Demographics of Ross County, Ohio

Ross County, Ohio had 76,429 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −638 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.

Ross County, in four figures

76,429
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −638 people.; 41.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,303 ±$2,761
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.

Ross County, Ohio's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ross 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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Ross County, Ohio's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ross 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	77,067	100.0	100.0
2021	76,493	99.3	100.2
2022	76,365	99.1	100.7
2023	76,276	99.0	101.6
2024	75,998	98.6	102.5
2025	76,429	99.2	103.1

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Population of Ross 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	77,067	−27	−60	0	+6
2021	76,493	−574	−362	+2	−262
2022	76,365	−128	−460	+5	+357
2023	76,276	−89	−343	+1	+263
2024	75,998	−278	−233	+5	−41
2025	76,429	+431	−218	−1	+654

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±0.4: for men 40.0 ±0.6 and for women 42.9 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ross County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	4,138 ±140	5.4% ±0.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,960 ±586	15.6% ±0.8	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,785 ±471	7.6% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	20,022 ±631	26.2% ±0.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,890 ±677	27.3% ±0.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,697 ±722	17.9% ±0.9	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,303 ±$2,761, and income per person $32,544 ±$1,318, 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 Ross County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	5,030 ±581	16.9% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,249 ±722	24.3% ±2.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,787 ±646	19.4% ±2.1	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,580 ±397	12.0% ±1.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,140 ±496	17.2% ±1.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,591 ±268	5.3% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,431 ±264	4.8% ±0.9	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 Ross County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	11,171 ±1,403	15.7% ±2.0	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,795 ±616	24.0% ±3.6	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,053 ±684	13.6% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,323 ±363	12.7% ±1.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ross County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ross County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	32,092 ±93	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±1.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±1.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.6% ±2.0	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.4% ±2.2	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,500 ±$5,812	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$906 ±$40	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 Ross County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,092 ±0	1.4% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	67,635 ±402	88.4% ±0.5	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,178 ±303	5.5% ±0.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	417 ±83	0.5% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	146 ±55	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	3 to 49	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 608	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,707 ±389	3.5% ±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 Ross County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	65,960 ±988	86.2% ±1.3	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,239 ±924	12.1% ±1.2	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	527 ±216	0.7% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	766 ±255	1.0% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	463 ±173	0.6% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	152 to 454	0.2% to 0.6%	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%.

Ross County among the counties of Ohio

32nd of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Ross County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Columbiana County	99,377	−2.2%
Ashtabula County	96,713	−0.8%
Geauga County	95,676	+0.3%
Tuscarawas County	92,373	−0.9%
Muskingum County	87,014	+0.7%
Ross County	76,429	−0.8%
Hancock County	75,034	+0.1%
Union County	73,446	+16.5%
Erie County	73,296	−2.9%
Scioto County	71,365	−3.4%
Marion County	65,115	−0.4%

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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