Meigs County, Ohio

Meigs County has a population of 21,896 and has shrunk 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $119,300, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $46,873.

Home price
$119,300
Income
$46,873
Population
21,896
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$119,300county
Median gross rent$722county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$758county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
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$46,873county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate21.8%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 home5.1%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$23,144county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.04%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 time31.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4356county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station50 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths27.4county
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 higher12.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.4%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2988county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.2%county
Frequent mental distress21.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

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

Population21,896county
Land area in square miles430county
People per square mile of land50.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.9%county
Population change since 2020-2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age44.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.2%county
Share of households that are one person32.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages0.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents342county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in378county
Households that moved away402county
Average income of arriving households$43,770county
Average income of departing households$42,007county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature54.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.0 incounty
Annual snowfall25.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days162 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$191county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh19.6¢county
Household electricity use972 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.2%county
Homes heated by propane13.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband78.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk72.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.4county
Landslide risk88.9county
Hail risk24.2county
Earthquake risk40.2county
Tornado risk25.5county
Tropical cyclone risk55.7county
Extreme heat risk66.0county
Winter weather risk18.8county
Strong wind risk32.0county
Wildfire risk8.4county

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 Meigs 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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