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Ross County, OH


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Chillicothe, OH
Designated Market Area: Columbus, OH
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 76,606   ( 1,458 from 2010 , 489 from 2020)
Land area: 689.2 square miles
Population density: 111.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:68,447 89.35% 2.7%
Black:4,2985.61% 10.5%
Indian:2490.33% 17.5%
Asian:4100.54% 35.8%
2+ races:2,0842.72% 37.6%
Hispanic:1,1181.46% 49.5%
Total non-White:8,15910.65% 6.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,764 11.4
Deaths:2,52116.3
Net Migration: 2181.4
Net Immigration: 50.0
Change in White population:-1,931 -2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:473 0.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
78,064
70,37890.15%
4,8046.15%
2120.27%
3020.39%
1,5141.94%
7480.96%
7,6869.85%

2000
73,345
66,99191.34%
4,5346.18%
2060.28%
2720.37%
8351.14%
4290.58%
6,3548.66%

1990
69,330
63,92992.21%
4,4566.43%
1480.21%
3960.57%
n/a
4010.58%
5,4017.79%

1980
65,004
60,98793.82%
3,3275.12%
960.15%
2140.33%
n/a
3510.54%
4,0176.18%

1970
61,211
58,02894.80%
2,9644.84%
270.04%
360.06%
n/a
1440.24%
3,183 5.20%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
8,403 11.5
6,7979.3
1,2381.7
2290.3
3,387 4.6
1,332 1.8
1990's
NumberRate
9,226 13.3
6,8169.8
3,4925.0
980.1
3,062 4.4
953 1.4
1980's
NumberRate
9,122 14.0
6,104 9.4
1,896 2.9
n/a
2,942 4.5
1,384 2.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-716 -1.2
n/a
2,959 4.8
834 1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Ross 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
NumberPercent
41.3
16,249 21.2%
60,357 78.8%
13,233 17.3%
29,565
2.42
18,826 63.7%
13,506 71.7%
2,060 10.9%
10,739 36.3%

2010
NumberPercent
39.8
17,585 22.5%
60,479 77.5%
10,520 13.5%
28,919
2.48
19,782 68.4%
14,516 73.4%
2,071 10.5%
9,137 31.6%

2000
NumberPercent
36.8
17,588 24.0%
55,757 76.0%
8,894 12.1%
27,148
2.50
19,234 70.8%
15,232 79.2%
1,728 9.0%
7,914 29.2%

1990
NumberPercent
33.8
17,487 25.2%
51,843 74.8%
8,537 12.3%
24,313
2.62
18,158 74.7%
14,951 82.3%
1,637 9.0%
6,155 25.3%

1980
NumberPercent
31.3
18,671 28.7%
46,333 71.3%
7,252 11.2%
21,992
2.81
17,009 77.3%
14,690 86.4%
1,011 5.9%
4,983 22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Ross County, OH

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units32,051 
Median Value$153,500 
Occupied29,56592.2%
Vacant2,4867.8%
Owned20,94970.9%
Rented8,61629.1%
Median Rent$827 
Single-Family Units23,53573.4%
    Detached22,97271.7%
    Attached5631.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,1076.6%
Mobile Homes4,50514.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ross County, OH

