COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Harrison County

Ohio · 16,085 residents · 402 sq mi

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Harrison County is home to 16,085 people in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $33,300. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 31%. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,085

+1%vs 2000

vs 15,856 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

402 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(944)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,047)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,283)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,244)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(841)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(2,238)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(2,297)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,716)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(1,685)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(1,611)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(877)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(302)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,943

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,318 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,146

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,479 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.7%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,300

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(15,264)

Black2.2%(346)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(59)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(15,650)

Black2.5%(400)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(41)

Asian0.1%(18)

Other0.1%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.7%(98)

Mexican0.3%(47)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(10)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German18%(2,569)

Irish11.7%(1,680)

English10.2%(1,453)

Italian8.1%(1,161)

Polish4.9%(699)

American4%(572)

Dutch3.8%(550)

Hungarian1.5%(212)

Scottish1.4%(205)

French1.2%(173)

Scotch-Irish1%(147)

Swedish1%(139)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.9%(127)

Welsh0.7%(106)

Czech0.5%(69)

Norwegian0.4%(62)

Slovak0.3%(46)

Greek0.3%(43)

Serbian0.3%(40)

Ukrainian0.2%(31)

Swiss0.1%(20)

Croatian0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(17)

Turkish0.1%(16)

Austrian0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(12)

Belgian0.1%(11)

British0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Romanian0%(7)

Arab0%(3)

Lebanese0%(3)

Canadian0%(2)

Russian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.8%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 21.3 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 married31.3%(1,828)

Married49%(2,859)

Widowed4.9%(285)

Divorced14.8%(863)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(1,410)

Married47.8%(2,890)

Widowed13.5%(815)

Divorced15.4%(932)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.2%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% 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)16.9%(135)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(194)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.1%(353)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 801 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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