Ohio County, Indiana

Ohio County has a population of 5,999 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $213,100, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $70,392.

Home price
$213,100
Income
$70,392
Population
5,999
Unemployment
1.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$213,100county
Median gross rent$898county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198051.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,353county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,051county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,785county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$70,392county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate8.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.3%county
Unemployment rate1.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government9.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$21,626county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time34.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment831county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible44.2%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians17county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,999county
Land area in square miles86county
People per square mile of land69.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age47.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.6%county
Share of households that are one person27.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages3.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents236county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in162county
Households that moved away162county
Average income of arriving households$51,907county
Average income of departing households$55,315county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year9county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.09 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days184 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use1,037 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.7%county
Homes heated by propane18.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.1%county
Homes heated by wood7.1%county
Households with broadband86.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk7.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.7county
Landslide risk82.9county
Hail risk4.6county
Earthquake risk25.5county
Tornado risk34.5county
Tropical cyclone risk7.1county
Extreme heat risk11.8county
Winter weather risk5.8county
Strong wind risk43.9county
Wildfire risk0.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Ohio County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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