Williams County, Ohio

Williams County has a population of 36,719 and has shrunk 1.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,000, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $61,048.

Home price
$150,000
Income
$61,048
Population
36,719
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$150,000county
Median gross rent$791county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198069.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$761county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,208county
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$61,048county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%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 home2.7%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government11.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.6%county
Economic output per resident$59,571county

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 time19.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport66614county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths40.9county
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 higher13.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment4964county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools0county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population36,719county
Land area in square miles421county
People per square mile of land87.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store3.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.1%county
Population change since 2020-1.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person31.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages3.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents200county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in727county
Households that moved away773county
Average income of arriving households$44,587county
Average income of departing households$46,713county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year44county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings22.7%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.2 incounty
Annual snowfall28.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing134 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh18.1¢county
Household electricity use877 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.2%county
Homes heated by propane16.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood3.2%county
Households with broadband85.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk45.2county
Landslide risk41.7county
Hail risk73.6county
Earthquake risk63.0county
Tornado risk74.4county
Tropical cyclone risk31.9county
Extreme heat risk33.8county
Winter weather risk38.1county
Strong wind risk80.2county
Wildfire risk12.1county

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 Williams 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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