Ashtabula County, Ohio

Ashtabula County has a population of 97,167 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $159,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $57,728.

Home price
$159,500
Income
$57,728
Population
97,167
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$159,500county
Median gross rent$828county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198071.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.0%county
Typical monthly rent$918county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,037county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$840county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,257county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$57,728county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate17.6%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 home5.8%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government11.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$45,242county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.21%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time27.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport46810county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station42 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.8%county
Traffic deaths37.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher16.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.6%county
Public schools in the county31county
Public school enrollment12000county
Students per full-time teacher20.1county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools14county
Middle schools8county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.1%county

Place

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

Population97,167county
Land area in square miles702county
People per square mile of land138.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores18county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store13.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages7.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents167county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in1,644county
Households that moved away1,661county
Average income of arriving households$50,188county
Average income of departing households$49,851county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year160county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.3%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature49.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing133 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days164 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 11county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$115county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.5¢county
Household electricity use701 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.4%county
Homes heated by wood5.2%county
Households with broadband88.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk72.6county
Coastal flood risk28.8county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk22.0county
Hail risk69.2county
Earthquake risk54.7county
Tornado risk78.8county
Tropical cyclone risk52.3county
Extreme heat risk51.0county
Winter weather risk88.7county
Strong wind risk87.2county
Wildfire risk36.1county

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

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