Richland County, Ohio

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 125,138
Median household income: $57,649
Median home value: $154,000

Richland County, Ohio counts 125,138 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,649, its median household income sits below Ohio's $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Richland County's population grew 3.3% from 121,100 to 125,138, while its median household income rose 16.4% from $49,547 to $57,649.

73.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 125,138
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $57,649
Median home value: $154,000
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 54,616
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

121,100125,138

Median household income

$49,547$57,649

Median home value

$110,600$154,000

Median gross rent

$682$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	121,100	$49,547	$110,600	$682
2020	121,043	$49,186	$115,100	$677
2021	124,504	$52,605	$123,900	$694
2022	125,008	$56,557	$140,500	$768
2023	125,138	$57,649	$154,000	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,185	5.7%
5 to 17	20,167	16.1%
18 to 24	10,153	8.1%
25 to 34	16,207	13.0%
35 to 44	15,367	12.3%
45 to 54	14,746	11.8%
55 to 64	16,550	13.2%
65 to 74	14,323	11.4%
75 and over	10,440	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	105,310	84.2%
Black or African American	9,197	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96	0.1%
Asian	1,072	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	147	0.1%
Some other race	872	0.7%
Two or more races	5,687	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,757	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,228	10.5%
High school graduate	36,727	41.9%
Some college or associate's	26,008	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	9,853	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,817	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44,145	82.7%
Carpooled	4,935	9.3%
Public transit	272	0.5%
Walked	635	1.2%
Bicycle	179	0.3%
Worked from home	2,707	5.1%
Other means	478	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,206	35.9%
15 to 29 min	21,175	41.8%
30 to 44 min	5,768	11.4%
45 to 59 min	1,556	3.1%
60+ min	3,939	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 13.9% (16,434 of 117,888)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,154	60.2%
Nonfamily households	19,914	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,068	91.7%
Vacant	4,548	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,280	68.5%
Renter-occupied	15,788	31.5%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	40,192	73.6%
1-unit, attached	2,425	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4,713	8.6%
5 to 19 units	3,560	6.5%
20 or more units	1,592	2.9%
Mobile home & other	2,134	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 39139
State: Ohio
Land area: 495 sq mi
Water area: 4.85 sq mi
Center point: 40.7742, -82.5428