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Crawford County, OH

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

AI Overview

Crawford County, OH is a small rural county of 41,767 residents with a predominantly working-class workforce — 90.5% hold a high school diploma or higher, though only 15.5% have a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings stand at $38,055. Labor force participation is 60.5% with a 5.6% unemployment rate, and the county's cost structure is notably low, with a median home value of $123,600 and median gross rent of $761 per month. The population has declined modestly by 0.6% over five years, the median age is 43.4, and a per capita GDP of $32,428 reflects a modest but stable local economy.

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

Population

41,767

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,044

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,665 (95.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races791 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race501 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone352 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone314 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone63 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish301
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic248
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island208
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)63
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)44

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,381

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,428

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,729

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,745
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,978
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,059
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,720
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,300

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,895
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,917
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,559
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,166
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,013

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.61×)4,985
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.42×)435
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 0.98×)2,041
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 0.92×)1,222
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.91×)822

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$123,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$761/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,182 (16.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,524 (11.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,467 (11.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,464 (11.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999823 (6.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999814 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,055

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,789 (82.2%)
  • Carpooled1,292 (6.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,291 (6.7%)
  • Walked395 (2.1%)
  • Other228 (1.2%)
  • Motorcycle122 (0.6%)

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.