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Licking County, OH

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

AI Overview

Licking County, Ohio, a county of approximately 185,000 residents east of Columbus, has grown 4.7% over five years and maintains a low unemployment rate of 3.2% with a labor force participation rate of 63.3%. The workforce skews toward high school completion (93.1%) over college attainment (29.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher), with median worker earnings of $46,457 and a GDP per capita of $44,413. Housing costs remain relatively contained, with a median home value of $250,700 and median gross rent of $999 per month, alongside a homeownership rate of 73.7% and a poverty rate of 10.1%.

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

Population

184,898

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$84,426

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone155,770 (85.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,654 (4.2%)
  • Asian Alone6,787 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,821 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,883 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,822 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European3,644
  2. 2.Spanish2,263
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)688
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic562
  5. 5.Arabic538

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

11,370

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,413

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,543

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance20,724
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)11,623
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)9,685
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing7,965
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,554

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations35,231
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations18,828
  3. 3.Service Occupations13,959
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,733
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,971

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.28×)7,481
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)11,435
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.18×)4,915
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.10×)9,629
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)5,330

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$250,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$999/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9999,876 (19.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9997,646 (15.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,858 (11.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,664 (11.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,266 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,171 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,457

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone63,328 (72.5%)
  • Worked At Home13,812 (15.8%)
  • Carpooled6,717 (7.7%)
  • Walked1,891 (2.2%)
  • Other1,152 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle180 (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.