Demographics of Chillicothe city, Ohio

Chillicothe city, Ohio had 21,815 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −226 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chillicothe city, in four figures

21,815
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,902 ±22.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −226 people.; 40.7 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,086 ±$3,808
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chillicothe city, Ohio's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chillicothe city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chillicothe city, Ohio's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chillicothe city, 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	22,041	100.0	100.0
2021	22,045	100.0	100.2
2022	21,889	99.3	100.7
2023	21,884	99.3	101.6
2024	21,789	98.9	102.5
2025	21,815	99.0	103.1

Population of Chillicothe city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,041	—
2021	22,045	+4
2022	21,889	−156
2023	21,884	−5
2024	21,789	−95
2025	21,815	+26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±1.5: for men 36.6 ±2.6 and for women 45.2 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chillicothe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,330 ±269	6.1% ±1.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,167 ±412	14.5% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,793 ±324	8.2% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,835 ±551	26.6% ±2.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,179 ±509	23.6% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,598 ±463	21.0% ±2.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,086 ±$3,808, and income per person $34,688 ±$3,140, 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 Chillicothe city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,922 ±356	19.6% ±3.5	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,637 ±413	27.0% ±4.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,192 ±419	22.4% ±4.2	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	976 ±201	10.0% ±2.0	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,246 ±257	12.7% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	479 ±165	4.9% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	331 ±115	3.4% ±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 Chillicothe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	3,727 ±839	17.4% ±3.9	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,228 ±385	27.3% ±7.8	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,721 ±394	15.4% ±3.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	778 ±229	13.7% ±3.8	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chillicothe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chillicothe city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	10,659 ±400	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±2.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±2.3	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.1% ±2.8	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.9% ±4.3	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$162,500 ±$12,029	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$887 ±$32	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±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 Chillicothe city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 141	0% to 0.6%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,589 ±447	84.9% ±2.0	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,754 ±400	8.0% ±1.8	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25 to 201	0.1% to 0.9%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 39	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 128	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,290 ±274	5.9% ±1.3	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 Chillicothe city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	18,581 ±495	84.8% ±2.3	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,913 ±442	13.3% ±2.0	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	53 to 375	0.2% to 1.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	78 to 310	0.4% to 1.4%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	70 to 292	0.3% to 1.3%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	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%.

Chillicothe city among the places of Ohio

76th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Chillicothe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Solon city	23,943 ±40
Athens city	23,396 ±133
Maple Heights city	23,258 ±52
Trotwood city	23,041 ±30
Hudson city	23,039 ±73
Chillicothe city	21,902 ±22
Oxford city	21,753 ±42
South Euclid city	21,534 ±36
Lebanon city	21,501 ±27
Rocky River city	21,490 ±27
Alliance city	21,478 ±42

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 43 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 125 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 144 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 155 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 161 Places in Ohio by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026