Defiance County, OH

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2023 Population

38,258

0.11% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ABernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.8

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

9.97%

5.27% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$73,615

6.22% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$150,900

2.24% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

18,755

0.308% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Defiance County, OH had a population of 38.3k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $73,615. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Defiance County, OH declined from 38,300 to 38,258, a −0.11% decrease and its median household income grew from $69,302 to $73,615, a 6.22% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Defiance County, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.04%), White (Hispanic) (3.39%), Other (Hispanic) (2.77%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.2%).

None of the households in Defiance County, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Defiance County, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Defiance College (118 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Defiance County, OH was $150,900, and the homeownership rate was 78.6%.

Most people in Defiance County, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Defiance County, OH was N/A per household.

Defiance County, OH borders Allen County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, and Williams County, OH.

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Population & Diversity

Defiance County, OH is home to a population of 38.3k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Defiance County, OH residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 21.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.6k people) in Defiance County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.55k Two+ (Hispanic) and 1.3k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

99.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.1% of Defiance County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Defiance County, OH was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Defiance County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Defiance County, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
32.6k ± 80
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.55k ± 417
White (Hispanic)
1.3k ± 339

10.7%

Hispanic Population

4.1k people

10.7% of the people in Defiance County, OH are hispanic (4.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Defiance County, OH as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
878 ± 164
Gulf War (2001-)
265 ± 108
Gulf War (1990s)
216 ± 105

Defiance County, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.31 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Defiance County, OH employs 18.8k people. The largest industries in Defiance County, OH are Manufacturing (4,725 people), Retail Trade (2,267 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,046 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($100,694), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,963), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,906).

Males in Ohio have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,975. The income inequality in Ohio (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

18.8k

2023 Value

± 1,007

−0.308%

1 Year decline

± 7.63%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Defiance County, OH declined at a rate of −0.308%, from 18.8k employees to 18.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Defiance County, OH, are Production Occupations (2,578 people), Management Occupations (1,913 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,893 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Defiance County, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.8k

2023 Value

± 1,007

−0.308%

1 Year decline

± 7.63%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Defiance County, OH declined at a rate of −0.308%, from 18.8k employees to 18.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Defiance County, OH, are Manufacturing (4,725 people), Retail Trade (2,267 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,046 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Defiance County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Defiance County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,128

Median earning men ± $4,773

$36,404

Median earning women ± $3,146

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($63,802), Manufacturing ($63,579), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,321).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,977), Information ($50,156), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,850).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

71
Other Services (except Public Administration)
44
Retail Trade
40
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$216k
Manufacturing
$104k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$75.2k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

N/ABernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

N/AJon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Defiance County, OH awarded 118 degrees. The student population of Defiance County, OH in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 310 male students and 201 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Defiance County, OH are White (85 and 72%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (13 and 11%), Black or African American (11 and 9.32%), and Two or More Races (6 and 5.08%).

The largest universities in Defiance County, OH by number of degrees awarded are Defiance College (118 and 100%).

The most popular majors in N/A are General Business Administration & Management (14 and 11.9%), Kinesiology & Exercise Science (14 and 11.9%), and General Business (13 and 11%).

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $37,978.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Defiance County, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 42.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.4%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

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Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Defiance College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

118 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Defiance College with 118 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 50 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Defiance County, OH, which is 0.735 times less than the 68 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 85 degrees mean that there were 6.54 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 13 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.05M), Some college (1.98M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Defiance County, OH was $150,900 in 2023, which is 0.497 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $147,600 to $150,900, a 2.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Defiance County, OH is 78.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Defiance County, OH have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Defiance County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Defiance County, OH is $73,615. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Defiance County, OH was Census Tract 9581 with a value of $90,372, followed by Census Tract 9582 and Census Tract 9584, with respective values of $80,822 and $78,929.

In 2023, 9.51% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Defiance County, OH. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.79%.

Housing

Property

$150,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,065

$12,084

Median Property Taxes

±$698

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Defiance County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Defiance County, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.6%

Homeownership

2023

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.6% of the housing units in Defiance County, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Defiance County, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9581
Census Tract 9582
Census Tract 9584

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Defiance County, OH was Census Tract 9581 with a value of $90,372, followed by Census Tract 9582 and Census Tract 9584, with respective values of $80,822 and $78,929.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Defiance County, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,615

Median Household Income

± $4,002

15.4k

Number of Households

± 821

In 2023, the median household income of the 15.4k households in Defiance County, OH grew to $73,615 from the previous year's value of $69,302.

The following chart displays the households in Defiance County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Defiance County, OH is from Defiance County, OH.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Defiance County, OH across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84.2%)
Carpooled (7.43%)
Worked At Home (6%)

In 2023, 84.2% of workers in Defiance County, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.43%) and those who worked at home (6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Defiance County, OH have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Defiance County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Defiance County, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 9.51% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Defiance County, OH. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.79%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Defiance County, OH (3.73k out of 37.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Defiance County, OH is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 13.6% of the children was living in poverty in Defiance County, OH. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 8.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Defiance County, OH has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Defiance County, OH see 1799 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.3% decrease from the previous year (2005 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2384 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 402 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,799 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Defiance County, OH

Primary care physicians in Defiance County, OH see an average of 1,799 patients per year. This represents a 10.3% decrease from the previous year (2,005 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Defiance County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Defiance County, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 43.2 in Defiance County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Defiance County, OH.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.8% in Defiance County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Defiance County, OH.