Fort Recovery, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

1,729

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.6

8.36% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.66%

15.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,563

0.404% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Fort Recovery, OH is home to a population of 1.73k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.405% of Fort Recovery, OH residents were born outside of the country (7 people).

In 2024, there were 49.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.68k people) in Fort Recovery, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 34 White (Hispanic) and 6 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Fort Recovery, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Recovery, OH was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Recovery, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.68k ± 314
White (Hispanic)
34 ± 44
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
6 ± 6

2.43%

Hispanic Population

42 people

2.43% of the people in Fort Recovery, OH are hispanic (42 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Recovery, 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

0.405%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

0.161%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

As of 2024, 0.405% of Fort Recovery, OH residents (7 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 Fort Recovery, OH was 0.161%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
19 ± 28
Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 20

Fort Recovery, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Fort Recovery, OH employs 875 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Recovery, OH were Manufacturing (236 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (103 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,500), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,500), and Public Administration ($67,589).

Employment

Occupations

875

2024 Value

± 157

−7.7%

1 Year decline

± 26.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Recovery, OH declined at a rate of −7.7%, from 948 employees to 875 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Recovery, OH, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (118 people), Production Occupations (104 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (78 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Recovery, 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

875

2024 Value

± 157

−7.7%

1 Year decline

± 26.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Recovery, OH declined at a rate of −7.7%, from 948 employees to 875 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Recovery, OH, are Manufacturing (236 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (103 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Recovery, OH, though some of these residents may live in Fort Recovery, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,086

Median earning men ± $1,857

$42,424

Median earning women ± $2,484

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,000), Manufacturing ($72,500), and Public Administration ($67,589).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,298), Retail Trade ($41,484), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,458).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Recovery, OH was $162,500 in 2024, which is 0.488 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,000 to $162,500, a 0.309% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Recovery, OH is 87.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Recovery, OH have an average commute time of 17.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Recovery, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$162,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,451

$600

Median Property Taxes

±$141

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.8%

Homeownership

2024

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.8% of the housing units in Fort Recovery, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fort Recovery, 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.

$66,563

Median Household Income

± $15,850

683

Number of Households

± 144

In 2024, the median household income of the 683 households in Fort Recovery, OH declined from $66,563 from the previous year's value of $66,833.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Recovery, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Recovery, 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 (90.5%)
Carpooled (7.16%)
Worked At Home (1.53%)

In 2024, 90.5% of workers in Fort Recovery, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.16%) and those who worked at home (1.53%).

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

17.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Recovery, OH have a shorter commute time (17.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.07% of the workforce in Fort Recovery, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.66% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Recovery, OH (46 out of 1.73k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Recovery, OH is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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