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,7505.9%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5695.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0133.4%
$20,000 to $24,9991,7535.9%
$25,000 to $29,9991,8556.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991,6395.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2704.3%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0653.6%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1123.8%
$50,000 to $59,9992,2937.8%
$60,000 to $74,9992,4618.3%
$75,000 to $99,9994,00913.6%
$100,000 to $124,9993,44711.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991,8596.3%
$150,000 to $199,9991,2944.4%
$200,000 or more1,1764.0%
Median Household Income58,048 
Per Capita Income29,718 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.78 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,4438.3%
Public Assistance8192.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,33918.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed29,88161.2%
Unemployed1,8923.9%
In Armed Forces270.1%
Total Labor Force31,80065.1%
Not in Labor Force17,05434.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector11,7909,25756.0%
Non-Profit7492,12426.1%
Self-Employed1,43249274.4%
Local Government9251,50938.0%
State Government1,0841,01751.6%
Federal Government60967047.6%
Total Private + Self13,2229,74957.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,3675,32038.8%
Total16,58915,06952.4%
Pct. Govt.18.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,40910.7%
Sales and Office Occupations5,41917.0%
Professional, Technical6,55420.6%
Service Occupations6,08819.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing920.3%
All others10,32332.5%
White Collar 48.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance5,89018.5%
Manufacturing5,66917.8%
Retail trade3,92612.3%
Educational services2,4747.8%
Accommodation and food services2,2657.1%
Construction2,1396.7%
Public administration2,0876.6%
Transportation and warehousing1,4984.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,0923.4%
Other services1,0663.4%
Professional, scientific, technical8962.8%
Finance and insurance7242.3%
Wholesale trade4541.4%
Information4031.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing3321.0%
Utilities3321.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2500.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2470.8%
Management250.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction240.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3100.40%
Puerto Rican5630.73%
Cuban60.01%
Dominican640.08%
Total Central American570.07%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan510.07%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran60.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic630.08%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1130.15%
Filipino910.12%
Indian640.08%
Vietnamese340.04%
Cambodian80.01%
Korean70.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English71,54598.3%
Spanish4370.6%
German, other Germanic4000.5%
Tagalog880.1%
Other660.1%
Other Indo-European590.1%
Chinese590.1%
Korean410.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun360.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German13,73717.9%
Irish8,79811.4%
English8,34810.8%
American7,6359.9%
Italian1,5872.1%
Scottish1,5732.0%
French1,2731.7%
Dutch1,0791.4%
Scotch-Irish1,0531.4%
European1,0281.3%
Polish6610.9%
Welsh6050.8%
British3780.5%
Norwegian3400.4%
Scandinavian2660.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen76,66499.6%
Not a citizen2930.4%
Native76,39299.3%
Foreign-born5650.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ross County, OH

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,625 3.0%4,554 8.3%24,800 45.4%14,643 26.8%5,498 10.1%3,537 6.5%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,625 3.0%
9-12 Years 4,554 8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 24,800 45.4%
Some College 14,643 26.8%
Bach. Degree 5,498 10.1%
Grad Degree 3,537 6.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Ross County, OH

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 29,813 27,328 2,485 8.3% 5.8%
1991 30,500 27,854 2,646 8.7% 6.5%
1992 31,579 28,623 2,956 9.4% 7.4%
1993 32,256 29,592 2,664 8.3% 6.7%
1994 33,174 30,806 2,368 7.1% 5.7%
1995 33,470 31,435 2,035 6.1% 4.9%
1996 34,459 32,203 2,256 6.5% 5.0%
1997 34,621 32,466 2,155 6.2% 4.6%
1998 35,238 32,950 2,288 6.5% 4.3%
1999 34,537 32,602 1,935 5.6% 4.3%
2000 33,458 31,634 1,824 5.5% 4.1%
2001 33,489 31,644 1,845 5.5% 4.4%
2002 33,923 31,578 2,345 6.9% 5.8%
2003 34,291 31,603 2,688 7.8% 6.2%
2004 34,584 31,798 2,786 8.1% 6.3%
2005 34,664 32,075 2,589 7.5% 5.9%
2006 35,016 32,836 2,180 6.2% 5.4%
2007 35,319 32,876 2,443 6.9% 5.6%
2008 35,005 32,188 2,817 8.0% 6.6%
2009 34,853 30,611 4,242 12.2% 10.2%
2010 34,133 30,052 4,081 12.0% 10.3%
2011 34,216 30,817 3,399 9.9% 8.8%
2012 34,054 31,195 2,859 8.4% 7.4%
2013 33,481 30,579 2,902 8.7% 7.5%
2014 33,749 31,592 2,157 6.4% 5.8%
2015 33,827 31,996 1,831 5.4% 5.0%
2016 33,973 32,087 1,886 5.6% 5.0%
2017 34,336 32,581 1,755 5.1% 5.0%
2018 34,884 33,305 1,579 4.5% 4.5%
2019 35,478 33,975 1,503 4.2% 4.2%
2020 35,399 32,560 2,839 8.0% 8.1%
2021 35,054 33,343 1,711 4.9% 5.1%
2022 35,048 33,702 1,346 3.8% 4.0%
2023 35,444 34,246 1,198 3.4% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com