Clark County, Ohio

Clark County has a population of 135,158 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $169,900, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $63,132.

Home price
$169,900
Income
$63,132
Population
135,158
Unemployment
6.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$169,900county
Median gross rent$872county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198076.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,213county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,106county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$843county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,355county
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$63,132county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate15.2%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 home9.6%county
Unemployment rate6.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$45,065county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.19%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 time23.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport624995county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station68 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.2%county
Traffic deaths29.6county
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 higher20.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county41county
Public school enrollment20502county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools21county
Middle schools6county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population135,158county
Land area in square miles396county
People per square mile of land341.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores17county
Convenience stores25county
Share living far from a food store16.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents127county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in2,752county
Households that moved away2,840county
Average income of arriving households$50,536county
Average income of departing households$51,069county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year387county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.9%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.6 incounty
Annual snowfall24.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing112 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days178 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use902 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas71.4%county
Homes heated by propane4.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband90.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk84.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.4county
Landslide risk50.1county
Hail risk82.2county
Earthquake risk78.8county
Tornado risk82.3county
Tropical cyclone risk40.0county
Extreme heat risk63.2county
Winter weather risk82.0county
Strong wind risk81.5county
Wildfire risk25.0county

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 Clark 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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