Ross County, Ohio

Ross County has a population of 76,492 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $171,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $61,303.

Home price
$171,500
Income
$61,303
Population
76,492
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$171,500county
Median gross rent$906county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198057.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,057county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$882county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,335county
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$61,303county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate15.7%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 home5.2%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$50,576county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.00%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 time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport143035county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.8 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 station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths32.7county
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 higher17.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment10625county
Students per full-time teacher19.2county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools7county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.5%county
Frequent mental distress21.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

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

Population76,492county
Land area in square miles689county
People per square mile of land111.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents145county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in1,449county
Households that moved away1,514county
Average income of arriving households$49,261county
Average income of departing households$48,106county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year59county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings50.8%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.1 incounty
Annual snowfall26.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.99 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing111 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use980 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.0%county
Homes heated by propane14.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%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 risk74.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.9county
Landslide risk93.4county
Hail risk59.7county
Earthquake risk53.8county
Tornado risk56.3county
Tropical cyclone risk35.5county
Extreme heat risk78.0county
Winter weather risk59.5county
Strong wind risk57.9county
Wildfire risk48.5county

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 Ross 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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