Hocking County, Ohio

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 27,938
Median household income: $61,366
Median home value: $172,300

Hocking County is a county in Ohio with a population of 27,938. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,366, its median household income sits below Ohio's $69,680.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hocking County's population declined 1.6% from 28,390 to 27,938, while its median household income rose 17.2% from $52,363 to $61,366.

The typical home was built around 1982. 17.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,938
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,366
Median home value: $172,300
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 13,014
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,39027,938

Median household income

$52,363$61,366

Median home value

$132,800$172,300

Median gross rent

$619$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,390	$52,363	$132,800	$619
2020	28,306	$54,774	$139,800	$625
2021	28,180	$56,755	$144,000	$701
2022	28,104	$59,007	$164,100	$773
2023	27,938	$61,366	$172,300	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,511	5.4%
5 to 17	4,541	16.3%
18 to 24	2,047	7.3%
25 to 34	3,149	11.3%
35 to 44	3,269	11.7%
45 to 54	3,696	13.2%
55 to 64	4,265	15.3%
65 to 74	3,280	11.7%
75 and over	2,180	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,306	94.2%
Black or African American	102	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	90	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	267	1.0%
Two or more races	904	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	260	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,361	11.9%
High school graduate	8,356	42.1%
Some college or associate's	6,274	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,933	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	915	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,292	83.0%
Carpooled	1,050	8.5%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	112	0.9%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	777	6.3%
Other means	135	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,201	27.6%
15 to 29 min	3,069	26.4%
30 to 44 min	2,155	18.6%
45 to 59 min	961	8.3%
60+ min	2,230	19.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 17.1% (4,723 of 27,640)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,201	70.9%
Nonfamily households	3,364	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,565	88.9%
Vacant	1,449	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,113	78.8%
Renter-occupied	2,452	21.2%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other18.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,506	73.0%
1-unit, attached	119	0.9%
2 to 4 units	463	3.6%
5 to 19 units	340	2.6%
20 or more units	140	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2,446	18.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 39073
State: Ohio
Land area: 421 sq mi
Water area: 2.3 sq mi
Center point: 39.4903, -82.4834