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Meigs County, OH

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

AI Overview

Meigs County is a small rural Ohio county of 22,072 residents with a labor-intensive economic profile, where GDP per capita of $17,906 and median worker earnings of $34,122 reflect a low-wage, goods-producing base rather than a knowledge economy. The available workforce is limited—labor force participation sits at just 49.4% with a 6.1% unemployment rate—and only 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, though 86.7% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $113,400 and median gross rent of $704/month, but a 22.0% poverty rate and population decline of 4.7% over five years signal ongoing structural contraction.

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

Population

22,072

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,873

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,074 (96.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races481 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone199 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone56 (0.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race52 (0.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone31 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish111
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)53
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)35
  4. 4.Other Indo-European19
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,421

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$17,906

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,684

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,932
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,203
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)966
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities845
  5. 5.Construction (Group)750

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,401
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,664
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,535
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,485
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,044

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.54×)751
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.45×)834
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.42×)189
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.34×)530
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)1,157

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$113,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$704/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999936 (13.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999884 (12.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999745 (10.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999412 (6.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999372 (5.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999346 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,122

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,026 (87.3%)
  • Carpooled536 (6.7%)
  • Worked At Home407 (5.1%)
  • Walked57 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (0.2%)
  • 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.