Assets - Ohio

Average College Debt

$35,072

Unbanked Households

4.20%

Family - Ohio

Children in foster care

15,616

Percent of children in immigrant families

10%

Percent of children living in single parent families

35%

Housing - Ohio

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 3079

People experiencing homelessness

11759

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

357,700.0

Percent renters

0.32

Total households

Economic well-being - Ohio

Extreme poverty rate

0.09

Food insecurity

0.153

Minimum wage

10.7

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.295

Poverty rate

12.7%

Unemployment rate

5

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

223000

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

6.7

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Poverty by demographic - Ohio

Child poverty rate

0.16

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

223000

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

101000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

10.7%

Women in poverty

5,878,482

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August 21, 2018

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August 7, 2018

LeBron is dishing out assists to a local school district in Ohio

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June 7, 2018

Teach for America corps members make a real difference in low-income and at-risk students' lives

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May 8, 2018

One Ohio School’s Quest to Rethink Bad Behavior

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April 13, 2018

Vast poverty differences create unfair comparisons on Nation's Report Card

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