Wood County, Ohio

27 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 131,795
Median household income: $73,124
Median home value: $214,400

Wood County is a county in Ohio with a population of 131,795. 27 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,124 runs above the Ohio figure of $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Wood County's population grew 1.3% from 130,150 to 131,795, while its median household income rose 17.2% from $62,390 to $73,124.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 16.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 131,795
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,124
Median home value: $214,400
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 57,282
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

130,150131,795

Median household income

$62,390$73,124

Median home value

$163,600$214,400

Median gross rent

$800$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	130,150	$62,390	$163,600	$800
2020	130,662	$63,189	$165,400	$811
2021	131,930	$66,337	$177,000	$845
2022	131,564	$70,537	$203,300	$907
2023	131,795	$73,124	$214,400	$950

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2416.4%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,674	5.1%
5 to 17	20,208	15.3%
18 to 24	21,580	16.4%
25 to 34	16,264	12.3%
35 to 44	15,201	11.5%
45 to 54	14,809	11.2%
55 to 64	15,669	11.9%
65 to 74	13,008	9.9%
75 and over	8,382	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	113,449	86.1%
Black or African American	2,530	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	196	0.1%
Asian	2,543	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	169	0.1%
Some other race	240	0.2%
Two or more races	4,243	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,425	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,021	4.8%
High school graduate	23,652	28.4%
Some college or associate's	24,523	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	18,512	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12,625	15.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	53,752	81.2%
Carpooled	4,054	6.1%
Public transit	126	0.2%
Walked	1,788	2.7%
Bicycle	64	0.1%
Worked from home	5,939	9.0%
Other means	458	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,234	33.6%
15 to 29 min	25,964	43.1%
30 to 44 min	10,210	16.9%
45 to 59 min	2,100	3.5%
60+ min	1,734	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 12.0% (15,163 of 125,940)

	Count	Share
Family households	31,462	58.1%
Nonfamily households	22,694	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	54,156	94.5%
Vacant	3,126	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,961	64.6%
Renter-occupied	19,195	35.4%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	36,302	63.4%
1-unit, attached	2,482	4.3%
2 to 4 units	3,978	6.9%
5 to 19 units	6,711	11.7%
20 or more units	4,186	7.3%
Mobile home & other	3,623	6.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 39173
State: Ohio
Land area: 617 sq mi
Water area: 3.36 sq mi
Center point: 41.3602, -83.6227