Crawford County vs Preble County

A side-by-side comparison of Crawford County and Preble County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crawford County has the higher population (41,767 vs 40,802 in Preble County). Preble County has the higher median household income ($71,237 vs $55,477 in Crawford County). Preble County has the higher median home value ($171,100 vs $123,600 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Preble County
Population	41,767	40,802
Median age	43.3 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,477	$71,237
Median home value	$123,600	$171,100
Median gross rent	$761	$803
Housing units	19,844	18,106
Homeownership rate	71.0%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Preble County
Population	41,821 → 41,767 (-0.1%)	41,093 → 40,802 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$44,971 → $55,477 (+23.4%)	$58,957 → $71,237 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$88,400 → $123,600 (+39.8%)	$125,100 → $171,100 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $761 (+18.9%)	$741 → $803 (+8.4%)

Crawford County

Population

41,82141,767

Median household income

$44,971$55,477

Median home value

$88,400$123,600

Median gross rent

$640$761

Preble County

Population

41,09340,802

Median household income

$58,957$71,237

Median home value

$125,100$171,100

Median gross rent

$741$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Preble County
Under 5	5.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.1%	12.1%
75 and over	8.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Preble County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Preble County
No high school diploma	9.5%	7.4%
High school graduate	46.1%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Preble County
Drove alone	83.7%	83.6%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	6.6%
Other means	2.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Preble County
1-unit, detached	80.1%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	2.4%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Preble County
Poverty rate	13.2%	11.2%
Average household size	2.28	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1958	1972