Hocking County, Ohio

Hocking County is a county located in the state of Ohio of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Logan.

Geography

The County is located in south-central Ohio and has an area of ​​1097 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Perry County, Athens County, Vinton County, Ross County, Pickaway County and Fairfield County.

History

Hocking County was formed on January 3, 1818 parts of Athens, Fairfield and Ross County. It was named after the Hocking River, which runs in the area.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Hocking County 28 241 people in 10,843 households and 7,828 families. The population density was 26 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.54 percent White, 0.92 percent African American, 0.29 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian, and 0.08 percent from other races; 1.09 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.44 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,843 households out of which 33.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.3 percent were married couples living together, 9.5 percent were single mothers, 27.8 percent were non-families, 23.7 percent of all households and 10.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.

Based on the county the population was spread from 25.5 percent population under 18 years, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 34,261, and the median income for a family was $ 40,888. Males have a median income of $ 31,951, women $ 24,123. The per capita income was $ 16,095. 10.3 percent of families and 13.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 15.8 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 14.5 percent of those 65 years.