Putnam County, Ohio

Putnam County has a population of 34,314 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $201,100, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $84,928.

Home price
$201,100
Income
$84,928
Population
34,314
Unemployment
1.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$201,100county
Median gross rent$855county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented12.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,053county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$808county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,263county
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$84,928county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate5.5%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 home6.1%county
Unemployment rate1.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government11.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$49,247county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.97%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 time22.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport66614county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 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 station40 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.1%county
Traffic deaths14.6county
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 higher26.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.3%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment5938county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible34.9%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools3county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

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

Population34,314county
Land area in square miles483county
People per square mile of land71.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.9%county
Share of households that are one person24.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls72.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents139county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in444county
Households that moved away605county
Average income of arriving households$55,745county
Average income of departing households$50,448county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year91county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.1 incounty
Annual snowfall26.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing124 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days178 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$185county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use1,081 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity31.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.5%county
Homes heated by propane30.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband88.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk52.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk27.5county
Hail risk67.8county
Earthquake risk53.6county
Tornado risk48.5county
Tropical cyclone risk40.2county
Extreme heat risk25.9county
Winter weather risk43.9county
Strong wind risk53.1county
Wildfire risk2.3county

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 Putnam 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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