Coshocton County vs Perry County

A side-by-side comparison of Coshocton County and Perry County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Coshocton County has the higher population (36,679 vs 35,474 in Perry County). Perry County has the higher median household income ($64,737 vs $54,687 in Coshocton County). Perry County has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $142,300 in Coshocton County).

Population, income & housing

	Coshocton County	Perry County
Population	36,679	35,474
Median age	41.0 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,687	$64,737
Median home value	$142,300	$178,300
Median gross rent	$723	$727
Housing units	16,321	15,021
Homeownership rate	72.5%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coshocton County	Perry County
Population	36,585 → 36,679 (+0.3%)	36,022 → 35,474 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$46,606 → $54,687 (+17.3%)	$50,150 → $64,737 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$99,200 → $142,300 (+43.4%)	$114,100 → $178,300 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $723 (+17.6%)	$646 → $727 (+12.5%)

Coshocton County

Population

36,58536,679

Median household income

$46,606$54,687

Median home value

$99,200$142,300

Median gross rent

$615$723

Perry County

Population

36,02235,474

Median household income

$50,150$64,737

Median home value

$114,100$178,300

Median gross rent

$646$727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coshocton County	Perry County
Under 5	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.4%
75 and over	7.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coshocton County	Perry County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coshocton County	Perry County
No high school diploma	15.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	41.5%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coshocton County	Perry County
Drove alone	73.5%	85.2%
Carpooled	13.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	4.8%
Other means	3.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coshocton County	Perry County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	3.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Coshocton County	Perry County
Poverty rate	18.8%	14.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1968	1978