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Clark County, OH

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

AI Overview

Clark County, OH has a population of 135,445 and a labor force participation rate of 59.2%, with 89.3% of residents holding at least a high school diploma but only 18.5% having a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward skilled trades and production roles. Median worker earnings stand at $38,808 against a median household income of $63,132, with housing costs that remain low—median home value of $155,900 and median gross rent of $840/month. The county carries a 6.5% unemployment rate and 15.6% poverty rate alongside nearly flat population growth of +0.2% over five years, reflecting a stable but modestly pressured local economy.

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

Population

134,985

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$63,132

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

Clark County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone111,360 (82.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,868 (8.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,732 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,853 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,256 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone814 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,733
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)541
  3. 3.Other Indo-European322
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic225
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island201

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,204

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,227

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,421

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,421
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)10,221
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,378
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,326
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,710

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations19,768
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,465
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations10,937
  4. 4.Service Occupations10,208
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,689

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.73×)10,314
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.28×)1,769
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)5,464
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.03×)2,918
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)6,694

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$155,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$840/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9995,464 (14.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,320 (11.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9993,745 (9.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,495 (9.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9993,377 (8.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,271 (8.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,808

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone45,747 (78.5%)
  • Worked At Home5,609 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled5,129 (8.8%)
  • Walked1,122 (1.9%)
  • Other305 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit177 (0.3%)

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.