Williams County, OH
Demographic and economic profile of Williams County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Williams County is a small, rural northwest Ohio county of 36,862 residents with an economic base oriented toward manufacturing and agriculture, reflected in median worker earnings of $38,097 and a GDP per capita of $46,241. The workforce of roughly 61.6% labor force participation skews toward trade and vocational credentials rather than four-year degrees, with only 14.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.4% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 3.5%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $140,000 and median gross rent of $805/month—and a 76.3% homeownership rate accompanies a nearly flat population trend of -0.2% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.2% since 2018
Williams County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone33,673 (91.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race952 (2.6%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races778 (2.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone766 (2.1%)
- Asian Alone241 (0.7%)
- Black or African American Alone228 (0.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish821
- 2.German or other West Germanic189
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island87
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)52
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)41
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Manufacturing (Group)5,832
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,279
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,261
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,087
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services946
Top Occupations
- 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,145
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,539
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,385
- 4.Service Occupations2,761
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,510
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.09×)5,398
- 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)2,349
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.90×)930
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.85×)3,491
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.77×)1,186
Housing
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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.