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Seneca County, OH

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

AI Overview

Seneca County, OH is a small, predominantly manufacturing-oriented county of roughly 54,900 residents with a workforce of modest educational attainment — 20.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 93.2% have a high school diploma — and relatively low labor costs, with median worker earnings of $38,798 and an unemployment rate of 3.9%. Housing costs are among the more affordable in the region, with a median home value of $136,200 and median gross rent of $814 per month, supported by a 73.4% homeownership rate. The county has experienced a slight population decline of 1.1% over five years, and a labor force participation rate of 62.3% suggests a moderately constrained available workforce.

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

Population

54,861

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,025

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone49,062 (89.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,716 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,358 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,159 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,055 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone301 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish967
  2. 2.Other Indo-European180
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic137
  4. 4.Korean112
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic50

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,912

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,946

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,716

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)7,022
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,082
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,496
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,475
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,565

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,565
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,829
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,365
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations4,205
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,585

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.86×)7,610
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.05×)450
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 0.98×)1,809
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.95×)2,764
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.94×)2,207

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$136,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$814/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9992,231 (13.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,076 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,037 (12.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,385 (8.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,078 (6.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,026 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,798

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone21,343 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled1,941 (7.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,542 (5.9%)
  • Walked1,058 (4.0%)
  • Other93 (0.4%)
  • Taxi62 (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.