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44281

Wadsworth, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
34,704
Median household income
$89,131
People below poverty
6.4%
Median home value
$278,800

Income

The median income of households in 44281 was $89,131. An estimated 2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.8
$25,000 to $34,999 4.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.5
$50,000 to $74,999 19.9
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7
$150,000 to $199,999 12.1
$200,000 or more 12.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 74029
Female 54837

An estimated 77.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 31% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,681. 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 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.1
Social Security 31
Retirement income 28
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.9

In 2020-2024, 6.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 36.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 44281 in 2020-2024, 95.2% had health insurance coverage and 4.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 79.1% and public coverage was 27.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.6%.


In 2020-2024, 44281 had a total population of 34,704 - 17,818 (51.3%) females and 16,886 (48.7%) males. The median age was 40.9 years. An estimated 22.6% of the population was under 18 years, 31% was 19 to 44 years, 25.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 44281 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 932 797
5 to 9 1296 1018
10 to 14 1119 1035
15 to 19 1257 1114
20 to 24 1004 1105
25 to 29 822 912
30 to 34 1302 1196
35 to 39 1089 996
40 to 44 1120 1198
45 to 49 909 928
50 to 54 1157 1285
55 to 59 1010 967
60 to 64 1213 1528
65 to 69 1074 1133
70 to 74 546 740
75 to 79 502 431
80 to 84 278 623
85 and over 256 812

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.5% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 10.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.4% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.2% of the people in 44281 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.3% of the people in 44281 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,993 households in 44281. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.2% of the households in 44281 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.7% of all households, while 13.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.1% of all households.

In 44281, 29.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.2
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.4% of males and 52% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30 25.8
Now married, except separated 57.4 52
Separated 0.4 1.1
Widowed 2.2 8.9
Divorced 10 12.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 44281, 461 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 44.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.6% of the people living in 44281 were U.S. natives. 82% of the 44281 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.4% of 44281 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 44281 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 44281.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 22.2
Asia 38.2
Europe 25.4
Africa 0
Northern America 13.3
Oceania 1.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 44281 in 2020-2024, 3.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.6% of people at least five years old; 1.8% 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 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 44281 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.2
Different house, same county 4.2
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 42.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 44281 was 7,953 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 514 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,197. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,242.

Educational Attainment of People in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.2
High school diploma or equivalency 26.6
Some college, no degree 18.7
Associate's degree 7.9
Bachelor's degree 28.4
Graduate or professional degree 14.2

Disability

In 44281, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.1% of people under 18 years old, to 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 44281, 66.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,245 81.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,497 13.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 926 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 44281 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 15.1
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 12.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.5
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 44281 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,555 45.8
Service occupations 2,556 13.7
Sales and office occupations 3,692 19.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,718 9.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,160 11.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74% of 44281 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.4
Other means 1
Worked from home 16.3

In 2020-2024, 44281 had a total of 14,687 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.9% 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"). 19.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.6
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 44281 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 69.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 44281 had 13,993 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 694 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.2% while renters occupied 25.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.71 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.73.

2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6% and another 25.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 44281:

House Heating Fuel Used in 44281 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.7
Electricity 15.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.8
All other fuels 1.7
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 44281 was $278,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.8 % had a mortgage. 35.2% 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 $1,635 and for owners without a mortgage it was $650.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 44281 was $1,071. 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.