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Ohio County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Ohio County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Ohio County, IN is a small rural county of roughly 6,000 residents that saw modest population growth of 1.8% over five years, with a median household income of $70,392 and a poverty rate of just 8.9%. The workforce is largely high-school educated—93.5% hold a diploma, while only 19.0% hold a bachelor's degree—and the 1.2% unemployment rate reflects a tight but relatively small labor pool with 58.2% labor force participation. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $193,500 and median gross rent of $852/month, and an 81.3% homeownership rate, though a mean commute of 34.3 minutes points to workers traveling outside the county for employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,993

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,392

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Ohio County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,687 (94.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone110 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races72 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone64 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race54 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone7 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island25
  2. 2.Spanish15
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic15
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

370

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$16,074

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$36,210

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance690
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)626
  3. 3.Construction (Group)372
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services275
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities165

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations997
  2. 2.Service Occupations577
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations577
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations368
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations337

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.95×)547
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.85×)362
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.42×)351
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.24×)165
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$193,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$852/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999314 (14.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999260 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999208 (9.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999205 (9.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999195 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999178 (8.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,150

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,182 (79.2%)
  • Carpooled270 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home256 (9.3%)
  • Walked47 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.