Fairfield County, Ohio

Fairfield County has a population of 163,453 and has grown 6.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $298,800, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $90,966.

Home price
$298,800
Income
$90,966
Population
163,453
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$298,800county
Median gross rent$1,172county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198046.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,838county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,430county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,194county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,715county
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$90,966county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate8.0%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 home14.5%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$41,903county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.10%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 time28.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport143035county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 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 station76 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths9.8county
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 higher32.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.0%county
Public schools in the county44county
Public school enrollment26360county
Students per full-time teacher19.0county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools22county
Middle schools11county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population163,453county
Land area in square miles504county
People per square mile of land324.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store26.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.6%county
Share of households that are one person22.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.3%county
Second languages5.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents109county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in5,454county
Households that moved away4,887county
Average income of arriving households$61,010county
Average income of departing households$59,157county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,146county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings66.1%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 precipitation43.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.96 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing119 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days177 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.0¢county
Household electricity use898 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity29.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.8%county
Homes heated by propane7.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband92.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk81.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk77.4county
Landslide risk87.0county
Hail risk82.9county
Earthquake risk57.2county
Tornado risk71.6county
Tropical cyclone risk29.5county
Extreme heat risk79.3county
Winter weather risk80.5county
Strong wind risk76.6county
Wildfire risk26.3county

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 Fairfield 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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