Vinton County, Ohio

Vinton County has a population of 12,630 and has shrunk 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,000, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $55,336.

Home price
$150,000
Income
$55,336
Population
12,630
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$150,000county
Median gross rent$728county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198046.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$792county
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$55,336county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate17.3%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 home10.0%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government24.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.2%county
Economic output per resident$40,661county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.98%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 time35.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport143035county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 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 station44 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths63.3county
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 higher13.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.9%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1656county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.7%county
Frequent mental distress22.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population12,630county
Land area in square miles412county
People per square mile of land30.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
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 2020-1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person24.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages2.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls13.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents234county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in303county
Households that moved away294county
Average income of arriving households$45,851county
Average income of departing households$44,656county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
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 temperature53.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.97 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F22 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$184county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.4¢county
Household electricity use1,060 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas20.4%county
Homes heated by propane23.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.5%county
Homes heated by wood7.5%county
Households with broadband80.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk34.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk40.4county
Landslide risk87.1county
Hail risk21.9county
Earthquake risk28.1county
Tornado risk21.3county
Tropical cyclone risk33.4county
Extreme heat risk41.9county
Winter weather risk16.0county
Strong wind risk12.5county
Wildfire risk4.0county

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 Vinton 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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