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State Profile >> Ohio
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NickName: The Buckeye State
From the Iroquois Indian word for "good river"
Capital City: Columbus
Location: 39.988N, 082.987W |
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Cost of living in the Ohio state is relatively less than the national average. As well the crime rates are also low. Unemployment rate is lower than the national average due to lot of manufacturing employment generated in the state. The educational figures are encouraging and the number of colleges are more than double of the national average. There are positive statistics in health factors.
You can find many home-based businesses. May be you can give it a try. Quilts, furniture, and baked goods are popular.
In Ohio, the state Park System offers you lodge as well as camping. Other attractions include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Indian burial grounds at Mound City Group National Monument, Perry's Victory International Peace Memorial, the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Canton, and the homes of presidents Grant, Taft, Hayes, Harding, and Garfield. |
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| 15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation |
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| 1. |
Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree) |
3.83 |
4 |
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| 2. |
Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted" |
0.41 |
0 |
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| 3. |
Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent) |
0.16 |
0 |
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| 4. |
Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index |
30th |
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Cost of Living Index |
81.79 |
100 |
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| 6. |
Average Apartment Rent |
902.0000 |
617 |
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Average Home Price |
228625.0000 |
223400 |
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| 8. |
Average Total Energy Cost |
133.5100 |
126.75 |
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Average Phone Bill |
21.1500 |
16.85 |
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| 10. |
Gasoline/Gallon |
1.5000 |
1.5 |
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Hospital Room/Day |
1045.2000 |
334.33 |
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Doctor Visit |
74.0000 |
66.7 |
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| 13. |
Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000 |
682.67 |
792.91 |
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| 14. |
% of Days That are Sunny |
47 |
56.88 |
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| 15. |
Crime Index |
351.9 |
416 |
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| Ohio Info for you |
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| Area |
44828 sq.mi, 34th Land 40953 sq. mi., 35th Water 3875 sq.mi., 14th Great Lakes 3,499 sq.mi., 4th |
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| Area Code |
216, 234, 283, 330, 380, 419, 440, 513, 567, 614, 740, 937 |
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| County Profile |
88 Counties |
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| Motto |
With God, all things are possible |
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| Capital |
Columbus |
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| Largest Cities |
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Akron
Dayton
Parma
Youngstown
Canton
Lorain
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| Capitol Tour |
ohiostatehouse.org/ |
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| State Official Website |
http://www.ohio.gov/ |
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| Governor |
John Kasich (R) |
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| No. of State Legislators, 2003 |
132 |
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| Senators and Representatives |
US House
US Senate
Ohio House: Members
Ohio Senate: Members
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| Industry |
Transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, food processing, electric equipment. |
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| Agriculture |
Soybeans, dairy products, corn, tomatoes, hogs, cattle, poultry and eggs. |
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| Tree |
Ohio buckeye |
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| Geographic Center |
Delaware, 25 miles northnortheast of Columbus |
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| Highest Point |
Campbell Hill |
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| Lowest Point |
Ohio River; 433 feet, 36th |
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Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes:
1950 to 2001 |
182 |
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| Average Temperatures |
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| Winter |
38.53 |
42.79 |
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| Spring |
60.93 |
64.36 |
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| Summer |
82.11 |
83.95 |
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| Fall |
63.78 |
65.89 |
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| Precipitation(Rain Fall) |
39.47 |
39.41 |
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| % of Days That are Sunny |
73.86 |
103.29 |
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| Nickname including its origin |
The Buckeye State ,From the Iroquois Indian word for "good river" |
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| Symbols |
flower: scarlet carnation (1904)
tree: buckeye (1953)
bird: cardinal (1933)
insect: ladybug (1975)
gemstone: flint (1965)
song: “Beautiful Ohio” (1969)
beverage: tomato juice (1965)
fossil: trilobite (1985)
animal: white-tailed deer (1988)
wildflower: large white trillium (1987)
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| Song |
Beautiful Ohio Click Here for Song |
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| Demographics |
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| Median Age 2000 |
36.64 |
37.8 |
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| % Change in Population 2000 to 2001 |
0.3 |
1 |
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| Poverty Rate, 2000 |
10.8 |
11.14 |
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| % Public Aid Recipients 2000 |
3.9 |
3.79 |
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| % Births to Unmarried Women in 2000 |
35.1 |
32.92 |
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| Health |
OH |
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| Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002 |
1 |
0.99 |
