ZIP Code 43608

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lucas County, Ohio.

Population: 14,158
Median household income: $28,535
Median home value: $41,100

ZIP Code 43608 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lucas County, Ohio, home to about 14,158 residents. At $28,535, its median household income sits below Lucas County's $60,095.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 43608's population declined 3.1% from 14,608 to 14,158, while its median gross rent rose 12.2% from $738 to $828.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.7% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 57.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,158
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $28,535
Median home value: $41,100
Median gross rent: $828
Housing units: 6,419
Homeownership rate: 52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,60814,158

Median household income

$27,393$28,535

Median home value

$34,300$41,100

Median gross rent

$738$828

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,608	$27,393	$34,300	$738
2020	14,326	$24,108	$35,200	$720
2021	14,702	$27,516	$37,800	$756
2022	14,378	$27,442	$39,300	$817
2023	14,158	$28,535	$41,100	$828

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,244	8.8%
5 to 17	3,075	21.7%
18 to 24	1,139	8.0%
25 to 34	1,731	12.2%
35 to 44	1,660	11.7%
45 to 54	1,802	12.7%
55 to 64	1,800	12.7%
65 to 74	1,158	8.2%
75 and over	549	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,549	25.1%
Black or African American	8,098	57.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	226	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.4%
Two or more races	1,035	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,187	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.1%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,185	25.1%
High school graduate	3,305	38.0%
Some college or associate's	2,330	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	551	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	329	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit4.4%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,260	74.5%
Carpooled	605	13.8%
Public transit	193	4.4%
Walked	114	2.6%
Bicycle	24	0.5%
Worked from home	127	2.9%
Other means	54	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,627	38.3%
15 to 29 min	1,994	46.9%
30 to 44 min	408	9.6%
45 to 59 min	110	2.6%
60+ min	111	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 46.1% (6,208 of 13,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,888	54.7%
Nonfamily households	2,389	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,277	82.2%
Vacant	1,142	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,784	52.8%
Renter-occupied	2,493	47.2%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,620	87.6%
1-unit, attached	168	2.6%
2 to 4 units	535	8.3%
5 to 19 units	35	0.5%
20 or more units	23	0.4%
Mobile home & other	38	0.6%

ZIP Code 43608

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