ZIP Code 43609

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lucas County, Ohio.

Population: 20,495
Median household income: $42,510
Median home value: $58,700

ZIP Code 43609 (Lucas County, Ohio) is home to about 20,495 residents. At $42,510, its median household income sits below Lucas County's $60,095.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 43609's population declined 5.1% from 21,601 to 20,495, while its median gross rent rose 26.6% from $721 to $913.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 47.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,495
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,510
Median home value: $58,700
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 10,272
Homeownership rate: 44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,60120,495

Median household income

$29,590$42,510

Median home value

$45,500$58,700

Median gross rent

$721$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,601	$29,590	$45,500	$721
2020	21,296	$34,070	$48,700	$757
2021	20,327	$37,595	$51,900	$817
2022	19,889	$45,236	$56,600	$925
2023	20,495	$42,510	$58,700	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,365	6.7%
5 to 17	3,842	18.7%
18 to 24	1,580	7.7%
25 to 34	2,950	14.4%
35 to 44	2,881	14.1%
45 to 54	2,542	12.4%
55 to 64	2,486	12.1%
65 to 74	2,026	9.9%
75 and over	823	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,655	47.1%
Black or African American	5,987	29.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	149	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.1%
Some other race	187	0.9%
Two or more races	1,012	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,477	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,865	20.9%
High school graduate	5,271	38.5%
Some college or associate's	4,007	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,167	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	398	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit2.3%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,591	75.7%
Carpooled	1,320	15.2%
Public transit	201	2.3%
Walked	161	1.8%
Bicycle	14	0.2%
Worked from home	258	3.0%
Other means	161	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,478	29.3%
15 to 29 min	4,526	53.6%
30 to 44 min	950	11.2%
45 to 59 min	85	1.0%
60+ min	409	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 29.8% (6,059 of 20,316)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,719	53.0%
Nonfamily households	4,193	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,912	86.8%
Vacant	1,360	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,933	44.1%
Renter-occupied	4,979	55.9%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,418	72.2%
1-unit, attached	383	3.7%
2 to 4 units	997	9.7%
5 to 19 units	1,129	11.0%
20 or more units	345	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 43609

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