2022 population: 181,359 ( 14,867 from 2010 , 2,850 from 2020)
Land area: 682.4 square miles
Population density: 265.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	157,001	86.57%	2.1%
Black:	8,065	4.45%	42.9%
Indian:	475	0.26%	8.9%
Asian:	7,038	3.88%	459.9%
2+ races:	4,423	2.44%	55.2%
Hispanic:	4,357	2.40%	88.5%

Total non-White:	24,358	13.43%	92.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,243	11.9
Deaths:	4,704	13.2
Net Migration:	3,012	8.4
Net Immigration:	202	0.6

Change in White population:	3,190	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,677	7.0

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
166,492
153,811	92.38%
5,643	3.39%
436	0.26%
1,257	0.75%
2,850	1.71%
2,312	1.39%
12,681	7.62%

2000
145,491
138,498	95.19%
2,966	2.04%
414	0.28%
868	0.60%
1,465	1.01%
1,107	0.76%
6,993	4.81%

1990
128,300
124,847	97.31%
2,083	1.62%
229	0.18%
524	0.41%
n/a
617	0.48%
3,453	2.69%

1980
120,981
117,829	97.39%
1,985	1.64%
223	0.18%
324	0.27%
n/a
558	0.46%
3,152	2.61%

1970
107,799
105,532	97.90%
1,659	1.54%
64	0.06%
97	0.09%
n/a
409	0.38%
2,267	2.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
19,096	13.1
12,292	8.4
6,552	4.5
418	0.3

15,313	10.5
5,688	3.9

Number	Rate
1990's
18,750	14.6
12,192	9.5
8,608	6.7
314	0.2

13,651	10.6
3,540	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
18,095	15.0
10,586	8.8
321	0.3
n/a

7,018	5.8
301	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,986	4.6
n/a

12,297	11.4
885	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Licking County, 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
40.2
40,986	22.6%
140,373	77.4%
30,142	16.6%

67,239
2.61

47,335	70.4%
37,462	79.1%
4,072	8.6%
19,904	29.6%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
41,125	24.7%
125,367	75.3%
22,087	13.3%

63,989
2.55

45,162	70.6%
34,857	77.2%
4,231	9.4%
18,827	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
37,850	26.0%
107,641	74.0%
17,315	11.9%

55,588
2.56

40,258	72.4%
32,809	81.5%
3,438	8.5%
15,330	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
33,759	26.3%
94,541	73.7%
15,227	11.9%

47,442
2.64

36,024	75.9%
30,280	84.1%
2,614	7.3%
11,418	24.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
35,723	29.5%
85,258	70.5%
12,265	10.1%

42,322
2.79

32,913	77.8%
28,978	88.0%
1,859	5.6%
9,409	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Licking County, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,476	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,782	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,075	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,118	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,687	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,849	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,835	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,313	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,427	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,978	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,702	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,049	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,513	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,147	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,227	9.3%
$200,000 or more	6,061	9.0%

Median Household Income	78,505
Per Capita Income	39,760

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,845	7.2%
Public Assistance	2,075	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,388	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	80,106	72.9%
Unemployed	2,789	2.5%
In Armed Forces	181	0.2%

Total Labor Force	83,076	75.6%
Not in Labor Force	26,791	24.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32,182	25,377	55.9%
Non-Profit	2,803	6,427	30.4%
Self-Employed	4,421	2,752	61.6%

Local Government	3,752	4,034	48.2%
State Government	1,111	1,457	43.3%
Federal Government	1,216	1,295	48.4%

Total Private + Self	36,603	28,129	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,882	13,213	40.2%
Total	45,485	41,342	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,042	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,999	20.7%
Professional, Technical	19,625	22.6%
Service Occupations	14,259	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	373	0.4%
All others	20,953	24.1%

White Collar		59.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,511	14.4%
Retail trade	10,540	12.1%
Manufacturing	9,966	11.5%
Educational services	8,136	9.4%
Finance and insurance	6,414	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	5,377	6.2%
Public administration	5,107	5.9%
Construction	4,915	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	4,482	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,392	5.1%
Other services	4,000	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,883	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,885	2.2%
Information	1,515	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,498	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,443	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	857	1.0%
Utilities	804	0.9%
Management	83	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	70	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,679	0.94%
Puerto Rican	838	0.47%
Cuban	57	0.03%
Dominican	252	0.14%

