Scioto County, Ohio

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 73,118
Median household income: $49,571
Median home value: $132,300

Scioto County, Ohio counts 73,118 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $49,571 runs below the Ohio figure of $69,680.

Between 2019 and 2023, Scioto County's population declined 3.8% from 76,040 to 73,118, while its median household income rose 19.9% from $41,330 to $49,571.

18.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,118
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,571
Median home value: $132,300
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 33,153
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

76,04073,118

Median household income

$41,330$49,571

Median home value

$97,800$132,300

Median gross rent

$626$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	76,040	$41,330	$97,800	$626
2020	75,441	$41,866	$103,400	$634
2021	74,392	$43,266	$107,600	$669
2022	73,716	$46,360	$122,900	$723
2023	73,118	$49,571	$132,300	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,943	5.4%
5 to 17	11,950	16.3%
18 to 24	6,292	8.6%
25 to 34	9,384	12.8%
35 to 44	8,883	12.1%
45 to 54	9,333	12.8%
55 to 64	9,804	13.4%
65 to 74	8,060	11.0%
75 and over	5,469	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67,520	92.3%
Black or African American	1,759	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.1%
Asian	356	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.0%
Some other race	110	0.2%
Two or more races	2,204	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,093	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,761	11.3%
High school graduate	22,135	43.5%
Some college or associate's	13,894	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,843	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,300	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,208	85.3%
Carpooled	1,861	6.8%
Public transit	22	0.1%
Walked	413	1.5%
Bicycle	24	0.1%
Worked from home	1,499	5.5%
Other means	191	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,284	32.2%
15 to 29 min	8,760	34.1%
30 to 44 min	4,537	17.6%
45 to 59 min	1,660	6.5%
60+ min	2,478	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 22.4% (15,618 of 69,830)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,324	64.0%
Nonfamily households	10,313	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,637	86.4%
Vacant	4,516	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,764	69.0%
Renter-occupied	8,873	31.0%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,309	73.3%
1-unit, attached	309	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1,482	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1,423	4.3%
20 or more units	942	2.8%
Mobile home & other	4,688	14.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 39145
State: Ohio
Land area: 610 sq mi
Water area: 6.21 sq mi
Center point: 38.8149, -82.9987