Scioto County is a county of 72,627 people in Ohio. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $137,900. The foreign-born share is 1%. Households here earn about 29% less than in Ohio as a whole. The poverty rate is 21.8%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,609, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Scioto County
What changed most since 1990
White share95.7% → 92.0%(−3.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.5% → 18.2%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)14.4%(569)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(615)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.4%(1,871)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(129)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,949 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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Over time
Scioto County, decade by decade
Scioto County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
80,327
$42,229
$88,803
8.5%
10.3
2000
79,195
$51,021
$109,117
10.1%
13.2
2010
79,499
$47,202
$122,279
12.7%
15.0
2020
74,008
$50,743
$125,325
15.6%
20.7
2024
72,627
$50,609
$137,900
18.2%
18.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
