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Ashtabula County, OH

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

AI Overview

Ashtabula County is a rural Lake Erie county of 97,343 residents with an economy oriented toward manufacturing and agriculture, reflecting a working-class labor base where median worker earnings stand at $35,384 and only 16.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor force participation rate is relatively low at 57.9%, unemployment runs at 6.9%, and the poverty rate reaches 18.3%, pointing to a workforce pool constrained by both scale and participation. Housing costs are modest — median home value of $149,600 and median gross rent of $816/month — against a backdrop of slight population contraction of 0.8% over five years and a median age of 43.0.

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

Population

96,906

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$57,728

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Ashtabula County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone86,119 (88.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,707 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,743 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,392 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,688 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone421 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic3,469
  2. 2.Spanish1,963
  3. 3.Other Indo-European121
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)96
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)93

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,339

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,666

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,768

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)9,596
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,840
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,919
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,813
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,983

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,941
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,495
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,379
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations6,964
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,061

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.36×)9,894
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)4,170
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)4,841
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.05×)705
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.03×)3,001

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$816/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,213 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,512 (11.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9993,330 (11.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,715 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,498 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,119 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,384

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone32,066 (78.2%)
  • Carpooled4,509 (11.0%)
  • Worked At Home2,361 (5.8%)
  • Other778 (1.9%)
  • Walked514 (1.3%)
  • Taxi436 (1.1%)

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.