Ohio · GEOID 39117

Morrow County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 35,404 · 14,704 housing units

Median household income

$75,283

State $72,438

Median home value

$222,300

State $219,987

Median gross rent

$937

State $1,046

Homeownership rate

81.2%

State 67.2%

Renter cost-burden rate

41.5%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

17.5%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.4%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

2.2%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

8.4%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

2.95

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Morrow County	Ohio
Population	35,404	11,810,293
Population density (per sq. mi.)	87.17	—
Median household income	$75,283	$72,438
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$111,500	—
Households	13,463	—
Average household size	2.61 people	—
Owner-occupied	81.2%	67.2%
Renter-occupied	18.8%	32.8%
Race	94.0% White · 0.4% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Morrow County compared with Ohio.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

19.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 31.5%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	17.6%	$51,526	$1,288	$160,778
1 earner	27.6%	$70,156	$1,754	$230,125
2 earners	43.8%	$109,530	$2,738	$376,688
3+ earners	11.0%	$131,906	$3,298	$459,979

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

13,463

Average size: 2.61 people

Households with children

3,741

27.8% of households

Per-capita income

$36,803

Poverty rate: 11.2%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

81.2% owner-occupied vs. state average 67.2%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 82.2% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 7.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

49.7% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,980.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $222,300.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $937.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 1,241 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 3.5% · For rent 4.6% · Seasonal 13.9% · Other 68.3%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

17.7% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 82.3% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

1.2%

173 units of 14,704 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

5.8%

848 units of 14,704 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$60,226

100% MHI$75,283

120% MHI$90,340

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Morrow County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$62,450	$71,400	$89,200
100% AMI	$78,050	$89,200	$111,500
120% AMI	$93,650	$107,050	$133,800

HUD FMR Area: Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

41.5% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (20.6% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

17.5% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Morrow County.

Covered employment

4,615

Across 18 sectors

Establishments

571

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$43,886

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	774	$49,693	$153,955	−$68,345	$1,242
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	746	$60,391	$193,776	−$28,524	$1,510
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	627	$27,957	$73,046	−$149,254	$699
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	440	$16,682	$31,077	−$191,223	$417
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	432	$55,892	$177,029	−$45,271	$1,397
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	383	$46,976	$143,841	−$78,459	$1,174
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	272	$46,080	$140,506	−$81,794	$1,152
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	168	$36,026	$103,081	−$119,219	$901
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	147	$22,180	$51,542	−$170,758	$555
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	142	$43,232	$129,905	−$92,395	$1,081
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	132	$35,016	$99,322	−$122,978	$875
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	112	$58,163	$185,483	−$36,817	$1,454
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	76	$61,444	$197,696	−$24,604	$1,536
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	52	$23,215	$55,395	−$166,905	$580
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	46	$52,590	$164,738	−$57,562	$1,315
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	44	$59,019	$188,669	−$33,631	$1,475
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	19	$96,031	$326,440	+$104,140	$2,401
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	3	$57,419	$182,713	−$39,587	$1,435

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	774	$49,693	$153,955	−$68,345	$1,242
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	424	$16,382	$29,960	−$192,340	$410
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	264	$57,990	$184,839	−$37,461	$1,450
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	257	$35,215	$100,063	−$122,237	$880
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	241	$22,483	$52,670	−$169,630	$562
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	234	$66,499	$216,512	−$5,788	$1,662
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	182	$48,986	$151,323	−$70,977	$1,225
NAICS 622 Hospitals NAICS 622	172	$46,979	$143,852	−$78,448	$1,174
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	144	$35,515	$101,179	−$121,121	$888
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	131	$38,006	$110,452	−$111,848	$950
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	124	$40,536	$119,869	−$102,431	$1,013
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	113	$33,050	$92,004	−$130,296	$826
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	100	$44,533	$134,747	−$87,553	$1,113
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	97	$45,535	$138,477	−$83,823	$1,138
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	71	$60,689	$194,886	−$27,414	$1,517
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	70	$63,129	$203,968	−$18,332	$1,578
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	55	$42,141	$125,844	−$96,456	$1,054
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	54	$44,083	$133,072	−$89,228	$1,102
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	52	$28,349	$74,505	−$147,795	$709
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	46	$56,777	$180,324	−$41,976	$1,419
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	45	$17,522	$34,203	−$188,097	$438
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	45	$56,436	$179,054	−$43,246	$1,411
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	44	$59,019	$188,669	−$33,631	$1,475
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	39	$66,856	$217,841	−$4,459	$1,671
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	30	$27,361	$70,827	−$151,473	$684
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	28	$46,915	$143,614	−$78,686	$1,173
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	24	$27,786	$72,409	−$149,891	$695
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	21	$43,843	$132,179	−$90,121	$1,096
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	16	$24,632	$60,669	−$161,631	$616
NAICS 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry NAICS 115	12	$74,394	$245,900	+$23,600	$1,860
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	10	$10,536	$8,199	−$214,101	$263
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	9	$63,256	$204,441	−$17,859	$1,581
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	3	$57,419	$182,713	−$39,587	$1,435

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	31,590	(2,250)	(7%)	$14.22	$29,580	$79,087	$740
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	17,790	(3,410)	(16%)	$15.22	$31,650	$86,793	$791
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	2,580	(1,510)	(37%)	$15.93	$33,130	$92,302	$828
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	26,850	(2,510)	(9%)	$17.28	$35,940	$102,761	$899
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	14,130	(2,310)	(14%)	$18.64	$38,780	$113,333	$970
Tellers SOC 43-3071	2,020	(1,140)	(36%)	$19.87	$41,320	$122,788	$1,033
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	10,020	(14,430)	(59%)	$20.21	$42,030	$125,430	$1,051
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	15,900	(2,130)	(12%)	$20.71	$43,070	$129,302	$1,077
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	18,110	(270)	(1%)	$21.81	$45,360	$137,826	$1,134
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	530	(690)	(57%)	$25.02	$52,050	$162,728	$1,301
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	10,970	1,950	22%	$26.48	$55,070	$173,970	$1,377
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	5,590	(180)	(3%)	$30.01	$62,410	$201,292	$1,560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	16,110	3,800	31%	$31.13	$64,760	$210,039	$1,619
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	4,130	540	15%	$32.51	$67,630	$220,722	$1,691
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	3,620	760	27%	$32.52	$67,650	$220,797	$1,691
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	3,060	850	38%	$33.24	$69,140	$226,343	$1,729
Electricians SOC 47-2111	7,210	3,290	84%	$33.29	$69,240	$226,715	$1,731
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	9,950	1,500	18%	—	$77,060	$255,824	$1,927
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	30,510	7,010	30%	$42.68	$88,780	$299,450	$2,220
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	5,190	530	11%	$42.90	$89,230	$301,125	$2,231

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 39117 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.