Dunkirk

Population: 806
Median household income: $47,031
Median home value: $101,200

Dunkirk is a community in Hardin County, Ohio, home to 806 residents. At $47,031, its median household income sits below Hardin County's $58,001.

From 2019 to 2023, Dunkirk's population grew 12.9% from 714 to 806, while its median home value rose 45.0% from $69,800 to $101,200.

10.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.23 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 806
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $47,031
Median home value: $101,200
Median gross rent: $807
Housing units: 387
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

714806

Median household income

$36,667$47,031

Median home value

$69,800$101,200

Median gross rent

$598$807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	714	$36,667	$69,800	$598
2020	712	$36,875	$72,300	$600
2021	769	$41,250	$80,500	$695
2022	813	$44,813	$90,700	$775
2023	806	$47,031	$101,200	$807

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	6.3%
5 to 17	147	18.2%
18 to 24	91	11.3%
25 to 34	132	16.4%
35 to 44	149	18.5%
45 to 54	57	7.1%
55 to 64	61	7.6%
65 to 74	78	9.7%
75 and over	40	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	768	95.3%
Black or African American	5	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate54.2%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	8.3%
High school graduate	280	54.2%
Some college or associate's	166	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	21	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	326	84.2%
Carpooled	33	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	5.4%
Other means	7	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	19.1%
15 to 29 min	123	33.6%
30 to 44 min	104	28.4%
45 to 59 min	23	6.3%
60+ min	46	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 10.9% (88 of 806)

	Count	Share
Family households	215	60.1%
Nonfamily households	143	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	358	92.5%
Vacant	29	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	239	66.8%
Renter-occupied	119	33.2%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	332	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	5.2%
5 to 19 units	16	4.1%
20 or more units	2	0.5%
Mobile home & other	17	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3922946
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 40.7881, -83.6426