Huron County, Ohio

Huron County has a population of 58,319 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $166,000, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $67,878.

Home price
$166,000
Income
$67,878
Population
58,319
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$166,000county
Median gross rent$848county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198066.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%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$1,212county
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$67,878county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate13.2%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 home5.4%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$51,294county

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 time22.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4950345county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.7 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 station19 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths8.6county
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 higher16.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment7141county
Students per full-time teacher15.9county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools8county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians55county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population58,319county
Land area in square miles492county
People per square mile of land118.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store6.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages4.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents147county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in1,351county
Households that moved away1,426county
Average income of arriving households$47,190county
Average income of departing households$45,318county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year93county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.4%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.6 incounty
Annual snowfall22.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing128 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days183 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$187county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use1,030 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.1%county
Homes heated by propane13.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.6%county
Homes heated by wood3.3%county
Households with broadband88.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk60.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk49.5county
Hail risk78.2county
Earthquake risk52.6county
Tornado risk67.3county
Tropical cyclone risk45.4county
Extreme heat risk33.6county
Winter weather risk75.3county
Strong wind risk72.2county
Wildfire risk15.7county

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 Huron 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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