Mount Gilead

Population: 2,909
Median household income: $49,536
Median home value: $156,200

Mount Gilead, a community in Morrow County, Ohio, has 2,909 residents. Its median household income of $49,536 runs below the Morrow County figure of $71,047.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Gilead's population declined 12.7% from 3,334 to 2,909, while its median home value rose 54.2% from $101,300 to $156,200.

Owners occupy 51.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,909
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,536
Median home value: $156,200
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 1,426
Homeownership rate: 51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3342,909

Median household income

$35,660$49,536

Median home value

$101,300$156,200

Median gross rent

$591$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,334	$35,660	$101,300	$591
2020	3,439	$34,919	$111,700	$666
2021	3,108	$42,697	$112,400	$706
2022	2,927	$51,534	$133,300	$811
2023	2,909	$49,536	$156,200	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	203	7.0%
5 to 17	592	20.4%
18 to 24	293	10.1%
25 to 34	425	14.6%
35 to 44	230	7.9%
45 to 54	352	12.1%
55 to 64	213	7.3%
65 to 74	291	10.0%
75 and over	310	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,544	87.5%
Black or African American	78	2.7%
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	78	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	209	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	325	17.8%
High school graduate	695	38.2%
Some college or associate's	497	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	210	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	94	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	944	76.3%
Carpooled	142	11.5%
Public transit	10	0.8%
Walked	55	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	3.9%
Other means	39	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	326	27.4%
15 to 29 min	201	16.9%
30 to 44 min	404	33.9%
45 to 59 min	191	16.1%
60+ min	68	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 16.3% (450 of 2,764)

	Count	Share
Family households	645	51.5%
Nonfamily households	608	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,253	87.9%
Vacant	173	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	644	51.4%
Renter-occupied	609	48.6%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units31.8%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	707	49.6%
1-unit, attached	18	1.3%
2 to 4 units	454	31.8%
5 to 19 units	149	10.4%
20 or more units	38	2.7%
Mobile home & other	60	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3952738
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.5540, -82.8279