ZIP Code 45638

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lawrence County, Ohio.

Population: 19,921
Median household income: $49,544
Median home value: $118,500

ZIP Code 45638 (Lawrence County, Ohio) is home to about 19,921 residents. At $49,544, its median household income sits below Lawrence County's $54,842.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 45638's population declined 8.2% from 21,710 to 19,921, while its median gross rent rose 14.3% from $684 to $782.

The median resident is 39.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,921
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,544
Median home value: $118,500
Median gross rent: $782
Housing units: 9,039
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,71019,921

Median household income

$40,148$49,544

Median home value

$90,500$118,500

Median gross rent

$684$782

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,710	$40,148	$90,500	$684
2020	21,514	$41,481	$92,000	$690
2021	21,081	$44,956	$93,900	$730
2022	20,594	$47,762	$114,000	$773
2023	19,921	$49,544	$118,500	$782

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,344	6.7%
5 to 17	3,229	16.2%
18 to 24	1,661	8.3%
25 to 34	2,548	12.8%
35 to 44	2,482	12.5%
45 to 54	2,344	11.8%
55 to 64	2,722	13.7%
65 to 74	2,124	10.7%
75 and over	1,467	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,834	94.5%
Black or African American	255	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.1%
Some other race	80	0.4%
Two or more races	579	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	156	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate44.6%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,397	10.2%
High school graduate	6,111	44.6%
Some college or associate's	3,980	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,465	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	734	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,026	88.1%
Carpooled	401	5.0%
Public transit	15	0.2%
Walked	105	1.3%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	288	3.6%
Other means	131	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,404	31.3%
15 to 29 min	3,165	41.2%
30 to 44 min	1,331	17.3%
45 to 59 min	337	4.4%
60+ min	447	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 19.6% (3,820 of 19,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,866	62.4%
Nonfamily households	2,932	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,798	86.3%
Vacant	1,241	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,272	67.6%
Renter-occupied	2,526	32.4%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,115	78.7%
1-unit, attached	74	0.8%
2 to 4 units	684	7.6%
5 to 19 units	86	1.0%
20 or more units	336	3.7%
Mobile home & other	744	8.2%

ZIP Code 45638

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