Defiance city, OH

Defiance County, OH

2022 population: 16,852 ( 16,852 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.7 square miles
Population density: 1330.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,401	79.52%	?%
Black:	464	2.75%	0.0%
Indian:	32	0.19%	0.0%
Asian:	48	0.28%	0.0%
2+ races:	354	2.10%	0.0%
Hispanic:	2,535	15.04%	0.0%

Total non-White:	3,451	20.48%	?%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	13,401	?
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,451	?

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
n/a
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

2000
16,298
13,327	81.77%
502	3.08%
57	0.35%
83	0.51%
203	1.25%
2,126	13.04%
2,971	18.23%

1990
16,768
14,207	84.73%
506	3.02%
26	0.16%
34	0.20%
n/a
1,995	11.90%
2,561	15.27%

1980
16,810
14,726	87.60%
157	0.93%
57	0.34%
43	0.26%
n/a
1,821	10.83%
2,084	12.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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-13,327	-81.8
-2,971	-18.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
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-880	-5.2
410	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
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-519	-3.1
477	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Defiance city, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.9
3,421	20.3%
13,431	79.7%
3,489	20.7%

7,219
2.26

4,428	61.3%
3,199	72.2%
406	9.2%
2,791	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
?
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

0
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
4,152	25.5%
12,146	74.5%
2,138	13.1%

6,470
2.44

4,349	67.2%
3,229	74.2%
548	12.6%
2,121	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
4,630	27.6%
12,138	72.4%
2,152	12.8%

6,193
2.60

4,419	71.4%
3,603	81.5%
339	7.7%
1,774	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
5,153	30.7%
11,657	69.3%
1,705	10.1%

5,857
2.76

4,356	74.4%
3,745	86.0%
340	7.8%
1,501	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Defiance city, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	222	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	366	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	305	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	365	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	393	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	428	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	370	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	323	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	407	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	469	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	639	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,092	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	840	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	346	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	396	5.5%
$200,000 or more	258	3.6%

Median Household Income	58,750
Per Capita Income	33,938

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	532	7.4%
Public Assistance	162	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,138	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,311	72.2%
Unemployed	432	4.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,743	77.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,996	22.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,255	2,416	57.4%
Non-Profit	326	409	44.4%
Self-Employed	430	209	67.3%

Local Government	327	404	44.7%
State Government	56	193	22.5%
Federal Government	14	42	25.0%

Total Private + Self	3,685	2,625	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	723	1,048	40.8%
Total	4,408	3,673	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,131	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,483	18.4%
Professional, Technical	1,406	17.4%
Service Occupations	1,113	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	45	0.6%
All others	2,948	36.5%

White Collar		49.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,011	24.9%
Retail trade	870	10.8%
Health care and social assistance	848	10.5%
Accommodation and food services	691	8.6%
Educational services	666	8.2%
Other services	468	5.8%
Construction	420	5.2%
Finance and insurance	372	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	362	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	350	4.3%
Public administration	309	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	207	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	186	2.3%
Wholesale trade	104	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	79	1.0%
Information	63	0.8%
Utilities	45	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,771	10.51%
Puerto Rican	349	2.07%
Cuban	59	0.35%
Dominican	54	0.32%

Total Central American	107	0.63%
Costa Rican	10	0.06%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	12	0.07%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	85	0.50%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	48	0.28%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	20	0.12%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	28	0.17%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	147	0.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	33	0.20%
Indian	15	0.09%
Japanese	9	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,695	92.9%
Spanish	961	6.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	52	0.3%
German, other Germanic	33	0.2%
Other Indo-European	24	0.2%
Other	23	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.1%
Other Asian	15	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,989	29.6%
Irish	1,756	10.4%
English	1,547	9.2%
American	1,075	6.4%
Scottish	364	2.2%
French	339	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	329	2.0%
European	290	1.7%
Polish	191	1.1%
African	188	1.1%
Dutch	172	1.0%
Belgian	171	1.0%
Italian	163	1.0%
Czech	162	1.0%
Hungarian	157	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,724	99.2%
Not a citizen	128	0.8%

Native	16,476	97.8%
Foreign-born	376	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
270	2.3%	841	7.1%	4,464	37.6%	3,885	32.8%	1,558	13.1%	841	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	270	2.3%
9-12 Years	841	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,464	37.6%
Some College	3,885	32.8%
Bach. Degree	1,558	13.1%
Grad Degree	841	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +476	R +135	D + 0.2%
D +341
2020 vs. 2012	R +878	R +1,403	R + 18.1%
D -525
2020 vs. 2008	R +881	R +1,383	R + 17.8%
D -502

2016 vs. 2008	R +405	R +1,248	R + 18.1%
D -843
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,576	58.0%	Joe Biden (D)	3,164	40.1%	154	2.0%	7,894	5	11	0.13%
2016	96%	Donald Trump (R)	4,100	55.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,823	38.1%	493	6.6%	7,416	4	9	0.13%
2012	291%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,698	49.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,689	48.9%	151	2.0%	7,538	1	2	0.13%
2008	309%	John McCain (R)	3,695	49.2%	Barack Obama (D)	3,666	48.8%	156	2.1%	7,517	2	4	0.13%
2004	105%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,514	58.9%	John Kerry (D)	3,095	40.4%	52	0.7%	7,661	8	8	0.14%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	3,406	54.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,637	42.3%	184	3.0%	6,227	5	7	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Defiance city, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	40%	J.D. Vance (R)	2,987	57.4%	Tim Ryan (D)	2,215	42.6%	0	0.0%	5,202	4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	40%	Mike DeWine* (R)	3,659	70.0%	Nan Whaley (D)	1,570	30.0%	0	0.0%	5,229	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	54%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	2,808	50.1%	Jim Renacci (R)	2,796	49.9%	0	0.0%	5,604	3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	55%	Mike DeWine (R)	3,106	54.9%	Richard Cordray (D)	2,356	41.7%	191 [+]	3.4%	5,653	5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 121 (2.1%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 70 (1.2%);
2016	S3	94%	Rob Portman* (R)	4,455	61.3%	Ted Strickland (D)	2,428	33.4%	380 [+]	5.2%	7,263	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 131 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 128 (1.8%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 121 (1.7%);
2014	G	83%	John Kasich* (R)	2,924	68.0%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	1,263	29.4%	115 [+]	2.7%	4,302	4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 115 (2.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,014
Median Value	$135,800

Occupied	7,219	90.1%
Vacant	795	9.9%

Owned	4,888	67.7%
Rented	2,331	32.3%
Median Rent	$809

Single-Family Units	5,957	74.3%
Detached	5,730	71.5%
Attached	227	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	866	10.8%
Mobile Homes	324	4.0%

Defiance city, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Defiance city, OH

2022 Housing Data for Defiance city, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Defiance city, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Defiance city, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Defiance city, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Defiance city, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Defiance city, OH