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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island25
- 2.Spanish15
- 3.German or other West Germanic15
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance690
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)626
- 3.Construction (Group)372
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services275
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities165
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations997
- 2.Service Occupations577
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations577
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations368
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations337
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.