Allen County, Ohio

Allen County, Ohio

Demographics

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The median income for a household in the county was $37,048, and the median income for a family was $44,723. Males had a median income of $35,546 versus $23,537 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,511. About 9.60% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,048, and the median income for a family was $44,723. Males had a median income of $35,546 versus $23,537 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,511. About 9.60% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
==Politics==
Although strongly Democratic up to [[World War I]], when the only Democrat to lose the county was [[Alton B. Parker]] in 1904, Allen County has since become a very solid Republican county. Along with [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware]], [[Fulton County, Ohio|Fulton]], [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock]] and [[Union County, Ohio|Union]], it was one of five Ohio counties to remain loyal to [[Barry Goldwater]] in 1964, and the last Democrat to carry the county was [[Franklin Roosevelt]] in his 1936 landslide.Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 274-279 {{ISBN|0786422173}}
Although strongly Democratic up to [[World War I]], when the only Democrat to lose the county was [[Alton B. Parker]] in 1904, Allen County has since become a very solid Republican county. Along with [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware]], [[Fulton County, Ohio|Fulton]], [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock]] and [[Union County, Ohio|Union]], it was one of five Ohio counties to remain loyal to [[Barry Goldwater]] in 1964, and the last Democrat to carry the county was [[Franklin Roosevelt]] in his 1936 landslide.Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 274-279 {{ISBN|0786422173}}