Demographics of Pickaway County, Ohio

Pickaway County, Ohio had 62,978 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,319 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.

Pickaway County, in four figures

62,978
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.4%
Change since July 2020: +4,319 people.; 39.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,040 ±$3,061
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.

Pickaway County, Ohio's population grew 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pickaway 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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Pickaway County, Ohio's population grew 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pickaway 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	58,659	100.0	100.0
2021	58,760	100.2	100.2
2022	59,953	102.2	100.7
2023	61,125	104.2	101.6
2024	62,207	106.0	102.5
2025	62,978	107.4	103.1

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Population of Pickaway 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	58,659	+115	−22	0	+126
2021	58,760	+101	−127	+6	+179
2022	59,953	+1,193	−176	+23	+1,299
2023	61,125	+1,172	+19	+11	+1,127
2024	62,207	+1,082	−18	+22	+1,077
2025	62,978	+771	−11	+4	+786

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.5: for men 38.8 ±0.7 and for women 40.7 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pickaway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	3,197 ±64	5.3% ±0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,773 ±464	16.3% ±0.8	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,206 ±676	8.7% ±1.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,372 ±548	27.2% ±0.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,723 ±486	26.1% ±0.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,860 ±511	16.4% ±0.9	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,040 ±$3,061, and income per person $35,587 ±$1,194, 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 Pickaway County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,929 ±465	13.4% ±2.1	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,679 ±450	16.8% ±2.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,517 ±578	20.6% ±2.6	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,999 ±386	13.7% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,301 ±444	19.6% ±2.0	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,793 ±232	8.2% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,681 ±254	7.7% ±1.2	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 Pickaway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	6,455 ±906	11.5% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,085 ±389	16.4% ±2.9	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,399 ±586	11.3% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	971 ±228	7.3% ±1.7	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pickaway County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pickaway County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	22,981 ±77	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±0.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±0.9	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.0% ±2.2	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.0% ±2.2	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$256,800 ±$11,719	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,020 ±$43	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	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 Pickaway County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,165 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,491 ±220	90.6% ±0.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,830 ±220	3.0% ±0.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17 to 81	< 0.1% to 0.1%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	21 to 147	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 305	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,351 ±272	3.9% ±0.5	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 Pickaway County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	51,233 ±734	85.2% ±1.2	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,237 ±763	13.7% ±1.3	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	255 ±123	0.4% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	406 ±156	0.7% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	254 ±108	0.4% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	63 to 241	0.1% to 0.4%	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%.

Pickaway County among the counties of Ohio

42nd of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Pickaway County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marion County	65,115	−0.4%
Belmont County	64,434	−2.8%
Knox County	64,002	+1.9%
Jefferson County	63,597	−2.4%
Athens County	63,197	+1.3%
Pickaway County	62,978	+7.4%
Sandusky County	58,655	−0.4%
Washington County	58,389	−2.1%
Huron County	58,250	−0.4%
Lawrence County	55,710	−4.2%
Seneca County	54,522	−1.0%

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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