Seneca County, Ohio

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 54,861
Median household income: $65,020
Median home value: $136,200

Seneca County, Ohio counts 54,861 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $65,020 is below the Ohio median ($69,680).

Between 2019 and 2023, Seneca County's population held roughly steady from 55,351 to 54,861, while its median household income rose 23.8% from $52,500 to $65,020.

20.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,861
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,020
Median home value: $136,200
Median gross rent: $814
Housing units: 23,968
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,35154,861

Median household income

$52,500$65,020

Median home value

$106,500$136,200

Median gross rent

$696$814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,351	$52,500	$106,500	$696
2020	55,251	$52,897	$108,900	$699
2021	55,166	$56,043	$113,000	$740
2022	55,062	$62,476	$128,100	$789
2023	54,861	$65,020	$136,200	$814

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,964	5.4%
5 to 17	8,899	16.2%
18 to 24	5,938	10.8%
25 to 34	6,332	11.5%
35 to 44	6,415	11.7%
45 to 54	6,485	11.8%
55 to 64	7,593	13.8%
65 to 74	6,244	11.4%
75 and over	3,991	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,467	88.3%
Black or African American	1,446	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.1%
Asian	303	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	159	0.3%
Two or more races	1,385	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,031	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,505	6.8%
High school graduate	15,965	43.1%
Some college or associate's	10,914	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,897	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,779	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,340	81.3%
Carpooled	2,018	7.7%
Public transit	53	0.2%
Walked	1,110	4.2%
Bicycle	38	0.1%
Worked from home	1,315	5.0%
Other means	375	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,958	43.9%
15 to 29 min	7,822	31.4%
30 to 44 min	4,007	16.1%
45 to 59 min	1,094	4.4%
60+ min	1,053	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 11.9% (6,194 of 51,998)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,044	63.6%
Nonfamily households	8,055	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,099	92.2%
Vacant	1,869	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,225	73.4%
Renter-occupied	5,874	26.6%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,965	79.1%
1-unit, attached	601	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1,753	7.3%
5 to 19 units	986	4.1%
20 or more units	711	3.0%
Mobile home & other	952	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 39147
State: Ohio
Land area: 551 sq mi
Water area: 1.77 sq mi
Center point: 41.1200, -83.1275