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Vinton County, OH

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

AI Overview

Vinton County is a small rural Ohio county of 12,686 residents with a low-cost cost structure — median home values of $131,700 and median gross rent of $663/month sit well below state norms — and a labor force where 83.1% hold at least a high school diploma but only 15.1% have a bachelor's degree or higher. The available workforce is limited, with a labor force participation rate of 52.1% and a median worker earnings figure of $44,246, though unemployment stands at a relatively low 3.6%. The county has lost 3.2% of its population over the past five years, carries a 16.7% poverty rate, and records a mean commute time of 35.8 minutes, reflecting limited local employment options and a workforce that largely travels outside the county for work.

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

Population

12,686

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,336

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,129 (96.0%)
  • Asian Alone183 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races169 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone128 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race12 (0.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone9 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic93
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62
  3. 3.Other Indo-European24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

539

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,711

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$29,354

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,593
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)889
  3. 3.Construction (Group)447
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)414
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities295

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,828
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,088
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations766
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations752
  5. 5.Service Occupations670

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.86×)961
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.77×)146
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.39×)1,685
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.32×)401
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)276

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$131,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$663/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999524 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999435 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999382 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999334 (8.3%)
  • $30,000 to $34,999259 (6.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999247 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,246

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,237 (83.6%)
  • Worked At Home509 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled268 (5.3%)
  • Walked54 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (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.