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Hocking County, OH

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

AI Overview

Hocking County is a small rural county of 27,938 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $22,113 and median household income of $62,960, well below broader national benchmarks. The available workforce is limited—labor force participation sits at 58.8% and only 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher—though median worker earnings of $38,111 and a median home value of $172,300 point to a relatively low-cost operating environment. The county posted a -2.0% population decline over five years, carries a 17.1% poverty rate and 4.9% unemployment rate, and has a median age of 43.4, signaling a shrinking, older workforce.

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

Population

27,938

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,960

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,389 (94.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races640 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race298 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone226 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone127 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone107 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish198
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic79
  3. 3.Other Indo-European60
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)26
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,711

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,113

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,519
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,557
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,470
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,383
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,189

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,612
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,456
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,305
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,303
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,532

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.71×)1,484
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.35×)1,686
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)865
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.17×)1,285
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)655

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$172,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$806/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,156 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,051 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,024 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999823 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999755 (8.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999567 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,085 (83.7%)
  • Carpooled898 (7.5%)
  • Worked At Home829 (6.9%)
  • Other119 (1.0%)
  • Walked114 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit4 (0.0%)

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.