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Cincinnati, OH
Population: 2.1 Million
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| Financial |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Median household income
(per year) |
$41,878 |
$90,316 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$45,079 |
$82,867 |
| Sales tax |
6.50% |
6.74% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
6.56%* |
6.38% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
0.65%* |
2.74% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,485 |
$2,121 |
Job growth %
(2000-2006) |
-6.11% |
13.41% |
| Housing |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
| Average home price |
$138,633 |
$359,352 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$2,540 |
$3,585 |
| Education |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Colleges, universities and
professional schools
(within 30 miles) |
12 |
29 |
Junior colleges and technical institutes
(within 30 miles) |
19 |
18 |
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
-25.9% |
20.1% |
Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
-35.0% |
24.8% |
% students attending public/private schools
(located within town limits) |
66.7/33.3 |
91.1/8.9 |
| Quality of life |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
75.1% |
77.3% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
12 |
1.3/td>
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| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
72 |
20.6 |
Median commute time
(in minutes) |
75.1% |
77.3% |
| % population with commute 45 mins. or longer |
9.2% |
20.6 |
| P% population walk or bike to work |
6.3% |
2.7% |
| Leisure and culture |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
47 |
30 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
2,975 |
2,899 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
464 |
287 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
118 |
125 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
87 |
71 |
Museums
(accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) |
4 |
11 |
Ski resorts
(within 100 miles) |
2 |
17 |
| Weather |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
39.57 |
40.18 |
| % clear days in the area |
22 |
28 |
| High temp in July° F |
86.8° |
86.1° |
| Low temp in Jan° F |
22.7° |
24.0° |
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About Cincinnati
Cincinnati's History
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border. The population within city limits was 332,458 in 2007. while Greater Cincinnati's population exceeds 2.1 million. Residents of Cincinnati are called Cincinnatians.
Cincinnati is considered to have been the first major American boomtown rapidly expanding in the heart of the country in the early nineteenth century to rival the larger coastal cities in size and wealth. As the first major inland city in the country, it is sometimes thought of as the first purely American city, lacking the heavy European influence that was present on the east coast. However, by the end of the nineteenth century, Cincinnati's growth had slowed considerably, and the city was surpassed in population by many other inland cities.
Cincinnati is home to major sports teams including the Cincinnati Reds and the Cincinnati Bengals, as well as events like the Cincinnati Masters and the Thanksgiving day race. The University of Cincinnati traces its foundation to the Medical College of Ohio, which was founded in 1819.
Cincinnati is also known for having one of the larger collections of nineteenth-century German architecture in the U.S., primarily concentrated just north of Downtown, one of the largest historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cincinnati was founded in 1788 by John Cleves Symmes and Colonel Robert Patterson. Surveyor John Filson (also the author of The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone) named it "Losantiville" from four terms, each of a different language, meaning "the city opposite the mouth of the Licking River." Ville is French for "city," anti is Greek for "opposite", os is Latin for "mouth", and "L" was all that was included of "Licking River."
Cincinnati's Economy
Cincinnati is home to major corporations such as Procter & Gamble, The Kroger Company,Sunny Delight Beverages Co., GE Aviation (suburb of Evendale), Macy's, Inc. (owner of Macy's and Bloomingdale's), Convergys, Chiquita Brands International, Great American Insurance Company, Western & Southern Financial Group, The E. W. Scripps Company, theUnited States Playing Card Company (enclave of Norwood), and Fifth Third Bank. Kao Corporation's United States headquarters are in Cincinnati as well. Altogether, ten Fortune 500 companies and eighteen Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in the Cincinnati area. Statistically, Greater Cincinnati ranks sixth in the U.S. with 4.98 Fortune 500 companies per million residents and fourth in the U.S. with 8.96 Fortune 1000 companies per million residents. Cincinnati has three Fortune Global 500 companies; the most Global 500 companies in the state of Ohio and more than any other city in the Midwest except forMilwaukee, in which they tie.
WKRP in Cincinnati
The city of Cincinnati became a national sensation in the late 1970's thanks to the hit TV Show WKRP in Cincinnati. (1978 - 1982) was an American situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working in advertising as a client of a classic album-oriented rock radio station. The cast consisted of Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Jan Smithers, Richard Sanders and Frank Bonner.
The humor came more from running gags based on the known predilections and quirks of each character, rather than from outlandish plots or racy situations since the show has a realistic setting. The characters also developed somewhat over the course of the series.
The series won a Humanitas Prize and received 10 Emmy Award nominations, including three for Outstanding Comedy Series. Andy Ackerman won an Emmy Award for Videotape Editing in season 3.
WKRP premiered September 18, 1978, on the CBS television network and aired for four seasons and 90 episodes through September 20, 1982. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS repeatedly moved the show around its schedule, contributing to its eventual cancellation.
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When WKRP went into syndication, it became an unexpected blockbuster. For the next decade, it was one of the most popular sitcoms in syndication, outperforming many much bigger prime time hits.
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