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Clermont County

Ohio · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
211,181
Median household income
$85,510
People below poverty
9.1%
Median home value
$266,200

Income

The median income of households in Clermont County, Ohio was $85,510. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 6.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.3
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6
$150,000 to $199,999 10.8
$200,000 or more 11.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 69422
Female 53233

An estimated 76.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,879. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.4
Social Security 33.1
Retirement income 28.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.3

In 2020-2024, 7.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024, 94.2% had health insurance coverage and 5.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.9% and public coverage was 35%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.5%.


In 2020-2024, Clermont County, Ohio had a total population of 211,181 - 106,538 (50.4%) females and 104,643 (49.6%) males. The median age was 40.8 years. An estimated 22.1% of the population was under 18 years, 31.2% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 5844 5776
5 to 9 6890 6285
10 to 14 6518 6670
15 to 19 6985 6239
20 to 24 5967 6069
25 to 29 6529 6140
30 to 34 6975 6741
35 to 39 7054 6751
40 to 44 6850 6839
45 to 49 6127 6161
50 to 54 6810 6668
55 to 59 6925 7333
60 to 64 7585 7624
65 to 69 6354 6985
70 to 74 4990 5421
75 to 79 3338 4296
80 to 84 1682 2332
85 and over 1220 2208

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.6% were White; 1.5% were Black or African American; 13.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.2% were Asian; 0.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.6% of the people in Clermont County, Ohio were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.6% of the people in Clermont County, Ohio were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 84,955 households in Clermont County, Ohio. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.9% of the households in Clermont County, Ohio while cohabiting couple households made up 8.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.2% of all households, while 16.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.1% of all households.

In Clermont County, Ohio, 31% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.9
Cohabiting Couples 8.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.5% of males and 49.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.4 25.5
Now married, except separated 54.5 49.7
Separated 1.2 1.5
Widowed 2.8 10.4
Divorced 11.1 12.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Clermont County, Ohio, 3,831 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.7% of the people living in Clermont County, Ohio were U.S. natives. 73.7% of the Clermont County, Ohio population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.3% of Clermont County, Ohio residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Clermont County, Ohio come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Clermont County, Ohio.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 25.5
Asia 39.6
Europe 22.5
Africa 6.5
Northern America 4.7
Oceania 1.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024, 3.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 0.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of the people at least one year old living in Clermont County, Ohio were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.3
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Clermont County, Ohio was 44,975 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 3,303 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 34,411. College or graduate school enrollment was 7,261.

Educational Attainment of People in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.9
High school diploma or equivalency 32.2
Some college, no degree 18.9
Associate's degree 9.5
Bachelor's degree 19.5
Graduate or professional degree 12.1

Disability

In Clermont County, Ohio, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 13.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Clermont County, Ohio, 61.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 88,358 84.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 10,302 9.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 6,335 6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Clermont County, Ohio worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 14.6
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.8
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 43,021 41
Service occupations 15,011 14.3
Sales and office occupations 22,844 21.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 9,295 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 14,871 14.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78% of Clermont County, Ohio workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 0.8
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 13.6

In 2020-2024, Clermont County, Ohio had a total of 88,470 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 19.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.8
Mobile homes 5.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Clermont County, Ohio was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 69.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Clermont County, Ohio had 84,955 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 3,515 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.6% while renters occupied 26.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.56 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.17.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.6% and another 27.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Clermont County, Ohio:

House Heating Fuel Used in Clermont County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 43.4
Electricity 48.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.3
All other fuels 3.3
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Clermont County, Ohio was $266,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.5 % had a mortgage. 35.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,677 and for owners without a mortgage it was $646.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Clermont County, Ohio was $1,107. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.