This section gives information on Ohio's economic indicators, such as poverty rates, income levels and unemployment rates. These provide important context on how Ohioans are faring financially, and how that may impact their ability to afford housing.
Section Highlights:
- In 2017 the median household income in Ohio was a little over $54,000 per year. While the inflation-adjusted median grew steadily over the prior six years, it had yet to return to pre-recession levels.
- The income gap between the lowest quintile of earners and the highest quintile of earners grew between 2009 and 2015. While the increase in the gap has leveled out, Ohio has a higher gap now than in 2006.
- The poverty rate in Ohio fell from 2011 to 2017. The percentage of households living below the federal poverty level was highest in the urban cores of Ohio's cities; more than double the state average (31%).
- Ohio's children are more likely than adults to live in poverty; 19.8% of children and 22.8% of children under 5 are living in households below the federal poverty level (FPL), compared to 13.9% overall.
- Black Ohioans were nearly three times likelier to live in poverty than non-Hispanic white Ohioans (32% compare to 12%). One in five black Ohioans lived in a racially or ethnically concentrated area of poverty.
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County Maps
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Median Household Income
Source: 2017 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
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Change in Inflation-Adjusted Median Household Income, 2007 to 2017
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau; Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Income Gap Ratio, 80th & 20th Percentiles
Source: 2013–2017 American Community Survey (ACS) Five-Year Estimates, Table B19080
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Poverty Rate
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
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Child Poverty Rate
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
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Unemployment Rate
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2018 Annual Average)
Data Visualizations
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Household Income Distribution By Tenure
Source: IPUMS-USA, University of Minnesota (based on 2017 data)
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Median Household Income
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
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Income Gap Ratio, 80th & 20th Percentiles
Source: American Community Survey (ACS) One-Year Estimates, Table B19080
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Poverty Rates for the United States & Ohio
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
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Poverty Rates for the Ohio & Neighboring States
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
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Poverty Rate By Typology
Source: 2013–2017 American Community Survey (ACS) Five-Year Estimates, Table B17001; OHFA 2018–2019 USR Opportunity Index, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University
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Child Poverty Rates for the United States & Ohio By Age
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
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Child Poverty Rates for Ohio & Neighboring States By Age
Source: 2017 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
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Child Poverty Rate By Age & Typology
Source: 2013–2017 American Community Survey (ACS) Five-Year Estimates, Table B17001; OHFA 2018–2019 USR Opportunity Index, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University
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Monthly Unemployment Rates for the United States & Ohio
Source: Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey and Local Area Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for Ohio & Neighboring States
Source: Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey and Local Area Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2018 Annual Average)
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Unemployment Rate By Typology
Source: 2013–2017 American Community Survey (ACS) Five-Year Estimates, Table B17001; OHFA 2018–2019 USR Opportunity Index, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University
Downloadable Tables
- Income and Labor Tables (100 KB Excel File)
Related Reports
- Fiscal Year 2019 Housing Needs Assessment (20.21 MB Adobe PDF File)
- Ohio Housing Finance Agency 2018 Annual Report (7.86 MB Adobe PDF File)
- Ohio Opportunity Zone Tracts
Notes
Unless otherwise stated, all dollar amounts are in real 2017 dollars, adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for "all items less shelter."
Poverty status can only be determined for individuals in households and therefore the denominator excludes individuals living in group quarters such as college dormitories, correctional facilities and nursing homes.
Typologies are defined by the Kirwan Institute at the census tract level, and are based on a combination of road network density, housing density, population density and age of housing.
The unemployment level is the estimated number of people in the civilian labor force 16 years and over who are jobless, actively seeking work and available to take a job. The unemployment rate is the unemployment level divided by the total civilian labor force 16 years and over. Annual averages are based on monthly estimates. Due to averaging, the county numbers do not add up to the statewide total.
Data Sources
- Ohio State University, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, OHFA 2018-2019 USR Opportunity Index
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey (ACS)
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index
- University of Minnesota, Minnesota Population Center, IPUMS USA