Columbiana County vs Tuscarawas County

A side-by-side comparison of Columbiana County and Tuscarawas County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Columbiana County has the higher population (101,203 vs 92,585 in Tuscarawas County). Tuscarawas County has the higher median household income ($64,494 vs $58,474 in Columbiana County). Tuscarawas County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $139,100 in Columbiana County).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiana County	Tuscarawas County
Population	101,203	92,585
Median age	44.7 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,474	$64,494
Median home value	$139,100	$176,800
Median gross rent	$736	$876
Housing units	46,133	40,840
Homeownership rate	73.1%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiana County	Tuscarawas County
Population	103,190 → 101,203 (-1.9%)	92,335 → 92,585 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$48,345 → $58,474 (+21.0%)	$53,243 → $64,494 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $139,100 (+27.1%)	$132,100 → $176,800 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $736 (+11.0%)	$772 → $876 (+13.5%)

Columbiana County

Population

103,190101,203

Median household income

$48,345$58,474

Median home value

$109,400$139,100

Median gross rent

$663$736

Tuscarawas County

Population

92,33592,585

Median household income

$53,243$64,494

Median home value

$132,100$176,800

Median gross rent

$772$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbiana County	Tuscarawas County
Under 5	4.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.8%
75 and over	8.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiana County	Tuscarawas County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiana County	Tuscarawas County
No high school diploma	10.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	44.7%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiana County	Tuscarawas County
Drove alone	81.0%	81.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiana County	Tuscarawas County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	4.1%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbiana County	Tuscarawas County
Poverty rate	13.9%	13.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1964	1970