Mount Healthy, Ohio

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Mount Healthy is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,149 at the 2000 census.

The city is a small town, just over one square mile, north of Cincinnati, Ohio in Ohio. The main commercial streets are Hamilton Ave. and Compton Rd. It contains four public parks, many schools, a public pool, library, and post office. It also has a good museum and a wildlife preserve. Main residential streets are Park, Harrison, Adams, and St. Clair.

[edit] Geography

Mount Healthy is located at 39°13′55″N, 84°32′50″W (39.231808, -84.547244)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,222 households, and 1,772 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,943.8/km² (5,022.2/mi²). There were 3,421 housing units at an average density of 930.2/km² (2,403.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.70% White, 23.32% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 3,222 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.3% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.0% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 77.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,982, and the median income for a family was $41,753. Males had a median income of $31,783 versus $26,926 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,662. About 6.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.