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Putnam County, OH

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

AI Overview

Putnam County is a small, predominantly manufacturing-oriented rural county in northwest Ohio, with a population of 34,352 that grew modestly by 1.1% over five years. The workforce of roughly 65.3% labor force participation operates at low unemployment (2.1%), with median worker earnings of $48,265 and only 26.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a skilled trades and production-oriented labor pool. Housing costs are low—median home value of $191,600 and median gross rent of $857/month—against a median household income of $84,928, and a poverty rate of just 7.1% points to relative economic stability.

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

Population

34,352

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$84,928

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Putnam County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone31,599 (92.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,107 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race865 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone278 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races247 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone133 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish917
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic221
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)23
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,173

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,930

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,660

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,365
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,310
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,504
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,176
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,157

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,759
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,719
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,527
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,261
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,677

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.58×)4,354
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.69×)459
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)4,469
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.02×)399
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.97×)1,137

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$191,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$857/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,848 (16.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,601 (14.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,148 (10.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,132 (9.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,124 (9.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999892 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,265

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,281 (85.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,025 (6.1%)
  • Carpooled996 (6.0%)
  • Walked342 (2.0%)
  • Other43 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit34 (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.