Columbus Grove

Population: 1,741
Median household income: $70,242
Median home value: $154,300

Columbus Grove is a community in Putnam County, Ohio, home to 1,741 residents. Its median household income of $70,242 runs below the Putnam County figure of $82,785.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbus Grove's population declined 20.1% from 2,179 to 1,741, while its median home value rose 49.4% from $103,300 to $154,300.

26.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,741
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,242
Median home value: $154,300
Median gross rent: $885
Housing units: 775
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1791,741

Median household income

$54,353$70,242

Median home value

$103,300$154,300

Median gross rent

$747$885

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,179	$54,353	$103,300	$747
2020	1,743	$55,697	$110,300	$775
2021	1,870	$60,804	$117,100	$609
2022	1,678	$64,375	$131,000	$633
2023	1,741	$70,242	$154,300	$885

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	5.4%
5 to 17	400	23.0%
18 to 24	110	6.3%
25 to 34	271	15.6%
35 to 44	224	12.9%
45 to 54	180	10.3%
55 to 64	126	7.2%
65 to 74	164	9.4%
75 and over	172	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,377	79.1%
Black or African American	61	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	127	7.3%
Two or more races	26	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	142	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	152	13.4%
High school graduate	344	30.3%
Some college or associate's	341	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	219	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	81	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	571	83.0%
Carpooled	81	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	2.9%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	33.1%
15 to 29 min	284	42.5%
30 to 44 min	137	20.5%
45 to 59 min	18	2.7%
60+ min	8	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 10.2% (177 of 1,741)

	Count	Share
Family households	426	59.2%
Nonfamily households	294	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	720	92.9%
Vacant	55	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	557	77.4%
Renter-occupied	163	22.6%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	622	80.3%
1-unit, attached	27	3.5%
2 to 4 units	20	2.6%
5 to 19 units	22	2.8%
20 or more units	8	1.0%
Mobile home & other	76	9.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3918014
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.9198, -84.0603