Ashtabula County, OH

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    2024 Population
    97,167
    US Senator
    Bernie Moreno
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    Jon Husted
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    43
    0.703% 1-year increase
    2024 Poverty Rate
    17.6%
    3.71% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $57,728
    4% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $159,500
    6.62% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    41,840
    0.895% 1-year decline

    About

    None of the households in Ashtabula 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.

    99.1% of the residents in Ashtabula County, OH are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in Ashtabula County, OH are Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (249 degrees awarded in 2024) and Kent State University at Ashtabula (161 degrees).

    In 2024, the median property value in Ashtabula County, OH was $159,500, and the homeownership rate was 75.7%.

    Most people in Ashtabula County, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Ashtabula County, OH was 2 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Ashtabula County, OH is home to a population of 97.2k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.89% of Ashtabula County, OH residents were born outside of the country (1.84k people).

    In 2024, there were 23.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84.3k people) in Ashtabula County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.63k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.41k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    99.1%
    2024 Citizenship
    99.4%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 99.1% of Ashtabula County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ashtabula County, OH was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ashtabula County, OH
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      84.3k ± 352
    2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      3.63k ± 349
    3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
      2.41k ± 387
    4.98%
    Hispanic Population
    4.84k people

    In 2024, there were 23.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84.3k people) in Ashtabula County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.63k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.41k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    4.98% of the people in Ashtabula County, OH are hispanic (4.84k people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ashtabula County, OH as a share of the total population.

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    Global Diversity

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    Most Common Origin
    1. India
      66,921 ± 6,333 people
    2. Mexico
      46,789 ± 5,300 people
    3. China
      32,961 ± 4,451 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    1.89%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    1.84k people
    1.69%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    1.64k people

    As of 2024, 1.89% of Ashtabula County, OH residents (1.84k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ashtabula County, OH was 1.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      2,246 ± 289
    2. Gulf War (1990s)
      999 ± 190
    3. Gulf War (2001-)
      940 ± 222

    Ashtabula County, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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    Health

    89.7% of the population of Ashtabula County, OH has health coverage, with 39% on employee plans, 23% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.62% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Ashtabula County, OH see 3,476 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,476 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2853 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 419 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

    3,476 to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ashtabula County, OH

    Primary care physicians in Ashtabula County, OH see an average of 3,476 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,476 patients).

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    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

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    Uninsured People

    10.3%
    Uninsured
    39%
    Employer Coverage
    23%
    Medicaid
    15.4%
    Medicare
    10.7%
    Non-Group
    1.62%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ashtabula County, OH grew by 8.13% from 9.49% to 10.3%.

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

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    Health Indicators

    Health Outcomes

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    In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 6.59 in Ashtabula County, OH.

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    Health Behaviors

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    In 2025, 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 43.1% in Ashtabula County, OH.

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    Clinical Care

    Indicator

    In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 9.36% in Ashtabula County, OH.

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    Economy

    The economy of Ashtabula County, OH employs 41.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ashtabula County, OH were Manufacturing (9,596 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,137 people), and Retail Trade (4,919 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,292), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($63,462), and Public Administration ($55,446).

    Employment

    Occupations

    41.8k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,619
    −0.895%
    1 Year decline
    ± 5.44%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashtabula County, OH declined at a rate of −0.895%, from 42.2k employees to 41.8k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ashtabula County, OH, are Production Occupations (6,264 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,116 people), and Management Occupations (3,499 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ashtabula County, OH.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    41.8k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,619
    −0.895%
    1 Year decline
    ± 5.44%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashtabula County, OH declined at a rate of −0.895%, from 42.2k employees to 41.8k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ashtabula County, OH, are Manufacturing (9,596 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,137 people), and Retail Trade (4,919 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ashtabula County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Ashtabula County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $49,286
    Median earning men ± $1,454
    $34,244
    Median earning women ± $1,666

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,927), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,849), and Wholesale Trade ($60,365).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,486), Manufacturing ($43,757), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,074).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    1.48%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

    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. 162
      Other Services (except Public Administration)
    2. 120
      Retail Trade
    3. 117
      Construction

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $384k
      Manufacturing
    2. $217k
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. $99.9k
      Retail Trade

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

    Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted 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 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

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    2024 Election Results
    1. Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
      Republican Party
    2. Kamala Harris (43.9%)
      Democratic Party
    3. Chase Oliver (0.489%)
      Libertarian Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

    The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Ohio

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    Bernie Moreno
    Senator from Ohio1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2025
    Jon Husted
    Senator from Ohio2
    Assumed office on January 21, 2025
    While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

    Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted 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.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Ashtabula County, OH awarded 410 degrees. The student population of Ashtabula County, OH in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 668 male students and 1,174 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Ashtabula County, OH are White (332 and 81%), Black or African American (24 and 5.85%), Hispanic or Latino (23 and 5.61%), and Two or More Races (12 and 2.93%).

    The largest universities in Ashtabula County, OH by number of degrees awarded are Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (249 and 60.7%) and Kent State University at Ashtabula (161 and 39.3%).

    The most popular majors in Ashtabula County, OH are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (51 and 12.4%), Registered Nursing (51 and 12.4%), and Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants (47 and 11.5%).

    The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $8,105 for in-state students and $17,863 for out-of-state students.

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 1,842 students enrolled in Ashtabula County, OH, 36.3% men and 63.7% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,447 records, of which 63% were women and 37% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
      39 degrees awarded
    2. Registered Nursing
      35 degrees awarded
    3. Physical Therapy Technician
      14 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Ashtabula County, OH was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 39 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Ashtabula County, OH according to their major.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    1. Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus
      249 degrees awarded
    2. Kent State University at Ashtabula
      161 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus with 249 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 128 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ashtabula County, OH, which is 0.454 times less than the 282 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 332 degrees mean that there were 13.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 24 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Public, 4-year or above ($8,105) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Public, 4-year or above ($106) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

    The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Ashtabula County, OH was $159,500 in 2024, which is 0.479 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $149,600 to $159,500, a 6.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Ashtabula County, OH is 75.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Ashtabula County, OH have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ashtabula County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    In 2025, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ashtabula County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.04%.

    Housing

    Property

    $159,500
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$4,240
    $29,689
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$1,240

    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 Ashtabula County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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    Rent vs Own

    75.7%
    Homeownership
    2024
    63.3%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 75.7% of the housing units in Ashtabula County, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

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

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $57,728
    Median Household Income
    ± $2,343
    39.2k
    Number of Households
    ± 1,438

    In 2024, the median household income of the 39.2k households in Ashtabula County, OH grew to $57,728 from the previous year's value of $55,507.

    The following chart displays the households in Ashtabula 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.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Ashtabula County, OH is from Ohio.
    0.451
    2024 Wage GINI in Ohio
    0.453
    2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

    In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (78.2%)
    2. Carpooled (11%)
    3. Worked At Home (5.76%)

    In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Ashtabula County, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (5.76%).

    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.

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    Commute Time

    27 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Ashtabula County, OH have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.45% of the workforce in Ashtabula County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Ashtabula County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ashtabula County, OH have 2 cars.

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    Poverty

    Severe Housing Problems

    In 2025, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ashtabula County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.04%.

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    Poverty & Diversity

    17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ashtabula County, OH (16.5k out of 93.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

    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.

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    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 27.9% of the children was living in poverty in Ashtabula County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.3%.

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    Security

    Crimes & Accidents

    Indicator

    In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 135 in Ashtabula County, OH. From 2015 to 2022, the indicator declined 4.96% per 100,000 population.

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