Licking County, Ohio

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 180,311
Median household income: $81,033
Median home value: $250,700

Home to 180,311 residents, Licking County is one of Ohio's counties. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $81,033 is above the Ohio median ($69,680).

From 2019 to 2023, Licking County's population grew 3.8% from 173,750 to 180,311, while its median household income rose 25.5% from $64,589 to $81,033.

76.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 180,311
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,033
Median home value: $250,700
Median gross rent: $999
Housing units: 73,021
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

173,750180,311

Median household income

$64,589$81,033

Median home value

$170,200$250,700

Median gross rent

$852$999

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	173,750	$64,589	$170,200	$852
2020	175,409	$67,736	$183,500	$865
2021	177,454	$72,771	$195,100	$894
2022	178,844	$78,505	$232,200	$960
2023	180,311	$81,033	$250,700	$999

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,414	5.8%
5 to 17	31,046	17.2%
18 to 24	15,791	8.8%
25 to 34	21,412	11.9%
35 to 44	22,968	12.7%
45 to 54	22,904	12.7%
55 to 64	24,925	13.8%
65 to 74	18,737	10.4%
75 and over	12,114	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	155,445	86.2%
Black or African American	7,194	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.0%
Asian	5,664	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	52	0.0%
Some other race	967	0.5%
Two or more races	6,727	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,223	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,437	6.9%
High school graduate	41,635	33.8%
Some college or associate's	36,955	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	24,318	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11,715	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65,587	75.9%
Carpooled	5,561	6.4%
Public transit	196	0.2%
Walked	1,770	2.0%
Bicycle	72	0.1%
Worked from home	12,074	14.0%
Other means	1,148	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,591	27.7%
15 to 29 min	22,865	30.8%
30 to 44 min	18,002	24.2%
45 to 59 min	8,294	11.2%
60+ min	4,582	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 10.1% (17,873 of 176,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	47,574	69.6%
Nonfamily households	20,731	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	68,305	93.5%
Vacant	4,716	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	50,358	73.7%
Renter-occupied	17,947	26.3%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	55,767	76.4%
1-unit, attached	2,040	2.8%
2 to 4 units	5,657	7.7%
5 to 19 units	4,390	6.0%
20 or more units	1,886	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3,281	4.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 39089
State: Ohio
Land area: 682 sq mi
Water area: 4.93 sq mi
Center point: 40.0915, -82.4834