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Scioto County, OH

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

AI Overview

Scioto County, Ohio is a small Southern Ohio county of 73,118 residents with a low-cost cost structure — median home values of $132,300 and gross rents of $749/month sit well below national norms. The workforce of roughly 36,400 labor-force participants skews toward lower educational attainment, with only 18.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $35,874, though unemployment runs at 6.6% and labor force participation is notably low at 49.8%. The county has shed 4.3% of its population over five years, and a 22.4% poverty rate alongside a per capita income of $27,362 reflect persistent economic stress.

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

Population

71,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$50,609

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone67,488 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,030 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,705 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race611 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone361 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone346 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish416
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)179
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic126
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island102
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)35

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,949

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,124

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,362

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,647
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,541
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,882
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,018
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,001

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,919
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,313
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,096
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,512
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,476

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.36×)8,732
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)3,433
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)1,800
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.11×)3,043
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.06×)2,010

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$132,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$749/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,715 (13.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,866 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,638 (8.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,608 (8.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,407 (7.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,368 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,874

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,907 (84.4%)
  • Carpooled2,003 (7.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,510 (5.6%)
  • Walked433 (1.6%)
  • Other166 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle45 (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.