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Wyandot County, OH

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

AI Overview

Wyandot County is a small rural Ohio county of 21,699 residents with a manufacturing and agricultural economic base, where GDP per capita of $50,558 runs notably above median worker earnings of $43,227. The labor force is largely high-school-educated—94.8% hold a diploma but only 20.7% hold a bachelor's degree—with a low unemployment rate of 2.5% and labor force participation of 63.3%. Housing costs are modest, with a median home value of $159,500 and median gross rent of $785/month, though the county posted a -1.8% 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

21,699

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,768

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,440 (94.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races472 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone312 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race295 (1.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone52 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone25 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish210
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic28
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)21
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,277

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,558

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,197

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,251
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,387
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,024
  4. 4.Construction (Group)805
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services636

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,705
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,065
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,489
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,409
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,034

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.00×)3,223
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.54×)383
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.40×)242
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 0.99×)739
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.97×)2,452

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$159,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$785/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999869 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999803 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999786 (11.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999609 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999593 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999588 (8.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,227

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,051 (85.9%)
  • Carpooled659 (6.3%)
  • Worked At Home468 (4.4%)
  • Walked265 (2.5%)
  • Other54 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit22 (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.