MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Defiance Micro

Defiance, OH · 1 counties · 39,350 residents · 411 sq mi

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Defiance is a metro area of 39,350 people. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $53,400. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 8.8%, under the national 13.2%. Households earn $31,505 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,350

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 39,500 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

96 / sq mi

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 96 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

411 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(2,908)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(3,028)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(3,318)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(3,176)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(2,558)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(6,151)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(6,100)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(4,181)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(3,305)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(2,758)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(1,312)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(555)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,505

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,938 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,545

−36%vs 2000

vs $19,667 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,400

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$364

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $472 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

21.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.8%(35,471)

Black1.7%(657)

Hispanic / Latino7.2%(2,857)

Asian0.3%(138)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94%(37,000)

Black1.5%(590)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(2,722)

Asian0.2%(62)

Other4.3%(1,698)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.2%(3,545)

Puerto Rican0.8%(310)

Central American0.3%(125)

Salvadoran0.3%(97)

Cuban0.2%(86)

South American0.2%(83)

Venezuelan0.2%(76)

Costa Rican0.1%(21)

Spaniard0%(15)

Honduran0%(7)

Colombian0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(77)

Bhutanese0.1%(20)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(114)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(20)

Ancestry

German34.9%(13,375)

Irish9.1%(3,503)

English8.9%(3,401)

American6.1%(2,356)

Swiss2.7%(1,045)

Italian2.5%(961)

French2.3%(894)

Polish1.7%(663)

Scottish1.5%(573)

Dutch1.5%(562)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(468)

Swedish1%(371)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.9%(329)

Belgian0.7%(278)

Subsaharan African0.5%(182)

Czech0.4%(162)

British0.3%(111)

Russian0.2%(75)

Norwegian0.2%(61)

Welsh0.1%(56)

Finnish0.1%(48)

Greek0.1%(44)

French Canadian0.1%(37)

Arab0.1%(33)

Austrian0.1%(33)

Lebanese0.1%(30)

Serbian0.1%(25)

Australian0%(15)

Slovene0%(15)

Armenian0%(13)

Slovak0%(13)

Danish0%(11)

Romanian0%(10)

Ukrainian0%(7)

Syrian0%(3)

Canadian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 12.9 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 married35.2%(5,495)

Married52.9%(8,270)

Widowed3%(466)

Divorced8.9%(1,397)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(3,523)

Married55.8%(8,730)

Widowed7.8%(1,219)

Divorced13.9%(2,173)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 75.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.0% 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)20%(349)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(228)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.2%(912)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(69)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(29)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,747 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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