 23 | 0.2 | 7.36 | 4.65 | 6.52 | 88.52 | 5.00 | 2.40 | 11.13 |
| 44861 | Old Fort | 1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 1.53 | 2.23 | ||
| 44867 | Republic | 25 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 3.28 | 2.57 | 2.21 | 67.35 | 2.60 | 1.70 | 4.63 |
| 44883 | Tiffin | 881 | 111.2 | 0.1 | 8.38 | 4.47 | 11.32 | 135.09 | 5.20 | 2.30 | 10.20 |
All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).
Neighboring counties: Nantucket County, Massachusetts 
, Cuyahoga County 
, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania , Marshall County, Indiana 
, Mercer County 
, Paulding County , Wood County 
, White County, Indiana .
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Ohio: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 3,270
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 838 (54.7% naturalized citizens)
| Seneca County: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3292010 or later
- 1272000 to 2009
- 601990 to 1999
- 2261980 to 1989
- 1251970 to 1979
- 206Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 18,871
- One, attached: 684
- Two: 939
- 3 or 4: 1,022
- 5 to 9: 729
- 10 to 19: 274
- 20 to 49: 465
- 50 or more: 147
- Mobile homes: 916
Housing units in Seneca County with a mortgage: 8,431 (918 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 879 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 544
| Here: | 1.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 95.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Seneca County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 18,803 | 8 |
| Mainline Protestant | 8,221 | 42 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,929 | 29 |
| Black Protestant | 581 | 2 |
| Other | 222 | 3 |
| None | 25,989 | - |
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: 10
| Seneca County: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
| This county: | 1.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| Seneca County: | 3.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 38
| This county: | 6.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Seneca County: | 9.7% |
| Ohio: | 10.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Seneca County: | 28.5% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.1% |
| State: | 11.9% |
Agriculture in Seneca County:
Average size of farms: 237 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46,919
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $185.69
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.89%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $49,089
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 83.78%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $83,057
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.21%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.83
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.60%
Corn for grain: 69441 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 37033 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 119829 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,161 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 46 acres
Earthquake activity:
Seneca County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 146.5 miles away from Seneca County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 109.5 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 206.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 357.2 miles away from Seneca County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 311.4 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 Tornadoes, Incident Period: August 20, 2007 to August 28, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1720: August 27, 2007, FEMA Id: 1720, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 Snow, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to December 24, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3198: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3198, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Ohio Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1444: November 18, 2002, FEMA Id: 1444, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
- Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Ohio TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 15, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-266: July 15, 1969, FEMA Id: 266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Ohio TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, Incident Period: April 14, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-191: April 14, 1965, FEMA Id: 191, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
The number of natural disasters in Seneca County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16,711 (77.9%)
- Carpooled: 1,305 (6.1%)
- Bus: 37 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 311 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 54 (0.3%)
- Walked: 1,044 (4.9%)
- Worked at home: 1,700 (7.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Manufacturing (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Manufacturing (18%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Production occupations (21%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Korea (15%)
- Germany (8%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (8%)
- India (7%)
- Saudi Arabia (7%)
- Uganda (5%)
- German (48%)
- American (11%)
- English (7%)
- Irish (5%)
- Italian (3%)
- European (1%)
- Polish (1%)
People in group quarters in Seneca County, Ohio in 2010:
- 1,384 people in college/university student housing
- 523 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 209 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 141 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 90 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 86 people in correctional residential facilities
- 48 people in group homes intended for adults
- 35 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 17 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
People in group quarters in Seneca County, Ohio in 2000:
- 751 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 369 people in nursing homes
- 300 people in other group homes
