Defiance County, OH

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2022 Population

38,300

0.0757% 1-year decline

US Senator

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Party

US Senator

J. D. Vance

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.8

0.493% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

10.5%

10.3% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$69,302

5.36% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$147,600

12.3% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

18,813

1.06% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Defiance County, OH had a population of 38.3k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $69,302. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Defiance County, OH declined from 38,329 to 38,300, a −0.0757% decrease and its median household income grew from $65,779 to $69,302, a 5.36% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Defiance County, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.3%), White (Hispanic) (3.59%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.42%), Other (Hispanic) (3.21%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.99%).

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 Defiance County, OH are Defiance College (110 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Defiance County, OH was $147,600, and the homeownership rate was 77.4%.

Most people in Defiance County, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Defiance County, OH was 2 cars 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 2022, 1.83% of Defiance County, OH residents were born outside of the country (701 people).

In 2022, there were 23.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.7k people) in Defiance County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k White (Hispanic) and 1.31k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2022 Citizenship

99%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.1% of Defiance County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Defiance County, OH was 99%, 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)
32.7k ± 80
White (Hispanic)
1.38k ± 337
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.31k ± 434

10.7%

Hispanic Population

4.11k people

10.7% of the people in Defiance County, OH are hispanic (4.11k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

India
65,962 ± 6,288 people
Mexico
43,233 ± 5,095 people
China
34,193 ± 4,533 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 65,962 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 43,233 and China with 34,193.

Foreign-Born Population

1.83%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

701 people

1.97%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

754 people

As of 2022, 1.83% of Defiance County, OH residents (701 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Defiance County, OH was 1.97%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
850 ± 179
Gulf War (1990s)
278 ± 102
Gulf War (2001-)
226 ± 94

Defiance County, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.06 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 (4,969 people), Retail Trade (2,159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,976 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,250), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,086), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,807).

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 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

18.8k

2022 Value

± 1,013

−1.06%

1 Year decline

± 7.54%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Defiance County, OH declined at a rate of −1.06%, from 19k employees to 18.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Defiance County, OH, are Production Occupations (2,778 people), Management Occupations (1,870 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,824 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

2022 Value

± 1,013

−1.06%

1 Year decline

± 7.54%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Defiance County, OH declined at a rate of −1.06%, from 19k employees to 18.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Defiance County, OH, are Manufacturing (4,969 people), Retail Trade (2,159 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,976 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

$49,736

Median earning men ± $3,342

$35,379

Median earning women ± $2,604

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,348), Construction ($59,605), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,731).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,639), Public Administration ($45,245), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,052).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Defiance County, OH went to Donald J. Trump with 67.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (30.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.4%).

Sherrod Brown and J. D. Vance 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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (67.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (30.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.4%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Defiance County, OH for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Sherrod Brown

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

J. D. Vance

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Sherrod Brown and J. D. Vance 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.

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 2022, universities in Defiance County, OH awarded 110 degrees. The student population of Defiance County, OH in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 322 male students and 218 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Defiance County, OH are White (90 and 82.6%), followed by Black or African American (11 and 10.1%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 6.42%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (1 and 0.917%).

The largest universities in Defiance County, OH by number of degrees awarded are Defiance College (110 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Defiance County, OH are General Business Administration & Management (19 and 17.3%), General Business (14 and 12.7%), and Criminal Justice - Police Science (9 and 8.18%).

The median tuition cost in Defiance County, OH for private four year colleges is $34,556.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Defiance County, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 62.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 8.71%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 540 (59.6% men and 40.4% 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

Universities

In 2022 there were 540 students enrolled in Defiance County, OH, 59.6% men and 40.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 352 records, of which 50.9% were women and 49.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
13 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Police Science
9 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
7 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Defiance County, OH was General Business with 13 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Defiance County, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Defiance College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

110 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Defiance College with 110 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 54 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Defiance County, OH, which is 0.964 times less than the 56 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 90 degrees mean that there were 8.18 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 11 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($34,556) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($772) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.724% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.686% 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 $147,600 in 2022, which is 0.524 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $131,400 to $147,600, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Defiance County, OH is 77.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Defiance County, OH have an average commute time of 21.1 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 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Defiance County, OH is $69,302. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Defiance County, OH was Census Tract 9581 with a value of $95,060, followed by Census Tract 9582 and Census Tract 9584, with respective values of $78,342 and $73,710.

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

$147,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,351

$11,814

Median Property Taxes

±$688

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

77.4%

Homeownership

2022

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 77.4% of the housing units in Defiance County, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.9%.

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 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Defiance County, OH was Census Tract 9581 with a value of $95,060, followed by Census Tract 9582 and Census Tract 9584, with respective values of $78,342 and $73,710.

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.

$69,302

Median Household Income

± $3,324

15.3k

Number of Households

± 814

In 2022, the median household income of the 15.3k households in Defiance County, OH grew to $69,302 from the previous year's value of $65,779.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2022, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0361% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (85%)
Carpooled (7.86%)
Worked At Home (4.02%)

In 2022, 85% of workers in Defiance County, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.86%) and those who worked at home (4.02%).

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

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Defiance County, OH have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% 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

2 cars

Average Number

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

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

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Defiance County, OH (3.95k out of 37.5k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

93.1% of the population of Defiance County, OH has health coverage, with 53.5% on employee plans, 11.9% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.03% 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, 49.6% were men and 50.4% 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 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.94%

Uninsured

53.5%

Employer Coverage

11.9%

Medicaid

13.9%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

1.03%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Defiance County, OH grew by 10.4% from 6.28% to 6.94%.

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.