Allen County PUMA, OH

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2023 Population

101,685

0.394% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ABernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

13.1%

6.33% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$62,001

5.13% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Allen County PUMA, OH had a population of 102k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $62,001. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Allen County PUMA, OH declined from 102,087 to 101,685, a −0.394% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,976 to $62,001, a 5.13% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Allen County PUMA, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.03%), White (Hispanic) (1.27%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.13%).

None of the households in Allen County PUMA, 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.

Most people in Allen County PUMA, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Allen County PUMA, OH was 2 cars per household.

Allen County PUMA, OH borders Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH, Fulton, Putnam & Henry Counties PUMA, OH, Hancock & Hardin Counties PUMA, OH, and Auglaize, Logan & Champaign Counties PUMA, OH.

United States Ohio

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 7.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (81k people) in Allen County PUMA, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.11k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Allen County PUMA, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
81k ± 263
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.8k ± 663
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
5.11k ± 719

3.44%

Hispanic Population

3.5k people

3.44% of the people in Allen County PUMA, OH are hispanic (3.5k people).

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

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Guatemala
198 ± 345 people
China
175 ± 325 people
Nigeria
168 ± 318 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Allen County PUMA, OH was Guatemala, the natal country of 198 Allen County PUMA, OH residents, followed by China with 175 and Nigeria with 168.

Foreign-Born Population

1.94%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.97k people

1.82%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.86k people

As of 2023, 1.94% of Allen County PUMA, OH residents (1.97k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Allen County PUMA, OH was 1.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Allen County PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,869 ± 251
Gulf War (2001-)
1,163 ± 247
Gulf War (1990s)
1,052 ± 217

Allen County PUMA, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Allen County PUMA, OH employs N/A people. The largest industries in Allen County PUMA, OH are Restaurants & Food Services (3,541 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,949 people), and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (2,789 people), and the highest paying industries are Aircraft & parts manufacturing ($113,545), Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers ($109,860), and Waste management & remediation services ($107,041).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

21,713

Women

47.9%

23,595

Men

52.1%

The workforce of Allen County PUMA, OH in 2020 was 45,308 people, with 47.9% woman, and 52.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Allen County PUMA, OH.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Allen County PUMA, OH stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Allen County PUMA, OH, are Other assemblers and fabricators (1,448 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,444 people), and Registered nurses (1,336 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Allen County PUMA, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Allen County PUMA, OH stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Allen County PUMA, OH, are Restaurants & Food Services (3,541 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,949 people), and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (2,789 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Allen County PUMA, OH, though some of these residents may live in Allen County PUMA, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($61,190), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,174), and Construction ($60,176).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($47,803), Construction ($47,045), and Wholesale Trade ($43,789).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

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 Allen County PUMA, OH awarded 2,958 degrees. The student population of Allen County PUMA, OH in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 4,573 male students and 4,042 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Allen County PUMA, OH are White (2,476 and 84.9%), followed by Black or African American (161 and 5.52%), Unknown (108 and 3.7%), and Hispanic or Latino (78 and 2.67%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Allen County PUMA, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 61.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 8,615 (53.1% men and 46.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 8,615 students enrolled in Allen County PUMA, OH, 53.1% men and 46.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,529 records, of which 47.3% were women and 52.7% men.

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Allen County PUMA, OH, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A 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 2,476 degrees mean that there were 15.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 161 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

Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Allen County PUMA, OH in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (32.5k), Some college (17.4k), and Secondary Education (10.6k).

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

People in Allen County PUMA, OH have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Allen County PUMA, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2023

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.3% of the housing units in Allen County PUMA, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Allen County PUMA, OH colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$62,001

Median Household Income

± $2,572

N/A

Number of Households

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In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Allen County PUMA, OH grew to $62,001 from the previous year's value of $58,976.

The following chart displays the households in Allen County PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.426

2022 Wage GINI in Allen County PUMA, OH

0.422

2021 Wage GINI in Allen County PUMA, OH

In 2022, the income inequality in Allen County PUMA, OH was 0.426 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.967% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Allen County PUMA, OH was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Allen County PUMA, OH in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.4%)
Carpooled (8.58%)
Worked At Home (4.61%)

In 2023, 83.4% of workers in Allen County PUMA, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.58%) and those who worked at home (4.61%).

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

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Allen County PUMA, OH have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.954% of the workforce in Allen County PUMA, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Allen County PUMA, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Allen County PUMA, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Allen County PUMA, OH (12.8k out of 97.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Allen County PUMA, OH is White, followed by Black 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.

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

93.7% of the population of Allen County PUMA, OH has health coverage, with 46.1% on employee plans, 19.9% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.997% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.3%

Uninsured

46.1%

Employer Coverage

19.9%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

11.9%

Non-Group

0.997%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Allen County PUMA, OH grew by 1.24% from 6.22% to 6.3%.

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