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Allen County, OH

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

AI Overview

Allen County, OH is a manufacturing-oriented economy in northwest Ohio, with a GDP per capita of $81,340 that runs well ahead of median worker earnings of $38,033, pointing to capital-intensive industrial output. The county's labor force of roughly 62,000 draws from a population of 101,685 with a 92.4% high school attainment rate, though only 19.9% hold a bachelor's degree, and unemployment sits at 5.9% against a labor force participation rate of 61.0%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $158,400 and median gross rent of $898/month—though the county posted a -1.9% population decline over the past five years alongside a 13.1% poverty rate.

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

Population

100,866

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$64,038

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone81,056 (80.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,744 (9.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,784 (5.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,020 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,506 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone942 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,251
  2. 2.Other Indo-European261
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island139
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic137
  5. 5.Vietnamese125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,577

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$81,340

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,382

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance10,284
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)9,994
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,548
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,790
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,147

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations14,215
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,038
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations9,132
  4. 4.Service Occupations7,461
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.15×)9,841
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)2,378
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)5,422
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.02×)2,747
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.99×)3,987

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$158,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$898/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,653 (13.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,287 (11.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,887 (10.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,462 (8.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,425 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,412 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,033

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone37,243 (82.8%)
  • Carpooled3,985 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,171 (4.8%)
  • Walked546 (1.2%)
  • Other485 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit194 (0.4%)

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.