Hocking County, Ohio

Hocking County has a population of 27,799 and has shrunk 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $186,400, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $62,960.

Home price
$186,400
Income
$62,960
Population
27,799
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$186,400county
Median gross rent$808county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198049.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,338county
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$62,960county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate16.0%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 home6.9%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$30,312county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.99%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 time30.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport143035county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station62 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths43.2county
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 higher13.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3459county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.4%county
Frequent mental distress21.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.1%county

Place

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

Population27,799county
Land area in square miles421county
People per square mile of land66.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person26.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages1.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents203county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in581county
Households that moved away663county
Average income of arriving households$52,466county
Average income of departing households$48,112county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
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 temperature52.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing119 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days169 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$167county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use986 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.4%county
Homes heated by propane15.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.8%county
Homes heated by wood6.6%county
Households with broadband85.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk68.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk32.5county
Landslide risk86.5county
Hail risk47.4county
Earthquake risk34.6county
Tornado risk33.8county
Tropical cyclone risk15.4county
Extreme heat risk48.3county
Winter weather risk37.8county
Strong wind risk26.3county
Wildfire risk12.7county

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 Hocking 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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