Ohio Profile and Statistics

Ohio Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Ohio had 4500621 total households with the average home having 2.48 residents and the average family coming in at 3.06.

Of those homes reported, 30.2% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.2% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 101412 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 347893 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Ohio, 1298647 people live alone, and of that, 454919 are 65 and over.

There were 1488887 (33.1%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 1071764 (23.8%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Ohio

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 11158276, 40.3 percent are the main “Householder,” while 19.9 are spouses. There are 3372086 children, and 526543 comprise “other relatives.” 542693 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 245916 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Ohio Census Marital Status data

In Ohio, there are 4422713 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 1424172 have never married; 2341490 are currently still married, but have separated. 69822 are legally separated, 461879 are divorced and 125350 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (4763272), 26.4% never married, 48.4% are married but separated while 2% are legally still separated. 12.5% are divorced and 10.7% are widowed.

Ohio Fertility Rates and OH Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Ohio (OH): In the 2007 report, 156404 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Ohio (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 54805 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 37 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 54 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 26 babies, while there were 108 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 19.

Ohio Grandparents Statistics

There are 189384 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 87809 (46.4%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 64.2% are the grandmothers and 67.9% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 19128 have done it for less than a year; 20856 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 12314 handling things 3 or 4 years and 35511 doing the job 5 or more years.

Ohio School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (OH)

In Ohio, 2992816 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 178824 (6%) are in nursery or preschool; 148099 (4.9%) are in kindergarten, while 1225811 (41%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 662673 (22.1%) are slogging through High School, while 777409 (26%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 36.9% (2800386); 14.8% (1127492) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (7598399), 273076 (3.6%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 767622 (10.1%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 2800386 (36.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 1448991 (19.1%) have some college experience but no degree; 535539 (7%) reached an Associate’s degree; 1127492 (14.8%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 645293 (8.5%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Ohio is 8678463. Of that, 969796 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 10543277 (100%) – of that, 1699563 (16.1%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (1701098), 129034 (7.6%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (7386117), 991893 (13.4%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (1456062), 578636 (39.7%) have a disability.

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