ZIP Code 45840

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hancock County, Ohio.

Population: 54,342
Median household income: $64,076
Median home value: $203,800

ZIP Code 45840 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hancock County, Ohio, home to about 54,342 residents. At $64,076, its median household income sits below Hancock County's $69,699.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 45840's population declined 2.2% from 55,589 to 54,342, while its median gross rent rose 20.5% from $775 to $934.

Owners occupy 64.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,342
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,076
Median home value: $203,800
Median gross rent: $934
Housing units: 25,396
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,58954,342

Median household income

$56,470$64,076

Median home value

$154,300$203,800

Median gross rent

$775$934

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,589	$56,470	$154,300	$775
2020	55,834	$54,479	$157,000	$768
2021	54,624	$57,370	$162,200	$799
2022	54,557	$62,163	$186,700	$888
2023	54,342	$64,076	$203,800	$934

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,249	6.0%
5 to 17	7,836	14.4%
18 to 24	5,589	10.3%
25 to 34	7,863	14.5%
35 to 44	6,283	11.6%
45 to 54	6,384	11.7%
55 to 64	7,115	13.1%
65 to 74	5,746	10.6%
75 and over	4,277	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,402	85.4%
Black or African American	1,264	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.1%
Asian	1,350	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.2%
Two or more races	1,663	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,469	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,976	5.2%
High school graduate	12,283	32.6%
Some college or associate's	11,157	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,514	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,738	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,202	78.8%
Carpooled	2,081	7.7%
Public transit	24	0.1%
Walked	661	2.5%
Bicycle	134	0.5%
Worked from home	2,586	9.6%
Other means	211	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,405	55.1%
15 to 29 min	7,241	29.8%
30 to 44 min	1,621	6.7%
45 to 59 min	1,160	4.8%
60+ min	886	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 11.6% (6,085 of 52,547)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,380	56.4%
Nonfamily households	10,358	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,738	93.5%
Vacant	1,658	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,199	64.0%
Renter-occupied	8,539	36.0%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,931	66.7%
1-unit, attached	971	3.8%
2 to 4 units	2,279	9.0%
5 to 19 units	2,688	10.6%
20 or more units	1,198	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1,329	5.2%

ZIP Code 45840

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