Demographics of Putnam County, Ohio

Putnam County, Ohio had 34,380 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −12 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.

Putnam County, in four figures

34,380
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; > −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −12 people.; 40.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,928 ±$3,549
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.

Putnam County, Ohio's population shrank < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Putnam 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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Putnam County, Ohio's population shrank < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Putnam 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	34,392	100.0	100.0
2021	34,343	99.9	100.2
2022	34,277	99.7	100.7
2023	34,240	99.6	101.6
2024	34,160	99.3	102.5
2025	34,380	100.0	103.1

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Population of Putnam 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	34,392	−49	+9	0	−57
2021	34,343	−49	+5	+7	−81
2022	34,277	−66	−10	+16	−55
2023	34,240	−37	+101	+55	−189
2024	34,160	−80	+81	+65	−227
2025	34,380	+220	+83	+39	+98

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±0.6: for men 40.1 ±0.5 and for women 41.4 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Putnam County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,165 ±87	6.3% ±0.3	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,588 ±310	19.2% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,476 ±191	7.2% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,798 ±295	22.7% ±0.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,795 ±358	25.6% ±1.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,492 ±352	18.9% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,928 ±$3,549, and income per person $39,590 ±$1,603, 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 Putnam County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,329 ±200	10.1% ±1.5	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,169 ±281	16.5% ±2.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,267 ±262	17.2% ±2.0	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,142 ±234	16.3% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,976 ±326	22.6% ±2.5	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,168 ±187	8.9% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,102 ±174	8.4% ±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 Putnam County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,862 ±336	5.5% ±1.0	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	359 ±119	4.2% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	781 ±191	4.8% ±1.2	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	722 ±147	8.0% ±1.6	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Putnam County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Putnam County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	13,884 ±44	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±1.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±1.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.1% ±1.4	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.9% ±2.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$201,100 ±$8,332	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$855 ±$41	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Putnam County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,315 ±0	6.7% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,149 ±161	90.8% ±0.5	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	183 ±67	0.5% ±0.2	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	18 to 92	0.1% to 0.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 300	< 0.1% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	426 ±100	1.2% ±0.3	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 Putnam County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	31,393 ±333	91.5% ±1.0	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,291 ±286	6.7% ±0.8	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	42 to 154	0.1% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	532 ±239	1.6% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	207 ±97	0.6% ±0.3	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	133 to 517	0.4% to 1.5%	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%.

Putnam County among the counties of Ohio

70th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Putnam County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Defiance County	38,292	+0.1%
Coshocton County	37,188	+1.6%
Williams County	36,549	−1.4%
Morrow County	36,305	+3.7%
Perry County	35,918	+1.3%
Putnam County	34,380	> −0.1%
Jackson County	32,817	+0.4%
Hardin County	30,072	−2.1%
Gallia County	29,072	−0.5%
Van Wert County	29,013	+0.3%
Fayette County	28,552	−1.4%

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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