Guernsey County, Ohio

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Key figures

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	38,223	11,810,293	334,922,499	1244th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,478	$71,389	$80,734	2225th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	39.7	38.9	1245th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.6%	31.5%	35.7%	2730th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$157,700	$214,800	$332,700	2080th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$864	$1,034	$1,413	1646th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.3%	13.3%	12.5%	1224th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.8%	5.2%	1060th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	73.2	289.1	n/a	1221st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	5.2%	14.1%	2821st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.2	n/a	n/a	2396th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.1%	67.2%	65.2%	2004th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.9	23.4	26.4	1938th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.0%	13.0%	15.1%	2919th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.9%	n/a	n/a	1674th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.5%	44.4%	46.9%	2301st of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.3%	n/a	n/a	1817th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Guernsey County, Ohio

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.4%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.8	40.6	61.4

Age in Guernsey County, Ohio

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	42.9	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Guernsey County, Ohio

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	16,318	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.5%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.9%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.1%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	28.1%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Guernsey County, Ohio

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,627	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.0%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.5%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.3%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.5%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.1%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Guernsey County, Ohio

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	19,037	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.6%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.3%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.3%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,593	$2,822	n/a

Education in Guernsey County, Ohio

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	13.2%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.9%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.4%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.0%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Guernsey County, Ohio

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.0%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.4%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.7%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.1%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.8%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Guernsey County, Ohio

Statistic	Guernsey County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.9%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	6.8%	16.7%

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