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Fairfield County, OH

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

AI Overview

Fairfield County is a mid-sized Ohio county of 167,762 residents that has grown 5.5% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 64.5% and an unemployment rate of 3.6%. The workforce skews toward moderate educational attainment—94.0% hold a high school diploma, while 31.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings run $48,012 against a relatively affordable cost structure, with median home values at $272,200 and median gross rent at $1,114 per month. A homeownership rate of 74.9% and a poverty rate of 8.2% reflect a stable residential base, while a median household income of $90,966 sits notably above the GDP per capita figure of $30,300, suggesting a workforce that earns and consumes locally but generates output at a more modest per-person rate

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

Population

167,762

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$90,966

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone133,228 (81.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone15,064 (9.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,420 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone4,961 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,332 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,054 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,056
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,051
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic666
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island515
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)389

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,079

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,300

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,561

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance19,110
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)9,100
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,653
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)6,950
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing6,675

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations33,270
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations15,369
  3. 3.Service Occupations12,261
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,510
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,018

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.26×)4,716
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.24×)5,732
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.21×)6,381
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.13×)6,177
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)9,566

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$272,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,114/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99911,487 (25.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9996,245 (13.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,495 (12.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,447 (12.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,298 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,226 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,012

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone59,781 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home11,392 (14.5%)
  • Carpooled5,266 (6.7%)
  • Walked867 (1.1%)
  • Other678 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit131 (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.