Ohio County, Kentucky Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Ohio County, Kentucky, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Ohio County, Kentucky. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Ohio County, Kentucky. The estimated population of Ohio County, Kentucky is 23,861 people, with a median age of 40.5.

We can look at the total population in Ohio County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
23,861
 -0.91% -0.84%
2020
24,081
+0.04%
-
2019
24,071
 0% -
2018
24,071
+0.04%
-
2017
24,062
 - -

Population of Ohio County, Kentucky by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
94.1%
94.4%
 -0.32%
Black/African American
1.2%
0.9%
 +33.33%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
3.4%
3.4%
 0.00%
Asian
0.2%
0.3%
 -33.33%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1%
0.9%
 +11.11%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Ohio County, Kentucky by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.5 -0.25% 39.1 -1.51% 41.6 +0.73%
2020 40.6 +0.74% 39.7 0% 41.3 +0.49%
2019 40.3 -0.74% 39.7 -0.75% 41.1 0%
2018 40.6 -0.25% 40 +1.52% 41.1 -1.2%
2017 40.7 - 39.4 - 41.6 -

The median age of Ohio County, Kentucky gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,498 +2.92% 1,491 -1.87% 1,536 1,440
10 to 19 1,650 +2.7% 1,553 +4.83% 1,693 1,624
20 to 29 1,435 +10.84% 1,281 -5.64% 1,581 1,210
30 to 39 1,504 -8.38% 1,427 -9.95% 1,380 1,290
40 to 49 1,397 +9.86% 1,499 +6.66% 1,534 1,600
50 to 59 1,740 -19.66% 1,763 -18.7% 1,420 1,448
60 to 69 1,534 +3.73% 1,642 -1.03% 1,588 1,621
70+ 1,199 +6.45% 1,449 +11.54% 1,278 1,618

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Ohio County, Kentucky is $48,481.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Ohio County.

  • Under 25
    $40,592.00
  • 25 to 44
    $51,688.00
  • 45 to 64
    $52,259.00
  • 65 and over
    $38,212.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Ohio County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Ohio County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Ohio County, Kentucky is currently $62,781.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.61% of households in Ohio County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Ohio County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    24.53%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    27.93%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.86%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.15%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.63%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2.28%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.61%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Ohio County is $24,620.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Ohio County by the total population of Ohio County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Ohio County, Kentucky, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Ohio County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    10.57%
  • Bachelor's degree
    14.35%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.49%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    58.95%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.64%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Ohio County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Ohio County over the age of 16 is 18,857.

Of those people, a total of 56.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Ohio County is 54.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,289 58.50% 13.30%
20 to 24 years 1,190 75.10% 6.60%
25 to 29 years 1,601 77.80% 10.00%
30 to 34 years 1,375 82.00% 5.20%
35 to 44 years 2,994 76.30% 2.50%
45 to 54 years 2,995 72.90% 3.00%
55 to 59 years 1,308 60.20% 1.40%
60 to 64 years 1,873 49.30% 0.90%
65 to 74 years 2,509 17.50% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,723 4.80% 3.60%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Ohio County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 17,908 57.70% 4.70%
Black or African American 276 90.90% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 7 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 44 34.10% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 244 44.70% 0.00%
Two or more races 378 3.70% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 595 22.90% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 17,859 57.70% 4.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Ohio County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Ohio County is 10,187, with median earnings of $31,869.00.

Women in Ohio County, Kentucky earning approximately 69.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,187 $31,869.00
Male 5,245 $37,813.00
Female 4,942 $26,193.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 623 $41,948.00
Business and Financial 234 $43,614.00
Computer and Mathematical 58 $62,212.00
Architecture and Engineering 233 $62,845.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 22 $70,000.00
Community and Social Service 233 $19,063.00
Legal 93 $34,185.00
Educational and Library 710 $22,857.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 39 $22,375.00
Healthcare Practitioners 629 $49,679.00
Healthcare Support 356 $21,019.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 100 $22,833.00
Law Enforcement 64 $42,656.00
Food Preparation and Serving 567 $10,713.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 438 $22,419.00
Personal Care and Service 124 $12,500.00
Sales 754 $22,969.00
Office and Administrative Support 962 $27,347.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 134 $19,583.00
Construction and Extraction 915 $44,420.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 448 $53,934.00
Production 1,342 $36,833.00
Transportation and Material Moving 317 $43,839.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 235 $32,135.00 388 $48,372.00
Business and Financial 62 $37,095.00 172 $43,795.00
Computer and Mathematical 14 $0.00 44 $61,538.00
Architecture and Engineering 233 $62,845.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 22 $70,000.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 182 $17,917.00 51 $21,375.00
Legal 75 $0.00 18 $42,045.00
Educational and Library 40 $29,643.00 670 $19,257.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 29 $24,107.00 10 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 58 $56,250.00 571 $47,964.00
Healthcare Support 24 $34,000.00 332 $20,185.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 46 $52,500.00 54 $11,111.00
Law Enforcement 32 $45,227.00 32 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 158 $3,603.00 409 $11,475.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 338 $30,000.00 100 $17,717.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 124 $12,500.00
Sales 357 $25,885.00 397 $20,848.00
Office and Administrative Support 132 $36,971.00 830 $26,503.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 112 $18,819.00 22 $57,708.00
Construction and Extraction 905 $44,866.00 10 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 419 $54,529.00 29 $30,368.00
Production 1,029 $38,095.00 313 $29,601.00
Transportation and Material Moving 259 $47,039.00 58 $13,846.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,845 households in Ohio County, with an average household size of 2.67 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 6,055 families in Ohio County with an average family size of 3.21 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,614 462 979 2,790
Average Household Size 3.26 3.08 3.54 1.31
Total Families 4,614 462 979 0
Average Household Size 3.25 2.75 3.25 0

Poverty

Of the 6,055 families in Ohio County, 10.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Ohio County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 10,182 housing units in Ohio County, Kentucky.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,845 86.87%
Vacant 1,337 13.13%

17.32% of the total 10,182 housing units in Ohio County are rental units. This is approximately 1,764 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,819 are occupied by the owner - or 66.97% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Ohio County is $723.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Ohio County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    262
  • Less than $500
    235
  • $500 to $999
    1,437
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    92
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Ohio County is $94,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Ohio County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,191
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    2,540
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,227
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    838
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    528
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    357
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    108
  • $1,000,000 or more
    30

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Ohio County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Ohio County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    665
  • 1940 to 1949
    552
  • 1950 to 1959
    752
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,338
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,722
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,326
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,835
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,378
  • 2010 to 2013
    589
  • 2014 or later
    25

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Ohio County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    337
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,340
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,062
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,106

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Ohio County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Ohio County that commute to work in a particular way.

25.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Ohio County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    491
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,402
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,167
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,012
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    760
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    624
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,534
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    455
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    278
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    966
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    658
  • 90 or more minutes
    129

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Ohio County, Kentucky in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Ohio County, Kentucky

We have data for 14 places in Ohio County, Kentucky. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.