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Richland County

Ohio · 124,893 residents (2025 est.) · 495 sq mi
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Richland County is home to 125,099 people in Ohio. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $164,800. Renters pay $824 a month at the median. Households here earn about 17% less than in Ohio as a whole.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
125,099
−3%since 2000
from 128,852 in 2000
124,893 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
253 / sq mi
−1%since 2009
from 254 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.9
+8%since 2000
from 37.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
495 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
120K123K125K127K130K19902000201020202024Richland County
2024125K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(7,128)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(7,643)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(7,620)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(7,528)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(7,610)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(16,319)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.3%(15,423)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(14,530)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(16,099)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.6%(14,523)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.3%(7,930)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(2,746)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$59,509
−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,397 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,336
+69%since 2000
from $18,582 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.9%
+15.8 ptssince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.430
+6%since 2010
from 0.407 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade20.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$164,800
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$824
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $451 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 71.5% in 2000
32.1% rent
Vacancy rate
8.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.36 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.2%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.5%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+5%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
17
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.6%(112,910)
Black9.4%(12,082)
Hispanic / Latino0.9%(1,200)
Asian0.5%(651)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic83.9%(104,913)
Black7.1%(8,840)
Hispanic / Latino2.3%(2,837)
Asian0.8%(943)
Other6%(7,566)
Diversity Score
36
+21%since 2009
from 30 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
41
−15%since 2020
from 49 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.3%(1,658)
Puerto Rican0.4%(489)
Cuban0.1%(105)
Salvadoran0.1%(84)
Chilean0%(42)
Dominican0%(33)
Spaniard0%(24)
Uruguayan0%(16)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Korean0.3%(318)
Filipino0.2%(190)
Vietnamese0.1%(136)
Asian Indian0.1%(132)
Japanese0.1%(93)
Chinese0%(39)
Thai0%(24)
Laotian0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(20)
Chamorro0%(16)
Ancestry
German24.4%(30,510)
English11.9%(14,902)
Irish10.9%(13,680)
American7.2%(8,987)
Italian3.7%(4,659)
Polish1.7%(2,094)
Scottish1.6%(2,047)
Swiss1.2%(1,515)
French1.2%(1,445)
Scotch-Irish1%(1,260)
Dutch0.8%(951)
Welsh0.6%(800)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.5%(617)
Slovak0.5%(571)
Greek0.4%(504)
Arab0.3%(422)
Swedish0.3%(418)
Serbian0.3%(379)
Czech0.3%(338)
Russian0.3%(315)
British0.2%(309)
Norwegian0.2%(272)
Austrian0.2%(221)
Ukrainian0.1%(177)
Palestinian0.1%(164)
Romanian0.1%(164)
Croatian0.1%(142)
Finnish0.1%(142)
West Indian0.1%(131)
Iraqi0.1%(121)
Jamaican0.1%(103)
Lebanese0.1%(84)
Canadian0.1%(79)
Lithuanian0.1%(73)
Macedonian0.1%(66)
Slovene0.1%(64)
Nigerian0%(52)
Brazilian0%(33)
Guyanese0%(28)
Haitian0%(28)
Egyptian0%(18)
Syrian0%(15)
Ghanaian0%(10)
Danish0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
17.9%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 12.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.0%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 80.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 3.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.8 min
+64%since 2000
from 13.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
81.4%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 84.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
5.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 9.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 59.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 73.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.9%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Female
48.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Foreign born
1.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.5%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 13.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.9%
+17.8 ptssince 2017
from 70.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.9%
+5.3 ptssince 2020
from 87.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 84.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 96.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.8%(18,894)
Married47.7%(25,143)
Widowed3.5%(1,865)
Divorced12.9%(6,805)
Women 15+
Never married26.1%(13,061)
Married48.2%(24,079)
Widowed11.4%(5,712)
Divorced14.3%(7,149)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 55.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.5%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 22.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 22.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 4.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 67.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 43.1% 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)22.6%(1,699)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(1,454)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.8%(2,765)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(239)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(136)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,510 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Richland County, Ohio?

Richland County, Ohio has about 125,099 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Richland County, Ohio?

The typical household in Richland County, Ohio earns about $59,509 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Richland County, Ohio expensive?

In Richland County, Ohio, the median home is worth about $164,800, and the typical rent is about $824 a month.

How educated are people in Richland County, Ohio?

About 17.9% of adults age 25 and over in Richland County, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Richland County, Ohio?

About 13.8% of people in Richland County, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Richland County, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Richland County, Ohio has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 1,038 residents, a change of about -1 percent over that period.

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