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Belmont County, OH

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

AI Overview

Belmont County, OH is a rural Appalachian county of roughly 66,000 residents with an economic base historically tied to energy and extraction, reflected in a GDP per capita of $43,613 that exceeds its median household income of $57,017. The labor pool is largely high-school-educated (92.0% HS or higher, but only 18.7% with a bachelor's degree), median worker earnings run $32,600, and labor force participation is low at 54.7% against a 5.7% unemployment rate. The county is shrinking—population fell 3.6% over five years—while remaining notably affordable, with a median home value of $143,000 and median gross rent of just $769/month.

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

Population

64,692

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$57,017

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone59,509 (90.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,111 (3.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,035 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race915 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone453 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone379 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish459
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic204
  3. 3.Other Indo-European123
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)82
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)57

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,676

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,613

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,496

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,987
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,368
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,375
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,219
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,929

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,691
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,923
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,221
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,973
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,351

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.58×)1,626
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.50×)4,665
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.28×)842
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)1,819
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)2,713

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$143,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$769/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,566 (12.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,994 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,969 (9.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,766 (8.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,337 (6.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,299 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,360 (83.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,929 (6.9%)
  • Carpooled1,861 (6.7%)
  • Walked505 (1.8%)
  • Other148 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit20 (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.