CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Glouster

Ohio · 2,001 residents · 1.31 sq mi

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Glouster is a city of 2,001 people in Ohio. 32.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 51%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $24,600. The median household earns $14,063, about 53% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,001

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,972 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(181)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(188)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(174)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(145)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(140)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(298)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(275)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(139)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(160)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(171)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(97)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(33)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,063

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,716

−43%vs 2000

vs $11,837 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.5%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,600

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $410 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

32.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(1,877)

Black1.4%(27)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(21)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,971)

Black1.4%(28)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(5)

Spaniard0.2%(3)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.7%(11)

Vietnamese0.3%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(4)

Ancestry

English27.8%(409)

German11.3%(166)

Irish9.6%(141)

American6.9%(102)

Dutch2.9%(42)

Italian1.8%(27)

Arab1.4%(21)

Welsh1.4%(20)

Lebanese1.3%(19)

Polish1%(15)

Hungarian0.7%(10)

Scottish0.5%(8)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French0.5%(7)

Canadian0.3%(4)

Syrian0.1%(2)

Czech0.1%(2)

Russian0.1%(2)

Greek0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.8%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.1%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 25.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.5%(171)

Married42.9%(213)

Widowed4.4%(22)

Divorced18.1%(90)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(173)

Married38.4%(247)

Widowed17.3%(111)

Divorced17.4%(112)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

46.1%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.8%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.5%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.7%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.7%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.2%(34)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 77 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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