Barnesville, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

3,945

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

2.52% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

26.2%

30.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$42,443

19.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Barnesville, OH is home to a population of 3.95k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.12% of Barnesville, OH residents were born outside of the country (123 people).

In 2024, there were 21.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.6k people) in Barnesville, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 171 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 84 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Barnesville, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Barnesville, OH was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barnesville, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.6k ± 399
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
171 ± 114
Other (Hispanic)
84 ± 125

2.13%

Hispanic Population

84 people

2.13% of the people in Barnesville, OH are hispanic (84 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Barnesville, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

3.12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

123 people

2.83%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

102 people

As of 2024, 3.12% of Barnesville, OH residents (123 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Barnesville, OH was 2.83%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
79 ± 79
Gulf War (2001-)
73 ± 68
Vietnam
19 ± 30

Barnesville, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Barnesville, OH.

Economy

The economy of Barnesville, OH employs 1.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Barnesville, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (364 people), Retail Trade (314 people), and Manufacturing (182 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($67,820), Public Administration ($51,429), and Manufacturing ($43,214).

Employment

Occupations

1.56k

2024 Value

± 333

0.45%

1 Year growth

± 30.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barnesville, OH grew at a rate of 0.45%, from 1.56k employees to 1.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barnesville, OH, are Sales & Related Occupations (309 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (164 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (134 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barnesville, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.56k

2024 Value

± 333

0.45%

1 Year growth

± 30.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barnesville, OH grew at a rate of 0.45%, from 1.56k employees to 1.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barnesville, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (364 people), Retail Trade (314 people), and Manufacturing (182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barnesville, OH, though some of these residents may live in Barnesville, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,990

Median earning men ± $11,543

$21,619

Median earning women ± $9,480

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,895), Public Administration ($54,120), and Retail Trade ($53,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($31,653), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,074), and Retail Trade ($16,020).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Barnesville, OH was $114,800 in 2024, which is 0.345 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $102,200 to $114,800, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Barnesville, OH is 56.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Barnesville, OH have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barnesville, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$114,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,853

$893

Median Property Taxes

±$236

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 Barnesville, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

56.2%

Homeownership

2024

54.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.2% of the housing units in Barnesville, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$42,443

Median Household Income

± $12,003

1.59k

Number of Households

± 337

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.59k households in Barnesville, OH declined from $42,443 from the previous year's value of $52,442.

The following chart displays the households in Barnesville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Barnesville, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.3%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Walked (2.67%)

In 2024, 82.3% of workers in Barnesville, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who walked to work (2.67%).

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

29.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barnesville, OH have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.18% of the workforce in Barnesville, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barnesville, OH (995 out of 3.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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

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

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

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