Johnson County vs Ohio County

A side-by-side comparison of Johnson County and Ohio County: population, income, housing, and more.

Johnson County and Ohio County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ohio County has the higher population (23,704 vs 22,464 in Johnson County). Ohio County has the higher median household income ($54,369 vs $43,014 in Johnson County). Johnson County has the higher median home value ($125,300 vs $113,400 in Ohio County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson County	Ohio County
Population	22,464	23,704
Median age	42.0 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,014	$54,369
Median home value	$125,300	$113,400
Median gross rent	$698	$774
Housing units	10,530	10,199
Homeownership rate	66.4%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson County	Ohio County
Population	22,634 → 22,464 (-0.8%)	24,071 → 23,704 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$37,055 → $43,014 (+16.1%)	$45,564 → $54,369 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$101,300 → $125,300 (+23.7%)	$92,500 → $113,400 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $698 (+13.3%)	$627 → $774 (+23.4%)

Johnson County

Population

22,63422,464

Median household income

$37,055$43,014

Median home value

$101,300$125,300

Median gross rent

$616$698

Ohio County

Population

24,07123,704

Median household income

$45,564$54,369

Median home value

$92,500$113,400

Median gross rent

$627$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson County	Ohio County
Under 5	5.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.8%
75 and over	7.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson County	Ohio County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson County	Ohio County
No high school diploma	17.7%	16.2%
High school graduate	39.9%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson County	Ohio County
Drove alone	82.1%	83.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson County	Ohio County
1-unit, detached	59.6%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	27.1%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Johnson County	Ohio County
Poverty rate	23.4%	13.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1984	1983