Guernsey County, Ohio

Guernsey County has a population of 38,223 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $157,700, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $58,478.

Home price
$157,700
Income
$58,478
Population
38,223
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$157,700county
Median gross rent$864county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198062.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.3%county
Typical monthly rent$800county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,280county
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$58,478county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%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 home4.0%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%county
Economic output per resident$96,572county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.01%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 time22.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4356county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.5 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 station67 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.8%county
Traffic deaths65.4county
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 higher15.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment4601county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.6%county
Frequent mental distress21.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population38,223county
Land area in square miles522county
People per square mile of land73.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store11.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.9%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person33.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages4.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents250county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in809county
Households that moved away740county
Average income of arriving households$50,912county
Average income of departing households$49,114county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year41county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing128 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days180 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$169county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh18.7¢county
Household electricity use908 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity28.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.5%county
Homes heated by propane16.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.7%county
Homes heated by wood6.0%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk58.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk62.3county
Landslide risk86.6county
Hail risk62.9county
Earthquake risk38.5county
Tornado risk36.8county
Tropical cyclone risk40.7county
Extreme heat risk47.7county
Winter weather risk42.6county
Strong wind risk39.1county
Wildfire risk31.1county

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 Guernsey 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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