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Morrow County, OH

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

AI Overview

Morrow County is a small rural Ohio county of 35,214 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $19,567 against a median household income of $75,283, suggesting significant income sourced from outside the county—consistent with a 33.7-minute mean commute. The workforce of roughly 61.1% labor force participation skews older (median age 43.2) and leans toward trades and technical work, with only 18.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.4% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 3.0%. Housing remains accessible, with a median home value of $200,800 and an 81.8% homeownership rate, and the county has posted modest population growth of 0.7% over five years with a 10.9% poverty rate.

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

Population

35,214

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,283

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,268 (94.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races792 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race634 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone372 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone152 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone144 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,064
  2. 2.Spanish189
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)98
  4. 4.Other Indo-European45
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,121

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,567

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,997
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,731
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,988
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,802
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,112

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,092
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,479
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,049
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,193
  5. 5.Service Occupations2,165

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.72×)2,869
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.62×)434
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.48×)1,721
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.35×)524
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)1,030

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$200,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$942/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,675 (15.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,400 (12.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,332 (12.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,049 (9.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999878 (8.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999862 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,545

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,367 (73.5%)
  • Worked At Home2,082 (12.4%)
  • Carpooled1,516 (9.0%)
  • Other382 (2.3%)
  • Walked308 (1.8%)
  • Taxi56 (0.3%)

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.