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| Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998 |
7.6 |
7.14 |
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| Nonfederal Physicians, 1999 |
267 |
266.54 |
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| Death Rate by Accident, 1998 |
3492 |
1988.92 |
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| Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001 |
528 |
479.19 |
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| Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001) |
21.8 |
20.46 |
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Finances and Taxes
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| Purchase Price of a building |
166487.8 |
175806.29 |
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| Car Insurance |
1191.49 |
1698.53 |
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| Corporate Income Tax % |
8.5 |
6.64 |
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| Top Personal Income Tax |
7.5 |
5.2 |
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| Sales Tax & Use Tax |
5 |
4.66 |
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| Professional Services Tax |
N |
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| Top Capital Gains Tax |
7.5 |
4.75 |
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| Motor Fuel Tax, 02 |
0.24 |
0.23 |
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| Real Estate: % of income per $100 |
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| On Land & Buildings |
2.99 |
N/A |
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| On Inventory |
Y |
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| On Personal Property |
Y |
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| State Tax Rate |
9.8 |
7.13 |
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| Local Tax Rate |
0 |
7.13 |
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| Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee |
2.7 |
2.36 |
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| Internet Access Tax |
Y |
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| New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest) |
OH |
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| Overall State Ranking |
30th |
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| Knowledge Jobs |
29th |
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| Globalization |
27th |
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| Economic Dynamism |
44th |
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| Digital Economy |
16th |
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| Innovation Capacity |
26th |
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| High Tech Jobs |
30th |
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| Venture Capital |
31st |
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| Internet Access-1998 (%) |
43.8 |
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| R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions) |
6970.0000 |
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| Number of New Patents (1998) |
3991 |
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| Crime |
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| Index Offences Total |
1830.97 |
3326.73 |
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| Violent Crime Total |
116.58 |
385.32 |
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| Murders |
1.91 |
3.95 |
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| Forcible Rape |
16.84 |
28.03 |
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| Assault |
48.28 |
261.06 |
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| Property Crimes |
1714.39 |
2941.4 |
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| Burglary |
365.84 |
678.55 |
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| Larceny, Theft |
1222.35 |
1942.89 |
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| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
126.21 |
320.72 |
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| Index Offences Rate |
2359 |
2735.58 |
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| Murders Rate |
1.77 |
3.02 |
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| Forcible Rape Rate |
23.19 |
25.16 |
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| Robbery Rate |
42.84 |
52.25 |
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| Aggravated Assault Rate |
65.28 |
195.86 |
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| Property Crime Rate |
2225.92 |
2459.29 |
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| Burglary Rate |
494.5 |
585.46 |
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| Larceny, Thefts Rate |
1582.75 |
1660.47 |
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| Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate |
148.68 |
213.85 |
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Pollution
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| Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution) |
89.6 |
82.19 |
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| Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds) |
137075843 |
45901994.34 |
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| Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds) |
133394461 |
31524509.36 |
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| From the 2000 Census Reports |
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| Population |
7399958 |
203400320 |
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| Average Family Size in 2000 |
3.04 |
3.1 |
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| % of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000 |
0.894 |
0.81 |
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| Median age |
36.64 |
37.8 |
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| Males per 100 Females |
90.28 |
94.67 |
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| Percentage Unemployed |
5.15 |
5.97 |
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| Use Public Transport |
0.85 |
1.12 |
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| Travel Time |
23.96 |
24.55 |
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| Median Value of a House |
86833.72 |
92201.9 |
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| Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage |
814.6 |
845.87 |
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| Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage |
285.07 |
283.44 |
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| Contract Monthly Rent |
402.57 |
390.93 |
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| Gross Rent |
465.44 |
463.96 |
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| % of Household Total |
69.78 |
69.46 |
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| % of Families Household Total |
54.64 |
54.65 |
