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Ohio County, KY

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

AI Overview

Ohio County, KY is a small rural county of 23,704 residents with a workforce characterized by limited educational attainment—only 14.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and low labor costs, with median worker earnings of $35,294 and a labor force participation rate of 54.2%. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $113,400 and median gross rent of $774/month, alongside a high homeownership rate of 78.6%. The county has experienced a modest population decline of 1.5% over five years, and an unemployment rate of 5.2% sits above typical national benchmarks, with a poverty rate of 13.1%.

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

Population

23,704

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,861 (92.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race867 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races421 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone315 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone139 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone93 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish732
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)70
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic32
  4. 4.Other Indo-European23
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

874

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,316

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,179

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,413
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,373
  3. 3.Construction (Group)964
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)687
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services631

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,933
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,136
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,717
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,649
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,385

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.03×)1,958
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.91×)295
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.51×)1,015
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)533
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)2,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$113,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$774/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999965 (13.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999750 (10.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999685 (9.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999466 (6.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999451 (6.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999388 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,294

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,984 (85.1%)
  • Carpooled875 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home455 (4.8%)
  • Walked49 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit20 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle2 (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.