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Preble County, OH

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

AI Overview

Preble County is a small rural Ohio county of about 40,800 residents with a high school attainment rate of 92.6%, though only 17.9% hold a bachelor's degree, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and production rather than professional services. Labor costs are relatively low, with median worker earnings of $41,872 and a 3.5% unemployment rate, while housing costs remain accessible at a $171,100 median home value and $803 median monthly rent with a 79.7% homeownership rate. The county posted a slight population decline of 1.0% over five years, and a median age of 43.3 reflects an older working-age base, with GDP per capita of $30,220 running below the median household income of $69,223.

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

Population

40,802

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,223

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,918 (95.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,002 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race306 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone268 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone167 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone96 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish230
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)92
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)56
  4. 4.Other Indo-European54
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,448

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,220

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,232

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,543
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,265
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,037
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,698
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,465

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,258
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,764
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,526
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,741
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,382

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.30×)4,556
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.57×)500
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.23×)1,695
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.03×)966
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)4,746

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$803/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,247 (16.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,742 (13.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,339 (10.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,240 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,095 (8.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,092 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,872

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,900 (82.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,397 (7.3%)
  • Carpooled1,391 (7.2%)
  • Walked375 (2.0%)
  • Other90 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit19 (0.1%)

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.