Demographics of Harrison County, Ohio

Harrison County, Ohio had 14,070 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −428 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Harrison County, in four figures

14,070
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.0%
Change since July 2020: −428 people.; 45.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,414 ±$3,944
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Harrison County, Ohio's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Harrison County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Harrison County, Ohio's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Harrison County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,498	100.0	100.0
2021	14,473	99.8	100.2
2022	14,364	99.1	100.7
2023	14,237	98.2	101.6
2024	14,099	97.2	102.5
2025	14,070	97.0	103.1

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Population of Harrison County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	14,498	+6	−7	0	+10
2021	14,473	−25	−104	+1	+69
2022	14,364	−109	−121	+1	+16
2023	14,237	−127	−51	+2	−75
2024	14,099	−138	−70	−1	−66
2025	14,070	−29	−84	−1	+56

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±0.4: for men 43.5 ±1.3 and for women 46.4 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Harrison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	685 ±25	4.8% ±0.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,316 ±179	16.2% ±1.3	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	985 ±141	6.9% ±1.0	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,062 ±189	21.4% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,994 ±241	27.9% ±1.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,264 ±261	22.8% ±1.8	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,414 ±$3,944, and income per person $31,539 ±$1,894, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Harrison County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,114 ±197	18.7% ±3.3	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,657 ±256	27.9% ±4.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	912 ±171	15.3% ±2.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	904 ±160	15.2% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	931 ±163	15.7% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	237 ±78	4.0% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	193 ±76	3.2% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Harrison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,840 ±306	13.1% ±2.2	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	440 ±116	14.8% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	913 ±231	13.3% ±3.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	487 ±126	11.6% ±2.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Harrison County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Harrison County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	7,383 ±54	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.6% ±2.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.4% ±2.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.3% ±3.2	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.7% ±4.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$121,500 ±$6,406	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$785 ±$114	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±6	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Harrison County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	167 ±0	1.2% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,410 ±44	93.7% ±0.3	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	382 ±81	2.7% ±0.6	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	314 ±97	2.2% ±0.7	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Harrison County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	10,441 ±401	73.0% ±2.8	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,800 ±397	26.6% ±2.8	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 66	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 70	0% to 0.5%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 35	< 0.1% to 0.2%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 48	0% to 0.3%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Harrison County among the counties of Ohio

85th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Harrison County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Carroll County	26,475	−1.1%
Meigs County	21,587	−2.6%
Wyandot County	21,567	−1.4%
Paulding County	18,727	−0.4%
Noble County	14,276	+1.3%
Harrison County	14,070	−3.0%
Morgan County	13,626	−0.9%
Monroe County	12,994	−2.7%
Vinton County	12,645	−1.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026