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Ross County, OH

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

AI Overview

Ross County, OH has a population of 76,748 with a modest labor force participation rate of 54.0% and an unemployment rate of 4.5%; 88.9% of residents hold a high school diploma or higher, though only 17.1% have a bachelor's degree or above, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and mid-skill occupations. Median worker earnings stand at $40,787 against a median household income of $61,303, with housing costs remaining low—median home value of $158,500 and median gross rent of $858/month—and a homeownership rate of 70.6%. The county has seen a slight population decline of 0.4% over five years, a poverty rate of 16.8%, and a per capita income of $31,013, reflecting an economy with modest output and limited college-educated talent supply.

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

Population

76,046

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$61,303

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone67,825 (88.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,202 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,369 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone785 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race701 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone417 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish548
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic284
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)89
  4. 4.Other Indo-European68
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)65

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,718

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,731

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,013

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,011
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,847
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,671
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,033
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,184

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,129
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,547
  3. 3.Service Occupations6,385
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations5,452
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,601

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.76×)5,628
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.34×)2,037
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)3,959
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)8,172
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.98×)2,172

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$158,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$858/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,816 (13.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,354 (11.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,245 (10.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,093 (10.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,872 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,809 (8.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,787

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone26,110 (83.4%)
  • Carpooled2,994 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,628 (5.2%)
  • Walked392 (1.3%)
  • Other157 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit13 (0.0%)

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.