Huron County, OH
Demographic and economic profile of Huron County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Huron County, OH is a small rural county of 58,412 residents with a largely high-school-educated workforce — 90.7% hold at least a high school diploma, while only 16.9% have a bachelor's degree or higher — and median worker earnings of $41,156 against a low cost base where median home values sit at $158,900 and median gross rent runs $824/month. The county's population has been essentially flat (−0.1% over five years), unemployment stands at 4.1%, and a labor force participation rate of 61.9% reflects a moderately engaged working-age population. GDP per capita of $38,840 slightly exceeds per capita income of $32,660, and a 74.0% homeownership rate with a 22.4-minute mean commute point to a stable, owner-occupied residential base with accessible regional labor movement.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.1% since 2018
Huron County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone53,468 (91.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,923 (3.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,405 (2.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone786 (1.3%)
- Black or African American Alone477 (0.8%)
- Asian Alone239 (0.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,567
- 2.German or other West Germanic574
- 3.Other Indo-European110
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)60
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island51
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,261
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,483
- 3.Construction (Group)2,988
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,548
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,276
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,488
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,901
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,726
- 4.Service Occupations3,923
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,067
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.43×)6,628
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.85×)807
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.48×)2,810
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)1,857
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.93×)2,237
Housing
Education
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.