Morrow County vs Putnam County

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

Morrow 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.

Morrow County has the higher population (35,214 vs 34,352 in Putnam County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($82,785 vs $71,047 in Morrow County). Morrow County has the higher median home value ($200,800 vs $191,600 in Putnam County).

Population, income & housing

	Morrow County	Putnam County
Population	35,214	34,352
Median age	43.3 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,047	$82,785
Median home value	$200,800	$191,600
Median gross rent	$942	$857
Housing units	14,615	13,870
Homeownership rate	81.8%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrow County	Putnam County
Population	35,043 → 35,214 (+0.5%)	33,911 → 34,352 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$59,452 → $71,047 (+19.5%)	$64,822 → $82,785 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$152,800 → $200,800 (+31.4%)	$155,800 → $191,600 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $942 (+22.8%)	$701 → $857 (+22.3%)

Morrow County

Population

35,04335,214

Median household income

$59,452$71,047

Median home value

$152,800$200,800

Median gross rent

$767$942

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)

	Morrow County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.0%
75 and over	7.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrow County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrow County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.3%
High school graduate	46.4%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrow County	Putnam County
Drove alone	75.9%	86.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	5.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	5.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrow County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	82.2%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Morrow County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	10.9%	7.1%
Average household size	2.60	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1979	1972