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Harrison County, OH

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

AI Overview

Harrison County is a small rural Ohio county of 14,408 residents with a notably high GDP per capita of $78,245 relative to its median household income of $54,414, suggesting capital-intensive industry activity rather than broad wage-driven prosperity. The workforce is older (median age 45.5), with only 13.0% holding a bachelor's degree and a labor force participation rate of just 50.6%, though median worker earnings of $37,375 pair with low housing costs—median home value of $118,000 and median gross rent of $753/month. The county has shed 5.9% of its population over five years, carries a 14.6% poverty rate, and has a 4.5% unemployment rate, pointing to ongoing structural contraction in a community where 76.7% of residents own their homes.

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

Population

14,408

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,414

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,496 (94.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone382 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races264 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race91 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone32 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone24 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic441
  2. 2.Spanish30
  3. 3.Other Indo-European24
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic12
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

801

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$78,245

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,649
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)788
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)643
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities486
  5. 5.Construction (Group)418

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,435
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,382
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,064
  4. 4.Service Occupations997
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations803

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.96×)265
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.56×)513
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.28×)717
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.26×)163
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.20×)466

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$118,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$753/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999675 (14.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999464 (10.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999382 (8.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999303 (6.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999282 (6.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999274 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,375

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,679 (83.1%)
  • Worked At Home369 (6.6%)
  • Carpooled359 (6.4%)
  • Walked121 (2.1%)
  • Taxi53 (0.9%)
  • Other47 (0.8%)

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.