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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic93
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62
- 3.Other Indo-European24
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,593
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)889
- 3.Construction (Group)447
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)414
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities295
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,828
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,088
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations766
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations752
- 5.Service Occupations670
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.86×)961
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.77×)146
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.39×)1,685
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.32×)401
- 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)276
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.