Rossford - Economic & Demographic Information

Rossford is currently home to more than 6,500 residents in the state of Ohio and is growing at a tremendous rate. The people living in the area are very diverse, young and highly educated, which all contributes to the areas successful business community.

Twenty two percent of the population 25 and older in 1990 had a bachelor’s degree or higher.

About 30% of the households in northwest Ohio have an effective buying income (EBI) of $50,000 or greater. EBI is defined as disposable income or income after taxes. The other income classes are broken down as follows:

The tables below show the change of median household income from 1980 to 1990. The income in nominal dollars is not adjusted for inflation.

The table below illustrates the percentages of households by effective buying income (EBI) class. Effective buying income is defined as income after taxes.

Wood County
117,546

Projected 2003 population
124,446

Population - A Region Approaching One Million in Size

AREA	1980	1990	1996est	2000 Forecast	2005 Forecast	2010 Forecast	2015 Forecast
Lucas	471,741	462,400	452,691	459,100	456,500	456,900	460,000
City of Toledo	354,635	332,943	325,767	318,592	313,959	309,327	308,585
Wood	107,372	113,300	117,546	119,200	121,700	125,400	128,200
Fulton	37,751	38,500	41,180	40,700	41,700	42,500	43,800
Defiance	39,987	39,400	40,300	40,500	41,200	41,200	41,600
Erie	79,655	76,800	77,900	78,200	79,200	79,500	80,700
Henry	28,383	29,100	29,900	30,400	31,100	31,800	32,600
Ottawa	40,076	40,000	40,200	40,300	40,600	40,900	41,200
Sandusky	63,267	62,000	63,900	65,500	67,600	69,400	71,400
Seneca	61,901	59,700	59,100	57,000	55,600	53,700	51,900
Williams	36,369	37,000	37,600	37,900	38,400	38,700	39,200
Total Region	966,502	958,200	964,100	968,800	973,600	980,000	990,600

Source: Ohio Data Users Center, Ohio Department of Development

Age Distribution by Sex -- 10-County Area

Age Group	Total Persons	% Total	Female	% Female	Male	% Male
0 to 4	65,468	7.4%	22,815	7.1%	42,653	7.6%
5 to 9	66,988	7.6%	22,396	7.0%	44,592	8.0%
10 to 14	64,564	7.3%	21,068	6.6%	43,496	7.8%
15 to 19	70,050	7.9%	25,131	7.8%	44,919	8.0%
20 to 24	69,067	7.8%	27,074	8.5%	41,993	7.5%
25 to 29	69,425	7.9%	25,545	8.0%	43,880	7.8%
30 to 34	73,875	8.4%	26,499	8.3%	47,376	8.4%
35 to 39	68,582	7.8%	24,417	7.6%	44,165	7.9%
40 to 44	59,910	6.8%	21,337	6.7%	38,573	6.9%
45 to 49	46,373	5.3%	16,264	5.1%	30,109	5.4%
50 to 54	38,889	4.4%	13,691	4.3%	25,198	4.5%
55 to 59	37,017	4.2%	13,227	4.1%	23,790	4.2%
60 to 64	38,698	4.4%	14,100	4.4%	24,598	4.4%
65 to 69	36,091	4.1%	13,715	4.3%	22,376	4.0%
70 to 74	28,711	3.3%	11,490	3.6%	17,221	3.1%
75 to 79	21,436	2.4%	9,040	2.8%	12,396	2.2%
80 to 84	14,329	1.6%	6,658	2.1%	7,671	1.4%
85+	11,774	1.3%	5,890	1.8%	5,884	1.0%
Median Age	33.0		34.1		31.8

Source: 1990 U.S. Bureau of Census

Population by Race for NW Ohio

County	White	African- American	American Indian	Asian	Other	Total Population
Fulton	37,097	93	62	137	1,109	38,498
Lucas	380,155	68,456	1,164	4,981	7,605	462,361
Wood	109,303	1,168	197	1,028	1,573	113,269
Defiance	36,962	493	80	121	1,694	39,350
Erie	69,613	6,312	150	265	439	76,779
Henry	27,951	147	53	95	862	29,108
Ottawa	39,029	265	51	94	590	40,029
Sandusky	58,282	1,553	94	142	1,892	61,963
Seneca	57,474	1,172	90	234	763	59,733
Williams	36,366	23	46	127	394	36,956
7 County Region	235,677	9,965	564	1,078	6,634	343,918
10 County Region	852,232	79,682	1,987	7,224	16,921	958,046

Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 1990

In 1998, 5,408 houses were sold with an average price of $115,730 according to the Toledo Board of Realtors. Houses are very affordable in the Toledo area compared to the national sales price of $130,600 in 1998. The monthly cost of renting a 2 bedroom apartment in the Toledo MSA is about $475.