Holmes County, OH

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2020 Population

43,954

0.121% 1-year growth

US Senator

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Party

US Senator

Rob Portman

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

32.1

1.9% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

9.75%

2.07% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$64,453

1.1% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$224,400

7.52% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Holmes County, OH had a population of 44k people with a median age of 32.1 and a median household income of $64,453. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Holmes County, OH grew from 43,901 to 43,954, a 0.121% increase and its median household income grew from $63,753 to $64,453, a 1.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Holmes County, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (97.8%), White (Hispanic) (0.498%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.491%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.41%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.305%).

None of the households in Holmes County, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.9% of the residents in Holmes County, OH are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Holmes County, OH was $224,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.8%.

Most people in Holmes County, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Holmes County, OH was 0 cars per household.

Holmes County, OH borders Ashland County, OH, Coshocton County, OH, Knox County, OH, Stark County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, and Wayne County, OH.

Population & Diversity

Holmes County, OH is home to a population of 44k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2020, 0.516% of Holmes County, OH residents were born outside of the country (227 people).

In 2020, there were 196 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (43k people) in Holmes County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 White (Hispanic) and 216 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.9%

2020 Citizenship

99.9%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 99.9% of Holmes County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Holmes County, OH was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Holmes County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Holmes County, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
43k ± 26
White (Hispanic)
219 ± 123
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
216 ± 135

0.983%

Hispanic Population

432 people

0.983% of the people in Holmes County, OH are hispanic (432 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Holmes County, OH as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.516%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

227 people

0.435%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

191 people

As of 2020, 0.516% of Holmes County, OH residents (227 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Holmes County, OH was 0.435%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Holmes County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
556 ± 132
Korea
163 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
119 ± 70

Holmes County, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.41 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Holmes County, OH employs 20k people. The largest industries in Holmes County, OH are Manufacturing (5,676 people), Retail Trade (2,503 people), and Construction (2,451 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($65,313), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,208), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($55,556).

Employment

Occupations

20k

2020 Value

± 943

−1.52%

1 Year decline

± 6.49%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Holmes County, OH declined at a rate of −1.52%, from 20.3k employees to 20k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Holmes County, OH, are Production Occupations (3,565 people), Management Occupations (2,222 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Holmes County, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20k

2020 Value

± 943

−1.52%

1 Year decline

± 6.49%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Holmes County, OH declined at a rate of −1.52%, from 20.3k employees to 20k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Holmes County, OH, are Manufacturing (5,676 people), Retail Trade (2,503 people), and Construction (2,451 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Holmes County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Holmes County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,816

Median earning men ± $2,561

$21,611

Median earning women ± $1,004

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Information ($80,089), Public Administration ($61,932), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($43,500), Wholesale Trade ($43,287), and Public Administration ($43,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,252
Manufacturing
243
Retail Trade
235
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Ohio to other states, or from other states to Ohio.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Ohio product (by dollars) was Machinery with $57.8B, followed by Motorized vehicles ($53.5B) and Mixed freight ($52.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Ohio products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$685B

2020 Value in Ohio

$1.25T

Projected 2050 Value in Ohio

81.7% growth

In 2020, total outbound Ohio trade was $685B. This is expected to increase 81.7% to $1.25T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Ohio trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Ohio to other states, or from other states to Ohio.

Most Common Trade Partners

Michigan
$46.1B
Indiana
$39.9B
Pennsylvania
$32.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Ohio domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Michigan with $46.1B, followed by Indiana with $39.9B and Pennsylvania and $32.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Ohio shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Holmes County, OH went to Donald J. Trump with 83.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.965%).

Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 16 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (83.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.965%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Holmes County, OH for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Sherrod Brown

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Rob Portman

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 16 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.598% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.606% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (3.02M), Some college (2.03M), and Bachelors Degree (1.54M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Holmes County, OH was $224,400 in 2020, which is 0.977 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $208,700 to $224,400, a 7.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Holmes County, OH is 77.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Holmes County, OH have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Holmes County, OH is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Median household income in Holmes County, OH is $64,453. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Holmes County, OH was Census Tract 9763.01 with a value of $77,731, followed by Census Tract 9763.02 and Census Tract 9768.01, with respective values of $74,531 and $70,709.

Property

$224,400

Median Property Value 2020

±$13,537

$9,612

Median Property Taxes

±$551

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Holmes County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Holmes County, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.8%

Homeownership

2020

70.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 77.8% of the housing units in Holmes County, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Holmes County, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9763.01
Census Tract 9763.02
Census Tract 9768.01

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Holmes County, OH was Census Tract 9763.01 with a value of $77,731, followed by Census Tract 9763.02 and Census Tract 9768.01, with respective values of $74,531 and $70,709.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Holmes County, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,453

Median Household Income

± $2,035

12.4k

Number of Households

± 672

In 2020, the median household income of the 12.4k households in Holmes County, OH grew to $64,453 from the previous year's value of $63,753.

The following chart displays the households in Holmes County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Holmes County, OH is from Ohio.

0.457

2020 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.46

2019 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2020, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.751% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (50.5%)
Carpooled (21%)
Bicycle (10.6%)

In 2020, 50.5% of workers in Holmes County, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (10.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Holmes County, OH have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.53% of the workforce in Holmes County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Holmes County, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

0 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Holmes County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Holmes County, OH have 0 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Holmes County, OH (4.2k out of 43.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Holmes County, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

58.2% of the population of Holmes County, OH has health coverage, with 30.4% on employee plans, 8.3% on Medicaid, 8.96% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 0.498% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Ohio was $8,712 in 2014. This is a 5.14% increase from the previous year ($8,286).

Primary care physicians in Holmes County, OH see 3990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.15% decrease from the previous year (3996 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3140 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 7327 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Ohio, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,990 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Holmes County, OH

Primary care physicians in Holmes County, OH see an average of 3,990 patients per year. This represents a 0.15% decrease from the previous year (3,996 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Holmes County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Ohio across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.4% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 32.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

41.8%

Uninsured

30.4%

Employer Coverage

8.3%

Medicaid

8.96%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

0.498%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Holmes County, OH grew by 2.63% from 40.7% to 41.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Holmes County, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 43.4 in Holmes County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Holmes County, OH.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 26.8% in Holmes County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Holmes County, OH.

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