- 165 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 17 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 13 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7 people in religious group quarters
- 7 people in other workers' dormitories
- 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5.15% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,343 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.15% |
| Ohio average: | 5.68% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.27% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($30,479 average AGI)
0.88% relocated from other states ($7,864 average AGI)
Seneca County: 0.88% Ohio average: 1.92%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Hancock County, OH |  1.04% ($33,068 average AGI) |
| from Sandusky County, OH | 0.64% ($35,208) |
| from Wood County, OH | 0.61% ($36,985) |
| from Wyandot County, OH | 0.32% ($39,972) |
| from Huron County, OH | 0.25% ($34,579) |
| from Franklin County, OH | 0.20% ($48,750) |
| from Lucas County, OH | 0.20% ($39,227) |
5.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,986 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.27% |
| Ohio average: | 5.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.29% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($34,994 average AGI)
0.99% relocated to other states ($9,992 average AGI)
Seneca County: 0.99% Ohio average: 2.05%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Hancock County, OH | 0.98% ($42,855 average AGI) |
| to Sandusky County, OH | 0.70% ($44,722) |
| to Wood County, OH | 0.55% ($39,016) |
| to Wyandot County, OH | 0.34% ($43,091) |
| to Huron County, OH | 0.24% ($58,574) |
| to Lucas County, OH | 0.24% ($43,472) |
| to Franklin County, OH | 0.19% ($47,667) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,973 (8,280 aged, 1,693 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,099 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Seneca County, Ohio in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,188)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (965)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (744)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (604)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (428)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (372)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (319)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (169)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (165)
- Unspecified dementia (161)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,382
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 156
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 46,030
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,440
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 964
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 94.0. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 59.4
- Other - 34.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 54,974- Male householders: 11,189 (3,508 living alone), Female householders: 11,119 (3,332 living alone)
10,229 spouses (10,203 opposite-sex spouses), 2,099 unmarried partners, (2,000 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,748 children (12,626 natural, 252 adopted, 855 stepchildren), 1,365 grandchildren, 328 brothers or sisters, 418 parents, 5 foster children, 554 other relatives, 1,083 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,818
Size of family households: 6,895 2-persons, 3,052 3-persons, 2,387 4-persons, 1,078 5-persons, 496 6-persons, 165 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,836 1-person, 1,164 2-persons, 208 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 7 5-persons.
6,720 married couples with children.
3,483 single-parent households (1,193 men, 2,290 women).
96.5% of residents of Seneca speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $288,215,000 ($4,987 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,953,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $147,741,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $75,591,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,325,000
Federal grants: $45,436,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,393,000 ($350,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,729,000 ($578,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $13,854,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,561,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,692,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,844| Here: | 67 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,987
| Here: | 52 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +106
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,099
| Here: |  -37 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -15 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.72 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Seneca County, Ohio
- 352020 or later
- 6422010 to 2019
- 1,3712000 to 2009
- 1,8781990 to 1999
- 1,7051980 to 1989
- 3,1821970 to 1979
- 2,5131960 to 1969
- 2,5641950 to 1959
- 1,0011940 to 1949
- 8,9571939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Seneca County, Ohio
- 711 room
- 532 rooms
- 1923 rooms
- 8484 rooms
- 2,7825 rooms
- 3,6166 rooms
- 2,9947 rooms
- 2,3038 rooms
- 3,3269+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seneca County, Ohio
- 3211 room
- 5102 rooms
- 6673 rooms
- 1,1014 rooms
- 1,0525 rooms
- 1,0716 rooms
- 6877 rooms
- 4278 rooms
- 2859+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Seneca County, Ohio
- 80no bedroom
- 3361 bedroom
- 3,2482 bedrooms
- 8,7173 bedrooms
- 3,0444 bedrooms
- 7805+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seneca County, Ohio
- 341no bedroom
- 1,3421 bedroom
- 2,1262 bedrooms
- 1,6093 bedrooms
- 6394 bedrooms
- 675+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Seneca County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 303no vehicle
- 3,6871 vehicle
- 7,0622 vehicles
- 3,4503 vehicles
- 1,1504 vehicles
- 5075+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Seneca County in renter-occupied apartments
- 937no vehicle
- 2,8741 vehicle
- 1,7332 vehicles
- 5033 vehicles
- 724 vehicles
- 175+ vehicles
89.0% of Seneca County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Ohio.
