Putnam County, Ohio

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,352
Median household income: $82,785
Median home value: $191,600

Putnam County is a county in Ohio with a population of 34,352. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $82,785, its median household income sits above Ohio's $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Putnam County's population grew 1.3% from 33,911 to 34,352, while its median household income rose 27.7% from $64,822 to $82,785.

26.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,352
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $82,785
Median home value: $191,600
Median gross rent: $857
Housing units: 13,870
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,91134,352

Median household income

$64,822$82,785

Median home value

$155,800$191,600

Median gross rent

$701$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,911	$64,822	$155,800	$701
2020	33,836	$67,790	$154,500	$718
2021	34,395	$73,122	$158,300	$754
2022	34,400	$79,453	$176,200	$807
2023	34,352	$82,785	$191,600	$857

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,155	6.3%
5 to 17	6,583	19.2%
18 to 24	2,602	7.6%
25 to 34	3,701	10.8%
35 to 44	4,106	12.0%
45 to 54	4,029	11.7%
55 to 64	4,889	14.2%
65 to 74	3,795	11.0%
75 and over	2,492	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,251	91.0%
Black or African American	184	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	62	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.1%
Some other race	166	0.5%
Two or more races	385	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,264	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,229	5.3%
High school graduate	8,712	37.9%
Some college or associate's	7,019	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,155	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,897	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,534	86.6%
Carpooled	921	5.5%
Public transit	28	0.2%
Walked	262	1.6%
Bicycle	7	0.0%
Worked from home	956	5.7%
Other means	78	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,936	37.5%
15 to 29 min	4,410	27.9%
30 to 44 min	3,987	25.2%
45 to 59 min	941	5.9%
60+ min	556	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 7.1% (2,427 of 33,993)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,493	72.1%
Nonfamily households	3,680	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,173	95.0%
Vacant	697	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,300	85.8%
Renter-occupied	1,873	14.2%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,240	88.2%
1-unit, attached	207	1.5%
2 to 4 units	431	3.1%
5 to 19 units	307	2.2%
20 or more units	91	0.7%
Mobile home & other	594	4.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 39137
State: Ohio
Land area: 483 sq mi
Water area: 1.75 sq mi
Center point: 41.0245, -84.1299