Defiance County, Ohio Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Defiance County is 1st in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Defiance County is 4th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Defiance County is 7th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Retail sales per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Defiance County Rank Ohio US
Current population (2012) 38,677 65th 11,544,225 313,914,040
Size in square miles 411.5 62nd 40,860.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 94.9 58th 282.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Defiance County Rank Ohio US
Residents younger than 5 6.0% 40th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.0% 32nd 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.9% 44th 14.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Defiance County Rank Ohio US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.9% 29th 87.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.5% 34th 24.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Defiance County Rank Ohio US
Race - White 95.8% 42nd 83.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.1% 47th 12.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 4th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 58th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 60th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 59th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.3% 1st 3.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 87.3% 73rd 80.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Defiance County Rank Ohio US
Female residents 50.7% 42nd 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.9% 29th 3.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Defiance County Rank Ohio US
Housing units 16,693 63rd 5,133,446 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.9% 62nd 22.9% 25.9%
Households 15,183 63rd 4,554,007 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 77.8% 22nd 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $110,500 54th $135,600 $186,200
People per household 2.5 38th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 35 51st 16,905 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Defiance County Rank Ohio US
Income per capita $22,862 38th $25,618 $27,915
Income per household $46,864 40th $48,071 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.6% 60th 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Defiance County Rank Ohio US
Non-farm private establishments 814 59th 250,476 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 12,847 55th 4,432,849 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,085 62nd 897,939 27,092,908
Retail sales $559,458 44th $138,816,008 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,543 7th $12,049 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $41,264 54th $17,779,905 $613,795,732

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