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| Avg Population per Household |
2.52 |
2.55 |
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| Avg Population per Family |
3.03 |
3.06 |
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| % of Non Families Household Total |
30.22 |
30.54 |
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| Monthly Income-Household |
40243.33 |
38521.16 |
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| Monthly Income Family |
47560.96 |
45249.75 |
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| Per Capita Income |
19233.96 |
18724.65 |
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| Earning per Male |
35540 |
33331.99 |
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| Earning per Female |
24526.57 |
23722.78 |
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| % Families Below Poverty Line |
7.4 |
9.88 |
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| People speaking Less than fluent English |
1.23 |
3.53 |
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| Persons Holding High School Certificate or More |
81.57 |
78.68 |
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| Bachelor Degree Holders |
15.04 |
17.11 |
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| Density |
1635.66 |
1175.8 |
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| % of one Race |
8069.18 |
8737.95 |
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| % of Black & Others |
1282.48 |
1231.39 |
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| % of American Indians |
18.61 |
70.5 |
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| % of Asians |
117.4 |
393.43 |
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| % of Hawaii |
2.26 |
13.87 |
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| % of Others |
80.8 |
600.04 |
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| % of Two or more Races |
134.76 |
245.37 |
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| % of Hispanic or Latino |
190.33 |
1345.63 |
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| Education |
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| Verbal SAT Score, 2000 |
533 |
532.6 |
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| Math SAT Score, 2000 |
539 |
536.06 |
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| Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands) |
6816 |
6623.8 |
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| % of Students Taking Exam, 2000 |
26 |
35.76 |
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| % of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000 |
84.6 |
83.32 |
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| % of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000 |
21.7 |
24.62 |
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| Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000 |
12.5 |
15.52 |
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| Average Teacher Salary, 1999 |
44029 |
41505.06 |
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| Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997 |
4.2 |
3.12 |
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| College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997 |
177 |
82.12 |
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| Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998 |
OH |
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| % Low Birth-Weight Babies |
7.7 |
7.51 |
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| Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births) |
7.6 |
7.14 |
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| Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14) |
24 |
24.84 |
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Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide
(deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19) |
43 |
58.2 |
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| Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) |
27 |
28.1 |
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| % of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19) |
8 |
9.16 |
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| % of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19) |
8 |
8.16 |
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% of Children Living With Parents
Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment |
28 |
24.02 |
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| % of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year) |
16 |
17.29 |
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| % of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent |
27 |
24.92 |
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| Financial & Government Comparison |
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| State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 |
19617950000.0000 |
11195307960 |
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| Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 |
1722.0000 |
1949.8 |
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| State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 |
18087387000.0000 |
10937316480 |
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| Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 |
1592.0000 |
2259.96 |
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| Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions) |
341070.0000 |
173820.7 |
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| State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999) |
AA+ |
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| Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000 |
0.952 |
1.06 |
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| Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002 |
5.34 |
5.64 |
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| Ohio Neighborhood |
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| Song: Beautiful Ohio |
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Written by Ballard MacDonald
special lyrics by Wilbert B. McBride
Composed by Mary Earl
I sailed away;
Wandered afar;
Crossed the mighty restless sea;
Looked for where I ought to be.
Cities so grand, mountains above,
Led to this land I love.
Chorus
Beautiful Ohio, where the golden grain
Dwarf the lovely flowers in the summer rain.
Cities rising high, silhouette the sky.
Freedom is supreme in this majestic land;
Mighty factories seem to hum in tune, so grand.
Beautiful Ohio, thy wonders are in view,
Land where my dreams all come true!
Original Chorus as written by Ballard
MacDonald
Drifting with the current down a moonlit stream
While above the Heavens in their glory gleam
And the stars on high
Twinkle in the sky
Seeming in a paradise of love divine
Dreaming of a pair of eyes that looked in mine
Beautiful Ohio, in dreams again I see
Visions of what used to be.
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