Williams County, Ohio Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Williams County, Ohio, 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 Williams County, Ohio. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Williams County, Ohio. The estimated population of Williams County, Ohio is 37,026 people, with a median age of 41.2.

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

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
37,026
+0.72%
-0.09%
2020
36,760
 -0.15% -
2019
36,816
 -0.32% -
2018
36,936
 -0.34% -
2017
37,061
 - -

Population of Williams County, Ohio 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
91.9%
93.1%
 -1.29%
Black/African American
1.1%
1.1%
 0.00%
Native
0.2%
0.3%
 -33.33%
Hispanic
4.9%
4.2%
 +16.67%
Asian
0.6%
0.6%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1%
0.7%
 +42.86%
Other
0.3%
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 Williams County, Ohio 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 41.2 -0.48% 39.7 +0.51% 42.8 -0.93%
2020 41.4 0% 39.5 +0.51% 43.2 -0.92%
2019 41.4 +0.49% 39.3 -0.25% 43.6 +0.93%
2018 41.2 -0.48% 39.4 -0.76% 43.2 0%
2017 41.4 - 39.7 - 43.2 -

The median age of Williams County, Ohio 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 2,138 +1.57% 2,200 -4.47% 2,165 2,102
10 to 19 2,507 -0.4% 2,437 +1.11% 2,491 2,463
20 to 29 2,256 -5.28% 2,052 -2.99% 2,138 1,991
30 to 39 2,372 +7.94% 1,971 +13.06% 2,562 2,238
40 to 49 2,214 -9.83% 2,308 -8.86% 1,997 2,110
50 to 59 2,753 -6.12% 2,747 -9.68% 2,584 2,488
60 to 69 2,248 +4.18% 2,395 +5.35% 2,342 2,522
70+ 1,872 +15.24% 2,591 +2.74% 2,173 2,660

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Williams County, Ohio is $55,030.00.

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 Williams County.

  • Under 25
    $43,849.00
  • 25 to 44
    $64,299.00
  • 45 to 64
    $60,782.00
  • 65 and over
    $41,856.00

Average Household Income

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

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Williams 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 Williams County, Ohio is currently $68,335.00.

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.

2.09% of households in Williams 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 Williams County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    16.45%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    28.12%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    23.94%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.56%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    11.74%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.09%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.09%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Williams County is $28,831.00.

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

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

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Williams 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
    6.63%
  • Bachelor's degree
    15.07%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.21%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    62.29%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.80%

Employment

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

The total population of Williams County over the age of 16 is 29,552.

Of those people, a total of 62.10% 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 Williams County is 59.90%.

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 1,747 50.30% 5.60%
20 to 24 years 1,979 89.30% 6.90%
25 to 29 years 2,150 81.90% 5.50%
30 to 34 years 2,320 75.10% 2.40%
35 to 44 years 4,475 85.90% 3.40%
45 to 54 years 4,356 83.30% 2.10%
55 to 59 years 2,828 72.20% 4.30%
60 to 64 years 2,750 53.50% 1.40%
65 to 74 years 3,934 25.30% 0.00%
75 years and over 3,013 7.10% 4.20%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Williams 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 27,869 61.90% 3.10%
Black or African American 369 42.80% 31.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 96 41.70% 0.00%
Asian 167 87.40% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 27 40.70% 0.00%
Other 465 79.60% 2.70%
Two or more races 559 66.50% 11.60%
Hispanic or Latino 1,263 75.70% 6.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 27,343 61.70% 3.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Williams 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 Williams County is 17,711, with median earnings of $35,850.00.

Women in Williams County, Ohio earning approximately 65.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 17,711 $35,850.00
Male 9,192 $41,970.00
Female 8,519 $27,338.00

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 1,476 $60,833.00
Business and Financial 487 $51,915.00
Computer and Mathematical 160 $58,229.00
Architecture and Engineering 392 $57,012.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 92 $42,667.00
Community and Social Service 351 $41,250.00
Legal 163 $55,417.00
Educational and Library 692 $53,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 179 $14,594.00
Healthcare Practitioners 925 $47,008.00
Healthcare Support 582 $24,152.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 135 $28,233.00
Law Enforcement 97 $73,250.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,091 $9,350.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 652 $21,959.00
Personal Care and Service 235 $12,969.00
Sales 1,471 $21,974.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,824 $35,869.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 48 $51,042.00
Construction and Extraction 780 $40,845.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 637 $46,295.00
Production 3,192 $36,446.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,181 $40,022.00

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 869 $66,750.00 607 $57,909.00
Business and Financial 230 $58,542.00 257 $44,653.00
Computer and Mathematical 131 $55,750.00 29 $68,750.00
Architecture and Engineering 339 $58,958.00 53 $33,487.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 53 $44,250.00 39 $13,194.00
Community and Social Service 82 $56,250.00 269 $37,679.00
Legal 81 $106,375.00 82 $40,294.00
Educational and Library 89 $67,188.00 603 $52,375.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 99 $26,563.00 80 $13,500.00
Healthcare Practitioners 99 $52,311.00 826 $44,910.00
Healthcare Support 82 $25,938.00 500 $24,018.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 91 $29,871.00 44 $6,458.00
Law Enforcement 92 $64,583.00 5 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 227 $4,882.00 864 $10,050.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 335 $32,821.00 317 $7,875.00
Personal Care and Service 41 $25,750.00 194 $11,761.00
Sales 616 $36,278.00 855 $15,971.00
Office and Administrative Support 546 $42,574.00 1,278 $30,699.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 36 $42,143.00 12 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 761 $40,861.00 19 $19,861.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 629 $46,114.00 8 $0.00
Production 2,017 $39,327.00 1,175 $30,723.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,010 $42,857.00 171 $20,980.00

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 15,261 households in Williams County, with an average household size of 2.36 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 9,577 families in Williams County with an average family size of 2.96 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 7,143 899 1,535 5,684
Average Household Size 3.09 2.78 3.07 1.19
Total Families 7,143 899 1,535 0
Average Household Size 3.07 2.42 2.78 0

Poverty

Of the 9,577 families in Williams County, 8.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Williams 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 16,558 housing units in Williams County, Ohio.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 15,261 92.17%
Vacant 1,297 7.83%

20.13% of the total 16,558 housing units in Williams County are rental units. This is approximately 3,333 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 11,729 are occupied by the owner - or 70.84% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Williams County is $718.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Williams 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
    199
  • Less than $500
    451
  • $500 to $999
    2,679
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    188
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    10
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    5
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Williams County is $111,500.00.

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

  • Less than $50,000
    1,336
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    3,726
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,834
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,872
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,338
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    484
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    111
  • $1,000,000 or more
    28

Property Age

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

  • 1939 or earlier
    4,611
  • 1940 to 1949
    852
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,717
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,864
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,316
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,372
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,181
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,370
  • 2010 to 2013
    275
  • 2014 or later
    0

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 Williams County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    661
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,942
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,131
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,527

Commuting to Work

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

17.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Williams 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
    1,307
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    3,504
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,666
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,724
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,652
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    983
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,428
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    245
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    405
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    401
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    544
  • 90 or more minutes
    132

Summary

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

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Places in Williams County, Ohio

We have data for 22 places in Williams County, Ohio. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.