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Defiance County, Ohio (OH)

County population in 2022: 38,239 (56% urban, 44% rural); it was 39,500 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 7,583
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,226
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,054
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,459 (it was 3,084 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

32%

Land area: 411 sq. mi.

Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 93 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Defiance County: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.3%), Educational, health and social services (18.4%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Defiance County, OH (2022)
    • 32,15384.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,29211.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 9572.5%Two or more races
    • 5461.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1110.3%Asian alone
    • 580.2%Some other race alone
    • 430.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

41.1 years
Ohio median age:

39.9 years
Males: 19,261  (50.4%)
Females: 18,978  (49.6%)
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Average household size:
Defiance County:

2.0 people
Ohio:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $67,988 ($44,938 in 1999)
This county:

$67,988
Ohio:

$65,720

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $621 (lower quartile is $507, upper quartile is $805)
This county:

$621
State:

$765


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $164,349 (it was $85,400 in 2000)
Defiance:

$164,349
Ohio:

$204,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,947 - $245,110

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $201,316
Here:

$201,316
State:

$254,366

Townhouses or other attached units: $206,933
Here:

$206,933
State:

$225,733

In 2-unit structures: $208,659
Here:

$208,659
State:

$144,384

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,920
Here:

$202,920
State:

$211,593

Mobile homes: $33,097
Here:

$33,097
State:

$62,719

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,115
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $475

Institutionalized population: 316

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 26
  • Thefts: 110
  • Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 7
  • Burglaries: 25
  • Thefts: 67
  • Auto thefts: 4
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 28 buildings, average cost: $234,000
  • 2021: 38 buildings, average cost: $229,800
  • 2020: 41 buildings, average cost: $264,100
  • 2019: 43 buildings, average cost: $188,300
  • 2018: 35 buildings, average cost: $191,700
  • 2017: 31 buildings, average cost: $210,000
  • 2016: 34 buildings, average cost: $188,900
  • 2015: 16 buildings, average cost: $166,200
  • 2014: 22 buildings, average cost: $190,300
  • 2013: 32 buildings, average cost: $196,400
  • 2012: 29 buildings, average cost: $214,100
  • 2011: 24 buildings, average cost: $185,600
  • 2010: 51 buildings, average cost: $138,500
  • 2009: 39 buildings, average cost: $156,200
  • 2008: 45 buildings, average cost: $142,800
  • 2007: 88 buildings, average cost: $136,400
  • 2006: 114 buildings, average cost: $135,900
  • 2005: 116 buildings, average cost: $142,600
  • 2004: 127 buildings, average cost: $135,300
  • 2003: 126 buildings, average cost: $123,300
  • 2002: 128 buildings, average cost: $119,700
  • 2001: 114 buildings, average cost: $108,700
  • 2000: 134 buildings, average cost: $103,200
  • 1999: 126 buildings, average cost: $97,300
  • 1998: 149 buildings, average cost: $94,700
  • 1997: 128 buildings, average cost: $86,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Defiance, OH residents
Average permit cost in Defiance, OH

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,766 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,723 (1.1%)

Distribution of median household income in Defiance, OH in 2022
Distribution of house value in Defiance, OH in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Defiance, OH in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.6%
Defiance County:

10.6%
Ohio:

13.4%
(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.6% for Black residents, 11.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.4% for American Indian residents, 10.4% for other race residents, 12.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.1 years old
(Males: 39.6 years old, Females: 42.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.3 years old, Black residents: 26.2 years old, American Indian residents: 43.6 years old, Asian residents: 42.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.2 years old, Other race residents: 31.4 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Defiance County is $441 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $675 a month.

Cities in this county include: Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Ney.

Defiance County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip CodeCityTestsMax concentrationMin concentrationArithmetic meanGeometric meanStandard deviationCoefficient of variationMean concentrationFirst quartileThird quartile
43512Defiance13521.20.13.532.433.290.882.601.584.43
43526Hicksville115.60.13.452.591.6447.53.302.284.70
43549Ney24.61.22.92.352.482.92.902.252.90
43556Sherwood68.90.43.52.223.2191.592.650.654.30

All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).

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Neighboring counties: Bergen County, New Jersey , New Haven County, Connecticut , Washington County, Rhode Island , Pershing County, Nevada , Centre County, Pennsylvania , Lycoming County, Pennsylvania , Putnam County, Illinois .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.0%
Ohio:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Defiance, OH
County total employment by year in Defiance, OH
County average yearly wages by year in Defiance, OH

Current college students: 1,478
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 717 (51.5% naturalized citizens)

Defiance County:

1.9%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3022010 or later
  • 1092000 to 2009
  • 1171990 to 1999
  • 351980 to 1989
  • 641970 to 1979
  • 262Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.6%

Defiance County marital status for males Defiance County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,395
  • One, attached: 383
  • Two: 812
  • 3 or 4: 441
  • 5 to 9: 362
  • 10 to 19: 257
  • 20 to 49: 131
  • 50 or more: 171
  • Mobile homes: 664
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Defiance County with a mortgage: 6,822 (785 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 724 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 332

Here:

1.8% with mortgage
State:

95.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Defiance County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant10,10446
Catholic7,9845
Mainline Protestant6,39423
Other3-
None14,552-
Defiance County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Defiance County:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Defiance County:

4.66 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 26
This county:

6.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Defiance County:

10.4%
Ohio:

10.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Defiance County:

28.6%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.8%
State:

