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Paulding County, OH

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

AI Overview

Paulding County is a small rural Ohio county of 18,800 residents with a manufacturing and agricultural economic base, though college attainment is low at 15.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while 90.4% hold at least a high school diploma. The labor force participation rate of 61.8% and median worker earnings of $41,207 reflect a modest but stable workforce, with unemployment at 3.9%. Housing costs are notably low — median home value of $126,800 and median gross rent of $750/month — against a homeownership rate of 80.2%, though the county has seen a slight population decline of 0.4% over five years.

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

Population

18,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,731

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,070 (90.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race690 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races459 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone257 (1.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone181 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone100 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish389
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)36
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)27
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic24
  5. 5.Other Indo-European3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,095

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,496

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,657

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,593
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,172
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)894
  4. 4.Construction (Group)568
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining496

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,692
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,560
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,578
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,242
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations959

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.35×)474
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 3.08×)2,720
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)2,152
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.00×)204
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.88×)541

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$126,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$750/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999951 (15.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999721 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999612 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999507 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999417 (6.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999402 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,207

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,414 (84.8%)
  • Carpooled787 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home356 (4.1%)
  • Walked160 (1.8%)
  • Other15 (0.2%)
  • Taxi14 (0.2%)

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.