Muskingum County vs Tuscarawas County

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

Muskingum 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.

Tuscarawas County has the higher population (92,585 vs 86,382 in Muskingum County). Tuscarawas County has the higher median household income ($64,494 vs $59,203 in Muskingum County). Tuscarawas County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $170,100 in Muskingum County).

Population, income & housing

	Muskingum County	Tuscarawas County
Population	86,382	92,585
Median age	40.5 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,203	$64,494
Median home value	$170,100	$176,800
Median gross rent	$811	$876
Housing units	38,343	40,840
Homeownership rate	68.7%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muskingum County	Tuscarawas County
Population	86,131 → 86,382 (+0.3%)	92,335 → 92,585 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$47,254 → $59,203 (+25.3%)	$53,243 → $64,494 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $170,100 (+41.5%)	$132,100 → $176,800 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $811 (+15.4%)	$772 → $876 (+13.5%)

Muskingum County

Population

86,13186,382

Median household income

$47,254$59,203

Median home value

$120,200$170,100

Median gross rent

$703$811

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)

	Muskingum County	Tuscarawas County
Under 5	5.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.8%
75 and over	7.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muskingum County	Tuscarawas County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muskingum County	Tuscarawas County
No high school diploma	9.7%	11.1%
High school graduate	41.9%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muskingum County	Tuscarawas County
Drove alone	83.5%	81.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	7.1%
Other means	0.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muskingum County	Tuscarawas County
1-unit, detached	74.2%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	4.1%
20 or more units	3.4%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Muskingum County	Tuscarawas County
Poverty rate	15.6%	13.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1972	1970