Ohio

Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 across 88 counties, a median home price of $251,502, and a median household income of $72,212.

Home price
$251,502
Income
$72,212
Cost of living
94.3
Income tax
2.75%

Housing

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

Median home price$251,502
Median gross rent$1,030
Median year homes here were built1971
Share of homes built before 198063.4%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.5%
Share of homes that are vacant8.1%
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.8%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%
Typical monthly rent$1,405
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,221
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$980
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,547
Home insurance / yr$2,118

Money

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

Cost of living94.3
Median household income$72,212
Family health premium / yr$22,618
Infant childcare / yr$17,071
Regular gas price / gal$3.907
Poverty rate12.7%

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 home11.9%
Unemployment rate3.6%
Share of adults in the labor force63.1%
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%
Share of workers employed by government12.9%
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%
Economic output per resident$78,164

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.36%
Top state income tax2.75%
Capital gains tax2.75%
Combined sales tax7.29%

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 time23.8 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2525548
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 mi
Airports with airline service located here7
General aviation airfields located here135
Passenger train stations and the railway network7
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station37 mi
Households without a vehicle7.6%
Traffic deaths22.2
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4

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 higher32.4%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.2%
Public schools in the county3439
Public school enrollment1620024
Students per full-time teacher17.3
Free lunch eligible38.2%
Elementary schools1721
Middle schools662
High schools829
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above129
Two-year institutions65
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.9 mi

Health

Primary care physicians75
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county196
Hospitals here with an emergency department139
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4
Fine particulate matter8.8 µg
Without health insurance6.4%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.1%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.7%
Frequent mental distress18.8%
No leisure-time physical activity26.2%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%

Place

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

Population11,883,304
Land area in square miles40,856
People per square mile of land289.0
Supermarkets and grocery stores1,879
Convenience stores1,499
Share living far from a food store18.6%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.3%
Population change since 2020+0.9%
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2
Median age39.8 yrs
Share of residents under 1822.0%
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%
Share of households that are one person32.1%
Share of residents born outside the United States5.2%
Second languages8.0%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.8%
Congregations per 100,000 residents118
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1
Households that moved in270,661
Households that moved away279,045
Average income of arriving households$62,201
Average income of departing households$66,322
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6
Housing units authorised in the latest year33,640
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%
Violent crime rate294

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52°F
Annual precipitation39.1 in
Annual snowfall25.7 in
Average daily solar energy3.89 kWh/m²
Days reaching 90°F16 days
Days at or below freezing120 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b
Frost-free days186 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$158
Electric utilities serving this county3
Electricity price per kWh18.0¢
Household electricity use878 kWh
Residential natural gas price$23.46
Homes heated by electricity26.0%
Homes heated by utility gas64.0%
Homes heated by propane5.6%
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%
Homes heated by wood1.4%
Households with broadband92.2%

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk84.9
Coastal flood risk7.6
Drought risk26.7
Landslide risk55.9
Hail risk79.8
Earthquake risk74.5
Tornado risk81.9
Tropical cyclone risk46.5
Extreme heat risk75.9
Winter weather risk81.9
Strong wind risk82.8
Wildfire risk36.7

Sports

Major pro teams based here6
NFL teams based here2
NBA teams based here1
MLB teams based here2
NHL teams based here1
MLS soccer teams based here2
Top-division college football teams8
Second-tier college football teams2
Affiliated minor league baseball teams5
AHL teams based here1
ECHL teams based here2

All 88 counties in Ohio

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.