Guernsey County, OH
Demographic and economic profile of Guernsey County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Guernsey County is a small, rural Ohio county of 38,283 residents with an economic profile shaped by goods-producing and energy-sector activity, reflected in a GDP per capita of $71,125 that outpaces its median household income of $58,478 and median worker earnings of $36,236. The workforce is modest in size, with a labor force participation rate of just 56.2% and only 15.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 85.7% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are low—median home value of $154,100 and median gross rent of $803/month—but the county shows a -2.5% population decline over five years, a 5.0% unemployment rate, and a 15.8% poverty rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.5% since 2018
Guernsey County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone35,860 (93.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races879 (2.3%)
- Black or African American Alone754 (2.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race418 (1.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone171 (0.4%)
- Asian Alone132 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic1,029
- 2.Spanish250
- 3.Other Indo-European83
- 4.Arabic80
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)37
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,076
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,643
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,074
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,621
- 5.Construction (Group)1,223
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,813
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,858
- 3.Service Occupations3,315
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,918
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,735
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.59×)946
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.50×)2,458
- 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)2,202
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.21×)1,751
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)1,123
Housing
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Workforce
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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.