Fort Jennings vs Gilboa

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Jennings and Gilboa: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Jennings and Gilboa are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Jennings has the higher population (467 vs 225 in Gilboa). Gilboa has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $64,375 in Fort Jennings). Fort Jennings has the higher median home value ($204,200 vs $117,700 in Gilboa).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Jennings	Gilboa
Population	467	225
Median age	50.7 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,375	$76,250
Median home value	$204,200	$117,700
Median gross rent	$731	$730
Housing units	227	92
Homeownership rate	81.2%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Jennings	Gilboa
Population	414 → 467 (+12.8%)	199 → 225 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$59,732 → $64,375 (+7.8%)	$54,688 → $76,250 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $204,200 (+64.4%)	$93,100 → $117,700 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $731 (-0.4%)	$588 → $730 (+24.1%)

Fort Jennings

Population

414467

Median household income

$59,732$64,375

Median home value

$124,200$204,200

Median gross rent

$734$731

Gilboa

Population

199225

Median household income

$54,688$76,250

Median home value

$93,100$117,700

Median gross rent

$588$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Jennings	Gilboa
Under 5	8.1%	15.1%
5 to 17	7.9%	29.8%
18 to 24	12.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	16.4%
35 to 44	4.7%	18.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	4.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	3.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	4.9%
75 and over	12.0%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Jennings	Gilboa
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	90.2%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Jennings	Gilboa
No high school diploma	2.1%	1.8%
High school graduate	44.9%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Jennings	Gilboa
Drove alone	92.7%	95.4%
Carpooled	0.8%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Jennings	Gilboa
1-unit, detached	80.6%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Fort Jennings	Gilboa
Poverty rate	10.3%	37.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1966	1941