Fort Recovery

Population: 1,863
Median household income: $66,833
Median home value: $162,000

Fort Recovery, a community in Mercer County, Ohio, has 1,863 residents. At $66,833, its median household income sits below Mercer County's $78,036.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Recovery's population grew 22.1% from 1,526 to 1,863, while its median home value rose 39.7% from $116,000 to $162,000.

85.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,863
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,833
Median home value: $162,000
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 727
Homeownership rate: 86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5261,863

Median household income

$63,077$66,833

Median home value

$116,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$473$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,526	$63,077	$116,000	$473
2020	1,714	$58,542	$128,800	$508
2021	1,800	$57,679	$135,500	$552
2022	1,955	$64,013	$156,900	$693
2023	1,863	$66,833	$162,000	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1725.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	3.7%
5 to 17	472	25.3%
18 to 24	169	9.1%
25 to 34	229	12.3%
35 to 44	222	11.9%
45 to 54	211	11.3%
55 to 64	164	8.8%
65 to 74	178	9.6%
75 and over	149	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,796	96.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	6	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	8.0%
High school graduate	437	37.9%
Some college or associate's	326	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	220	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	78	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone91.8%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	850	91.8%
Carpooled	53	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	419	45.9%
15 to 29 min	273	29.9%
30 to 44 min	141	15.4%
45 to 59 min	25	2.7%
60+ min	55	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 2.3% (43 of 1,863)

	Count	Share
Family households	459	65.6%
Nonfamily households	241	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	700	96.3%
Vacant	27	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	603	86.1%
Renter-occupied	97	13.9%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	621	85.4%
1-unit, attached	10	1.4%
2 to 4 units	46	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3927902
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.4123, -84.7763