| Seneca County: | 89.0% |
| State average: | 87.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 48,240
- Other state: 5,742
- Northeast: 839
- Midwest: 1,531
- South: 2,367
- West: 1,005
- 50.0%Utility gas
- 20.6%Electricity
- 19.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.2%Wood
- 2.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.3%Coal or coke
- 51.6%Utility gas
- 39.2%Electricity
- 7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 600
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Ohio: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 263
| Here: | 9.6% |
| Ohio: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,026
| Here: | 64.0% |
| Ohio: | 22.3% |
Seneca County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $7,056,000
Other: $7,055,000
Sewerage: $498,000
Sewerage: $493,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
Regular Highways: $42,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $11,355,000
General - Other: $7,142,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $11,107,000
Health - Other: $10,887,000
Police Protection: $9,074,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,556,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,549,000
Police Protection: $7,481,000
Central Staff Services: $7,339,000
Central Staff Services: $5,510,000
Regular Highways: $5,072,000
Regular Highways: $4,688,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,775,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,657,000
Financial Administration: $1,839,000
Housing and Community Development: $468,000
Sewerage: $404,000
Sewerage: $349,000
General - Other: $326,000
Parks and Recreation: $309,000
Parks and Recreation: $207,000
General Public Buildings: $93,000
General - Other: $42,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $30,714,000
Interest on Debt: $23,738,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $5,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $633,718,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $633,718,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $596,268,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,905,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $560,492,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $538,281,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,211,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,437,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,587,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $850,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $813,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $450,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $41,435,000
Interest Earnings: $23,759,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,437,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,224,000
Fines and Forfeits: $642,000
Rents: $560,000
Fines and Forfeits: $484,000
Special Assessments: $479,000
Rents: $343,000
Special Assessments: $298,000
Donations From Private Sources: $214,000
Donations From Private Sources: $13,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,605,000
Health - Other: $136,000
General - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,219,000
Cash and Securities: $40,714,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,216,421,000
Cash and Securities: $606,445,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,459,000
Highways: $5,149,000
Public Welfare: $4,617,000
Highways: $4,564,000
Other: $4,096,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,530,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,393,000
Other: $3,030,000
General Local Government Support: $2,795,000
General Local Government Support: $2,082,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,269,000
Property: $9,149,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,871,000
Property: $8,588,000
Other License: $41,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $501,000
Seneca County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $7,056,000
Other: $7,055,000
Sewerage: $498,000
Sewerage: $493,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
Regular Highways: $42,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $11,355,000
General - Other: $7,142,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $11,107,000
Health - Other: $10,887,000
Police Protection: $9,074,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,556,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,549,000
Police Protection: $7,481,000
Central Staff Services: $7,339,000
Central Staff Services: $5,510,000
Regular Highways: $5,072,000
Regular Highways: $4,688,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,775,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,657,000
Financial Administration: $1,839,000
Housing and Community Development: $468,000
Sewerage: $404,000
Sewerage: $349,000
General - Other: $326,000
Parks and Recreation: $309,000
Parks and Recreation: $207,000
General Public Buildings: $93,000
General - Other: $42,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $30,714,000
Interest on Debt: $23,738,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $5,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $633,718,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $633,718,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $596,268,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,905,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $560,492,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $538,281,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,211,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,437,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,587,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $850,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $813,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $450,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $41,435,000
Interest Earnings: $23,759,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,437,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,224,000
Fines and Forfeits: $642,000
Rents: $560,000
Fines and Forfeits: $484,000
Special Assessments: $479,000
Rents: $343,000
Special Assessments: $298,000
Donations From Private Sources: $214,000
Donations From Private Sources: $13,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,605,000
Health - Other: $136,000
General - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,219,000
Cash and Securities: $40,714,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,216,421,000
Cash and Securities: $606,445,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,459,000
Highways: $5,149,000
Public Welfare: $4,617,000
Highways: $4,564,000
Other: $4,096,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,530,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,393,000
Other: $3,030,000
General Local Government Support: $2,795,000
General Local Government Support: $2,082,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,269,000
Property: $9,149,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,871,000
Property: $8,588,000
Other License: $41,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $501,000
Seneca County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $7,056,000
Other: $7,055,000
Sewerage: $498,000
Sewerage: $493,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
Regular Highways: $42,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $11,355,000
General - Other: $7,142,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $11,107,000
Health - Other: $10,887,000
Police Protection: $9,074,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,556,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,549,000
