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Noble County, OH

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

AI Overview

Noble County is a small, rural Ohio county of 14,252 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $29,866 and median worker earnings of just $22,489, pointing to a labor market concentrated in lower-wage sectors. The workforce is notably constrained, with a labor force participation rate of only 38.3% and 13.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, alongside a median age of 53.4 years. Housing costs are low—median home value of $149,300 and median gross rent of $730/month—with an 83.5% homeownership rate, though the county saw a -1.3% population decline over the past five years.

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

Population

14,252

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,098

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

53.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,161 (92.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone620 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone206 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races157 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race61 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone60 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic375
  2. 2.Spanish103
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic58
  4. 4.Other Indo-European2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,020

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,866

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,514

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,107
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)794
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)498
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities393
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services280

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,497
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations987
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations916
  4. 4.Service Occupations640
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations316

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.71×)754
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.59×)112
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.44×)147
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)329
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)591

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$730/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999588 (15.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999564 (14.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999419 (10.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999279 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999269 (7.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999262 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

38.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$22,489

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,793 (89.2%)
  • Worked At Home203 (4.8%)
  • Carpooled163 (3.8%)
  • Walked76 (1.8%)
  • Other15 (0.4%)
  • Motorcycle3 (0.1%)

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.