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Darke County, OH

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

AI Overview

Darke County is a small rural county of 51,655 residents with a largely trade- and goods-producing economic base, where median worker earnings of $40,385 and a median household income of $64,486 reflect a modest but stable wage structure. The workforce is predominantly high-school educated—only 16.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—yet unemployment sits at just 2.7% against a labor force participation rate of 60.6%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $169,100 and median gross rent of $747/month, and the county's 72.4% homeownership rate and near-flat population trend (-0.2% over five years) signal a stable, cost-affordable but slow-growth environment.

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

Population

51,655

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,486

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone49,090 (95.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,064 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race504 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone343 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone297 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone293 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish369
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic219
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)95
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)89
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island71

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,038

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,663

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,446

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,039
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,395
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,603
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,939
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,628

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,433
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,147
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,984
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,413
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,930

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.65×)6,338
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.35×)902
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.16×)643
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.12×)1,869
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)2,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$169,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$747/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,088 (13.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,833 (11.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,819 (11.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,454 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,276 (8.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,127 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,385

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,323 (81.7%)
  • Carpooled2,243 (9.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,318 (5.6%)
  • Walked455 (1.9%)
  • Other235 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit37 (0.2%)

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.