Darke County, Ohio

Darke County has a population of 51,594 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $173,200, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $64,486.

Home price
$173,200
Income
$64,486
Population
51,594
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$173,200county
Median gross rent$779county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198074.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$794county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$806county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,290county
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$64,486county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate11.0%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 home5.6%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government10.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$65,688county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.91%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 time23.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport624995county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 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 station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths17.4county
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 higher16.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment7993county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools4county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population51,594county
Land area in square miles598county
People per square mile of land86.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store4.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents172county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in906county
Households that moved away1,000county
Average income of arriving households$48,917county
Average income of departing households$49,357county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year58county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.2%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.0 incounty
Annual snowfall26.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days173 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$187county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,100 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.7%county
Homes heated by propane20.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.0%county
Households with broadband86.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk60.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk35.5county
Hail risk58.5county
Earthquake risk80.1county
Tornado risk81.8county
Tropical cyclone risk37.8county
Extreme heat risk29.3county
Winter weather risk35.8county
Strong wind risk68.7county
Wildfire risk12.3county

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 Darke 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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