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Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH

165,488 Population
2,120.1 square miles 78.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,461 ±$1,708 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $40,934 ±$342
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,108 ±$3,869 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $72,212 ±$538
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±1.6% (15,536  ±2,676) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 12.7% 1,467,983 (±0.3% / ±33,353)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.3 minutes ±0.8 (1,504,075  ±81,943) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Ohio: 23.8 120,833,640 (±0.2 / ±1,131,298)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

67,057 ±1,419 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,929,322 ±14,176
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (162,861  ±44) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,586,466
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.8% ±1.8% (1,927  ±593) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 138,576 (±0.3% / ±6,966)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

72,687 ±44 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,336,168 ±1,425
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$178,000 ±$7,444 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Ohio: $239,800 ±$1,395
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.2% ±2% (18,374  ±3,199.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 11.8% 1,383,489 (±0.3% / ±29,556)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.3% ±3.7% (107,672  ±4,326.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 92.2% 7,607,705 (±0.5% / ±43,588.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
17.8% ±1.8% (20,354  ±2,060) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 32.4% 2,670,043 (±0.3% / ±24,912.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

3.4% ±0.5% (5,254  ±716.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 8% 893,150 (±0.1% / ±10,812.2)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

1.1% (1,740  ±906) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 654,793
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.1% ±0.9% (7,730  ±1,197) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 6.2% 572,074 (±0.1% / ±11,365)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,730 Total veterans ±1,197 7,370 Male ±1,177 360 Female ±247

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