Total Central American	177	0.10%
Costa Rican	102	0.06%
Guatemalan	13	0.01%
Honduran	5	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	24	0.01%
Salvadoran	33	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	397	0.22%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	73	0.04%
Colombian	113	0.06%
Ecuadorian	39	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	133	0.07%
Uruguayan	20	0.01%
Venezuelan	19	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	601	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,690	0.94%
Bhutanese	836	0.47%
Chinese	417	0.23%
Filipino	232	0.13%
Vietnamese	196	0.11%
Korean	127	0.07%
Laotian	48	0.03%
Taiwanese	47	0.03%
Japanese	23	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	159,799	94.9%
Other Indo-European	3,055	1.8%
Spanish	2,194	1.3%
Other	580	0.3%
German, other Germanic	544	0.3%
Arabic	522	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	492	0.3%
Chinese	381	0.2%
Other Asian	313	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	41,958	23.5%
Irish	25,388	14.2%
English	23,157	12.9%
American	11,379	6.4%
Italian	7,952	4.4%
Scottish	4,033	2.3%
Polish	3,599	2.0%
European	3,299	1.8%
French	2,996	1.7%
Welsh	2,708	1.5%
Dutch	2,333	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	2,182	1.2%
Swedish	1,670	0.9%
Hungarian	1,536	0.9%
British	973	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	177,034	99.0%
Not a citizen	1,810	1.0%

Native	172,049	96.2%
Foreign-born	6,795	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,938	1.6%	6,367	5.2%	40,864	33.7%	36,358	29.9%	24,104	19.9%	11,768	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,938	1.6%
9-12 Years	6,367	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	40,864	33.7%
Some College	36,358	29.9%
Bach. Degree	24,104	19.9%
Grad Degree	11,768	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	65,878	62,199	3,679	5.6%	5.8%
1991	65,809	62,032	3,777	5.7%	6.5%
1992	66,701	62,590	4,111	6.2%	7.4%
1993	67,171	63,299	3,872	5.8%	6.7%
1994	68,366	65,170	3,196	4.7%	5.7%
1995	69,682	66,858	2,824	4.1%	4.9%
1996	70,519	67,669	2,850	4.0%	5.0%
1997	70,604	67,674	2,930	4.1%	4.6%
1998	70,386	67,295	3,091	4.4%	4.3%
1999	71,684	68,770	2,914	4.1%	4.3%

2000	77,278	74,227	3,051	3.9%	4.1%
2001	78,382	75,253	3,129	4.0%	4.4%
2002	78,565	74,393	4,172	5.3%	5.8%
2003	79,820	74,863	4,957	6.2%	6.2%
2004	80,368	75,353	5,015	6.2%	6.3%
2005	81,453	76,611	4,842	5.9%	5.9%
2006	83,297	79,037	4,260	5.1%	5.4%
2007	84,252	79,775	4,477	5.3%	5.6%
2008	84,436	79,126	5,310	6.3%	6.6%
2009	82,837	74,915	7,922	9.6%	10.2%

2010	87,674	79,229	8,445	9.6%	10.3%
2011	86,585	79,337	7,248	8.4%	8.8%
2012	86,045	80,235	5,810	6.8%	7.4%
2013	86,432	80,469	5,963	6.9%	7.5%
2014	86,874	82,315	4,559	5.2%	5.8%
2015	87,222	83,310	3,912	4.5%	5.0%
2016	88,594	84,685	3,909	4.4%	5.0%
2017	89,155	85,392	3,763	4.2%	5.0%
2018	89,658	86,104	3,554	4.0%	4.5%
2019	91,103	87,674	3,429	3.8%	4.2%

2020	90,688	84,753	5,935	6.5%	8.1%
2021	91,141	87,373	3,768	4.1%	5.1%
2022	92,216	89,072	3,144	3.4%	4.0%
2023	92,612	89,744	2,868	3.1%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	72,722
Median Value	$232,200

Occupied	67,239	92.5%
Vacant	5,483	7.5%

Owned	49,402	73.5%
Rented	17,837	26.5%
Median Rent	$960

Single-Family Units	56,901	78.2%
Detached	54,906	75.5%
Attached	1,995	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,092	8.4%
Mobile Homes	3,374	4.6%

Licking County, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Licking County, OH

2022 Housing Data for Licking County, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Licking County, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Licking County, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Licking County, OH

Historical Labor Force Data for Licking County, OH