Coshocton County vs Putnam County

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

Coshocton County and Putnam 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 34,352 in Putnam County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($82,785 vs $54,687 in Coshocton County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($191,600 vs $142,300 in Coshocton County).

Population, income & housing

	Coshocton County	Putnam County
Population	36,679	34,352
Median age	41.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,687	$82,785
Median home value	$142,300	$191,600
Median gross rent	$723	$857
Housing units	16,321	13,870
Homeownership rate	72.5%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coshocton County	Putnam County
Population	36,585 → 36,679 (+0.3%)	33,911 → 34,352 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$46,606 → $54,687 (+17.3%)	$64,822 → $82,785 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$99,200 → $142,300 (+43.4%)	$155,800 → $191,600 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $723 (+17.6%)	$701 → $857 (+22.3%)

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

Putnam County

Population

33,91134,352

Median household income

$64,822$82,785

Median home value

$155,800$191,600

Median gross rent

$701$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coshocton County	Putnam County
Under 5	6.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.0%
75 and over	7.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coshocton County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coshocton County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	15.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	41.5%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coshocton County	Putnam County
Drove alone	73.5%	86.6%
Carpooled	13.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	5.7%
Other means	3.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coshocton County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Coshocton County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	18.8%	7.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1968	1972