Harrison County, Ohio

Harrison County has a population of 14,306 and has shrunk 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $121,500, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $54,414.

Home price
$121,500
Income
$54,414
Population
14,306
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$121,500county
Median gross rent$785county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198062.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$749county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,283county
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$54,414county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate13.1%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 home6.6%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government13.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.0%county
Economic output per resident$110,146county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.05%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 time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4862376county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.3 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 vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths14.0county
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 higher11.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1485county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible52.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

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

Population14,306county
Land area in square miles402county
People per square mile of land35.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.8%county
Share of households that are one person34.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents338county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in310county
Households that moved away320county
Average income of arriving households$49,413county
Average income of departing households$47,781county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F11 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing127 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$165county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh18.0¢county
Household electricity use919 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.8%county
Homes heated by propane13.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil11.0%county
Homes heated by wood11.0%county
Households with broadband83.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.3county
Landslide risk83.2county
Hail risk38.6county
Earthquake risk23.8county
Tornado risk18.2county
Tropical cyclone risk34.8county
Extreme heat risk26.8county
Winter weather risk14.1county
Strong wind risk67.9county
Wildfire risk17.0county

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 Harrison 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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