Ohio County vs Rowan County

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

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

Rowan County has the higher population (24,525 vs 23,704 in Ohio County). Ohio County has the higher median household income ($54,369 vs $53,657 in Rowan County). Rowan County has the higher median home value ($155,900 vs $113,400 in Ohio County).

Population, income & housing

	Ohio County	Rowan County
Population	23,704	24,525
Median age	40.9 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,369	$53,657
Median home value	$113,400	$155,900
Median gross rent	$774	$815
Housing units	10,199	10,577
Homeownership rate	78.6%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ohio County	Rowan County
Population	24,071 → 23,704 (-1.5%)	24,507 → 24,525 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$45,564 → $54,369 (+19.3%)	$38,230 → $53,657 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $113,400 (+22.6%)	$124,200 → $155,900 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $774 (+23.4%)	$652 → $815 (+25.0%)

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

Rowan County

Population

24,50724,525

Median household income

$38,230$53,657

Median home value

$124,200$155,900

Median gross rent

$652$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ohio County	Rowan County
Under 5	5.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	21.4%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.4%
75 and over	7.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ohio County	Rowan County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ohio County	Rowan County
No high school diploma	16.2%	12.7%
High school graduate	39.6%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ohio County	Rowan County
Drove alone	83.8%	75.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	9.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.8%
Walked	1.3%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.6%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ohio County	Rowan County
1-unit, detached	68.1%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Ohio County	Rowan County
Poverty rate	13.1%	24.5%
Average household size	2.56	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1983	1992