Wood County, OH community profile: poverty, income, insurance & broadband (ACS 2020–2024)
Ohio county profiles · GEOID 39173
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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- In Wood County, 12.2% (±1.0 percentage points) of people for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 13.3% in Ohio and 12.5% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0128PE).
- In Wood County, 9.7% (±1.7 percentage points) of children under 18 for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 17.8% in Ohio and 16.1% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0129PE).
- In Wood County, 4.2% (±0.5 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had no health insurance coverage, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0099PE).
- In Wood County, median household income was $74,216 (±$2,456) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $71,389 in Ohio and $80,734 nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0062E).
- In Wood County, 92.8% (±0.8 percentage points) of households had a broadband Internet subscription, compared with 90.1% in Ohio and 91.0% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0154PE).
- In Wood County, 12.5% (±0.8 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had a disability, compared with 14.4% in Ohio and 13.3% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0072PE).
18 community indicators
± denotes the 90% margin of error (MOE). Percentage MOEs use percentage points (pp). Read definitions and cautions.
| Indicator and population | County ± MOE | Ohio ± MOE | US ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total populationDP05_0001E / DP05_0001M · Total population | 132,064MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 11,810,293MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 334,922,499MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) |
| Under age 5DP05_0005PE / DP05_0005PM · Total population | 5.0% ± 0.1 pp | 5.7% ± 0.1 pp | 5.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Under age 18DP05_0019PE / DP05_0019PM · Total population | 20.2%MOE unavailableOfficial controlled total (no MOE) | 22.0% ± 0.1 pp | 22.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| Age 65 and overDP05_0024PE / DP05_0024PM · Total population | 16.7% ± 0.1 pp | 18.3% ± 0.1 pp | 17.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Total householdsDP02_0001E / DP02_0001M · Households | 54,257 ± 481 | 4,863,191 ± 8,557 | 129,227,496 ± 209,365 |
| Median household incomeDP03_0062E / DP03_0062M · Households | $74,216 ± $2,456 | $71,389 ± $321 | $80,734 ± $166 |
| Per capita incomeDP03_0088E / DP03_0088M · Total population | $42,918 ± $1,294 | $40,552 ± $167 | $44,673 ± $122 |
| Poverty rateDP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM · Population for whom poverty status is determined | 12.2% ± 1.0 pp | 13.3% ± 0.2 pp | 12.5% ± 0.1 pp |
| Child poverty rateDP03_0129PE / DP03_0129PM · Population under 18 for whom poverty status is determined | 9.7% ± 1.7 pp | 17.8% ± 0.4 pp | 16.1% ± 0.2 pp |
| Unemployment rateDP03_0009PE / DP03_0009PM · Civilian labor force age 16 and over | 4.5% ± 0.7 pp | 4.8% ± 0.1 pp | 5.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| UninsuredDP03_0099PE / DP03_0099PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 4.2% ± 0.5 pp | 6.4% ± 0.1 pp | 8.4% ± 0.1 pp |
| Households receiving SNAPDP03_0074PE / DP03_0074PM · Households | 6.9% ± 0.8 pp | 12.5% ± 0.1 pp | 12.1% ± 0.1 pp |
| High school graduate or higherDP02_0067PE / DP02_0067PM · Population age 25 and over | 95.0% ± 0.5 pp | 91.8% ± 0.1 pp | 89.6% ± 0.1 pp |
| Bachelor’s degree or higherDP02_0068PE / DP02_0068PM · Population age 25 and over | 36.5% ± 1.4 pp | 31.5% ± 0.2 pp | 35.7% ± 0.2 pp |
| Broadband subscriptionDP02_0154PE / DP02_0154PM · Households | 92.8% ± 0.8 pp | 90.1% ± 0.1 pp | 91.0% ± 0.1 pp |
| DisabilityDP02_0072PE / DP02_0072PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 12.5% ± 0.8 pp | 14.4% ± 0.1 pp | 13.3% ± 0.1 pp |
| Civilian veteransDP02_0070PE / DP02_0070PM · Civilian population age 18 and over | 5.7% ± 0.4 pp | 6.6% ± 0.1 pp | 6.2% ± 0.1 pp |
| Speak English less than very wellDP02_0115PE / DP02_0115PM · Population age 5 and over | 1.6% ± 0.4 pp | 2.9% ± 0.1 pp | 8.6% ± 0.1 pp |
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