Darke County, Ohio

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 51,655
Median household income: $64,654
Median home value: $169,100

Darke County, Ohio counts 51,655 residents. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,654 runs below the Ohio figure of $69,680.

Between 2019 and 2023, Darke County's population held roughly steady from 51,513 to 51,655, while its median household income rose 16.2% from $55,620 to $64,654.

The median gross rent is $747. 16.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,655
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $64,654
Median home value: $169,100
Median gross rent: $747
Housing units: 22,643
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,51351,655

Median household income

$55,620$64,654

Median home value

$123,300$169,100

Median gross rent

$673$747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,513	$55,620	$123,300	$673
2020	51,387	$54,799	$124,700	$665
2021	51,839	$57,440	$134,200	$682
2022	51,751	$60,237	$157,800	$731
2023	51,655	$64,654	$169,100	$747

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,080	6.0%
5 to 17	9,183	17.8%
18 to 24	3,968	7.7%
25 to 34	5,693	11.0%
35 to 44	5,825	11.3%
45 to 54	6,221	12.0%
55 to 64	7,256	14.0%
65 to 74	5,896	11.4%
75 and over	4,533	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	49,111	95.1%
Black or African American	283	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.0%
Asian	228	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.1%
Two or more races	1,038	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	924	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate45.4%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,297	9.3%
High school graduate	16,091	45.4%
Some college or associate's	10,197	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,919	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,920	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,541	81.9%
Carpooled	2,157	9.0%
Public transit	41	0.2%
Walked	467	2.0%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	1,327	5.6%
Other means	303	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,556	38.0%
15 to 29 min	7,274	32.3%
30 to 44 min	3,715	16.5%
45 to 59 min	1,787	7.9%
60+ min	1,189	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.2% (5,721 of 50,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,169	66.4%
Nonfamily households	7,163	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,332	94.2%
Vacant	1,311	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,359	72.0%
Renter-occupied	5,973	28.0%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,667	82.4%
1-unit, attached	330	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,838	8.1%
5 to 19 units	631	2.8%
20 or more units	225	1.0%
Mobile home & other	952	4.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 39037
State: Ohio
Land area: 598 sq mi
Water area: 1.64 sq mi
Center point: 40.1315, -84.6212