Holmes County, Ohio

Holmes County has a population of 44,418 and has grown 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $267,700, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $76,140.

Home price
$267,700
Income
$76,140
Population
44,418
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$267,700county
Median gross rent$816county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198042.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%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$1,197county
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$76,140county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%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 home8.0%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.5%county
Share of workers employed by government7.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.5%county
Economic output per resident$85,775county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.08%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 time20.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport380232county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.0 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 station47 micounty
Households without a vehicle30.9%county
Traffic deaths18.0county
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 higher11.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher58.8%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment3138county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible30.4%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance41.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.1%county
Frequent mental distress23.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population44,418county
Land area in square miles423county
People per square mile of land105.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores16county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age32.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1830.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.5%county
Share of households that are one person18.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages49.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls76.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents593county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in589county
Households that moved away759county
Average income of arriving households$51,489county
Average income of departing households$53,739county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
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 temperature50.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.3 incounty
Annual snowfall23.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days165 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.5¢county
Household electricity use898 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.6%county
Homes heated by propane9.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood14.6%county
Households with broadband63.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk71.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.1county
Landslide risk82.9county
Hail risk88.1county
Earthquake risk41.9county
Tornado risk66.7county
Tropical cyclone risk52.0county
Extreme heat risk58.6county
Winter weather risk82.1county
Strong wind risk67.3county
Wildfire risk46.9county

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 Holmes 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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