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Huron County

Ohio · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
58,319
Median household income
$67,878
People below poverty
13.2%
Median home value
$166,000

Income

The median income of households in Huron County, Ohio was $67,878. An estimated 4.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Huron County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.2
$35,000 to $49,999 13.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5
$75,000 to $99,999 14.5
$100,000 to $149,999 19.5
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 4.5

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

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Dollars
Male 57739
Female 46129

An estimated 73.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,599. 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 Huron County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.7
Social Security 36.9
Retirement income 28.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Huron County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12

In 2020-2024, 11.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 38.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Huron County, Ohio in 2020-2024, 93.5% had health insurance coverage and 6.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.9% and public coverage was 40.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.5%.


In 2020-2024, Huron County, Ohio had a total population of 58,319 - 29,351 (50.3%) females and 28,968 (49.7%) males. The median age was 40.1 years. An estimated 23.6% of the population was under 18 years, 29.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.5 % was 65 years and older.

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

Male Female
Under 5 1628 1818
5 to 9 1925 1874
10 to 14 2033 1889
15 to 19 2065 1954
20 to 24 1733 1572
25 to 29 1751 1614
30 to 34 1908 1671
35 to 39 1905 1773
40 to 44 1521 1799
45 to 49 1774 1583
50 to 54 1912 1848
55 to 59 1827 1991
60 to 64 2110 2033
65 to 69 1629 1890
70 to 74 1520 1612
75 to 79 852 1158
80 to 84 491 597
85 and over 384 675

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.7% were White; 0.8% were Black or African American; 15.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.4% of the people in Huron County, Ohio were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87.5% of the people in Huron County, Ohio were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 23,490 households in Huron County, Ohio. The average household size was 2.45 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.3% of the households in Huron County, Ohio while cohabiting couple households made up 8.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.4% of all households, while 19.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.1% of all households.

In Huron County, Ohio, 29.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

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

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.5% of males and 47.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.4 24.7
Now married, except separated 49.5 47.9
Separated 2 1.6
Widowed 3.9 12.1
Divorced 11.3 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Huron County, Ohio, 989 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in Huron County, Ohio were U.S. natives. 82.8% of the Huron County, Ohio population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of Huron County, Ohio residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 28.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 46.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Huron 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 Huron County, Ohio.

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

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Percent
Latin America 60
Asia 25
Europe 8.5
Africa 5.2
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Huron County, Ohio in 2020-2024, 4.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.8% of people at least five years old; 2.4% 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 Huron County, Ohio in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of the people at least one year old living in Huron County, Ohio were living in the same house one year earlier.

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

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Percent
Same house 91.6
Different house, same county 4.2
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Huron County, Ohio was 12,639 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 645 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,097. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,897.

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

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.1
High school diploma or equivalency 44.6
Some college, no degree 19.7
Associate's degree 9.9
Bachelor's degree 10.2
Graduate or professional degree 6.5

Disability

In Huron County, Ohio, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.6% of people under 18 years old, to 15.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Huron County, Ohio, 58.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 22,522 83.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,231 11.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,320 4.9

Industries

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

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

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.6
Construction 11
Manufacturing 23.1
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 9.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 4

Occupations

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

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,488 31.3
Service occupations 3,923 14.5
Sales and office occupations 4,726 17.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,067 11.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,901 25.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.9% of Huron County, Ohio workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.4 minutes to get to work.

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

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 2.1
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 5.4

In 2020-2024, Huron County, Ohio had a total of 25,597 housing units. Of these housing units, 76.6% 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"). 15.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

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

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Percent
Single-family houses 76.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.9
Mobile homes 7.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Huron County, Ohio was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 69.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Huron County, Ohio had 23,490 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,107 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74% while renters occupied 26%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.27.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 26.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

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

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

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Percent
Gas 68.2
Electricity 25.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.6
All other fuels 4.1
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Huron County, Ohio was $166,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.3 % had a mortgage. 42.7% 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 $1,220 and for owners without a mortgage it was $534.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Huron County, Ohio was $848. 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.