Police Protection: $7,481,000
Central Staff Services: $7,339,000
Central Staff Services: $5,510,000
Regular Highways: $5,072,000
Regular Highways: $4,688,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,775,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,657,000
Financial Administration: $1,839,000
Housing and Community Development: $468,000
Sewerage: $404,000
Sewerage: $349,000
General - Other: $326,000
Parks and Recreation: $309,000
Parks and Recreation: $207,000
General Public Buildings: $93,000
General - Other: $42,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $30,714,000
Interest on Debt: $23,738,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $5,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $633,718,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $633,718,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $596,268,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,905,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $560,492,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $538,281,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,211,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,437,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,587,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $850,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $813,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $450,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $41,435,000
Interest Earnings: $23,759,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,437,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,224,000
Fines and Forfeits: $642,000
Rents: $560,000
Fines and Forfeits: $484,000
Special Assessments: $479,000
Rents: $343,000
Special Assessments: $298,000
Donations From Private Sources: $214,000
Donations From Private Sources: $13,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,605,000
Health - Other: $136,000
General - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,219,000
Cash and Securities: $40,714,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,216,421,000
Cash and Securities: $606,445,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,459,000
Highways: $5,149,000
Public Welfare: $4,617,000
Highways: $4,564,000
Other: $4,096,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,530,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,393,000
Other: $3,030,000
General Local Government Support: $2,795,000
General Local Government Support: $2,082,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,269,000
Property: $9,149,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,871,000
Property: $8,588,000
Other License: $41,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $501,000
Seneca County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $7,056,000
Other: $7,055,000
Sewerage: $498,000
Sewerage: $493,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
Regular Highways: $42,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $11,355,000
General - Other: $7,142,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $11,107,000
Health - Other: $10,887,000
Police Protection: $9,074,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,556,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,549,000
Police Protection: $7,481,000
Central Staff Services: $7,339,000
Central Staff Services: $5,510,000
Regular Highways: $5,072,000
Regular Highways: $4,688,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,775,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,657,000
Financial Administration: $1,839,000
Housing and Community Development: $468,000
Sewerage: $404,000
Sewerage: $349,000
General - Other: $326,000
Parks and Recreation: $309,000
Parks and Recreation: $207,000
General Public Buildings: $93,000
General - Other: $42,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $30,714,000
Interest on Debt: $23,738,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $5,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $633,718,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $633,718,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $596,268,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $595,905,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $560,492,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $538,281,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,211,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,437,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,587,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $850,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $813,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $450,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $41,435,000
Interest Earnings: $23,759,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,437,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,224,000
Fines and Forfeits: $642,000
Rents: $560,000
Fines and Forfeits: $484,000
Special Assessments: $479,000
Rents: $343,000
Special Assessments: $298,000
Donations From Private Sources: $214,000
Donations From Private Sources: $13,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,605,000
Health - Other: $136,000
General - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,219,000
Cash and Securities: $40,714,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,216,421,000
Cash and Securities: $606,445,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,459,000
Highways: $5,149,000
Public Welfare: $4,617,000
Highways: $4,564,000
Other: $4,096,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,530,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,393,000
Other: $3,030,000
General Local Government Support: $2,795,000
General Local Government Support: $2,082,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,269,000
Property: $9,149,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,871,000
Property: $8,588,000
Other License: $41,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $501,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 894
- Number of aged recipients: 49
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 845
- Number of recipients under 18: 167
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 632
- Number of recipients older than 64: 95
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 253
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 413
| Most common first names in Seneca County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 497 | 79.1 years |
| Robert | 443 | 72.1 years |
| John | 390 | 75.5 years |
| Charles | 375 | 74.8 years |
| William | 349 | 74.3 years |
| James | 281 | 69.0 years |
| Helen | 256 | 81.5 years |
| Paul | 225 | 73.0 years |
| Richard | 222 | 69.9 years |
| George | 208 | 75.5 years |
| Most common last names in Seneca County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 246 | 75.9 years |
| Miller | 180 | 78.7 years |
| Brown | 91 | 76.8 years |
| Wagner | 90 | 77.7 years |
| Williams | 87 | 76.5 years |
| Myers | 86 | 75.1 years |
| Martin | 77 | 76.4 years |
| Fox | 67 | 74.9 years |
| Baker | 66 | 79.6 years |
| Cook | 65 | 76.3 years |
| Businesses in Seneca County, OH | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 5 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Circle K | 5 | Nike | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| FedEx | 2 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| Ford | 2 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| GNC | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Kmart | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
| Kroger | 2 | Vans | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | YMCA | 2 | |
Seneca County on our top lists:
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"