11.9%

Agriculture in Defiance County:

Average size of farms: 213 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43,995
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $199.26
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $39,356
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54,088
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.54
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.68%
Corn for grain: 43437 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 12045 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 100968 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Defiance County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.3 miles away from Defiance County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 211.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 172.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 216.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 268.2 miles away from Defiance County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 268.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Ohio SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: March 12, 1982 to March 23, 1982, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-653: March 26, 1982, FEMA Id: 653, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
  • Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm

The number of natural disasters in Defiance County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Defiance

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,810 (82.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,164 (6.9%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 78 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 9 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 355 (2.1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,004 (6.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (21%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Transportation occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (59%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Venezuela (6%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Dominican Republic (5%)
  • Netherlands (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Defiance County


  • German (37%)
  • American (12%)
  • English (8%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • European (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Defiance County, Ohio in 2010:

  • 389 people in college/university student housing
  • 311 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 10 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 5 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 2 people in residential treatment centers for adults

People in group quarters in Defiance County, Ohio in 2000:

  • 308 people in nursing homes
  • 270 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 4 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $61,608.

5.25% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,229 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.25%
Ohio average:

5.68%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.46% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($26,321 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($16,908 average AGI)
Defiance County:

1.79%
Ohio average:

1.92%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Williams County, OH  0.88% ($39,207 average AGI)
from Paulding County, OH  0.64% ($38,225)
from Henry County, OH  0.58% ($42,860)
from Allen County, IN  0.34% ($47,407)
from Fulton County, OH  0.31% ($39,940)
from Putnam County, OH  0.18% ($45,714)
from Lucas County, OH  0.18% ($36,429)


5.76% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.76%
Ohio average:

5.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.83% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($27,249 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($23,991 average AGI)
Defiance County:

1.93%
Ohio average:

2.05%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Williams County, OH  0.87% ($40,786 average AGI)
to Paulding County, OH  0.75% ($37,231)
to Henry County, OH  0.54% ($48,241)
to Allen County, IN  0.31% ($43,780)
to Fulton County, OH  0.26% ($40,220)
to Lucas County, OH  0.23% ($51,757)
to Wood County, OH  0.16% ($36,462)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Births per 1000 population in Defiance County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Defiance County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Defiance County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Defiance County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Defiance County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Defiance County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Defiance County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Defiance County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Defiance County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,580 (5,517 aged, 1,063 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 725 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Defiance County, Ohio in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (544)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (538)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (393)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (387)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (238)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (154)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (94)
  • Unspecified dementia (71)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (54)
  • Congestive heart failure (36)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.12
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,456
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 220
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,456

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,337
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 900
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 50
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77

Household type by relationship:

Households: 38,239
  • Male householders: 8,223 (2,266 living alone), Female householders: 7,308 (1,842 living alone)
  • 8,247 spouses (8,229 opposite-sex spouses), 1,353 unmarried partners, (1,305 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,007 children (8,904 natural, 303 adopted, 787 stepchildren), 770 grandchildren, 330 brothers or sisters, 246 parents, 89 foster children, 257 other relatives, 857 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 569

Size of family households: 5,390 2-persons, 1,947 3-persons, 1,823 4-persons, 742 5-persons, 326 6-persons, 179 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,103 1-person, 843 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 72 5-persons.

5,249 married couples with children.
2,331 single-parent households (1,031 men, 1,300 women).

93.7% of residents of Defiance speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $176,003,000 ($4,509 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,161,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,229,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,931,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,945,000
Federal grants: $29,568,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,021,000 ($1,766,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,309,000 ($52,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $615,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,910,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,160,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,703
Here:

69 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,679
Here:

43 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +82
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,450
Here -37 per 1000 residents
State -15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Defiance County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.17 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.4

Year house built in Defiance County, Ohio
  • Year house built in Defiance County, Ohio
  • 02020 or later
  • 4942010 to 2019
  • 1,2972000 to 2009
  • 1,7241990 to 1999
  • 1,1541980 to 1989
  • 3,2151970 to 1979
  • 1,6491960 to 1969
  • 1,9101950 to 1959
  • 7181940 to 1949
  • 4,3341939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Defiance County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Defiance County, Ohio
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Defiance County, Ohio
  • 131 room
  • 902 rooms
  • 1833 rooms
  • 6914 rooms
  • 1,7345 rooms
  • 3,0016 rooms
  • 2,4497 rooms
  • 1,6108 rooms
  • 2,3459+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Defiance County, Ohio
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Defiance County, Ohio
  • 811 room
  • 902 rooms
  • 3163 rooms
  • 1,0994 rooms
  • 5515 rooms
  • 3746 rooms
  • 4027 rooms
  • 2518 rooms
  • 2579+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Defiance County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Defiance County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Defiance County, Ohio
  • 13no bedroom
  • 2241 bedroom
  • 1,6712 bedrooms
  • 7,3773 bedrooms
  • 2,3054 bedrooms
  • 4975+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Defiance County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Defiance County, Ohio
  • 83no bedroom
  • 5331 bedroom
  • 1,3862 bedrooms
  • 1,1223 bedrooms
  • 2874 bedrooms
  • 275+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Defiance County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Defiance County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Defiance County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 310no vehicle
  • 2,5731 vehicle
  • 5,6432 vehicles
  • 2,2543 vehicles
  • 7564 vehicles
  • 5665+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Defiance County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Defiance County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 461no vehicle
  • 1,5971 vehicle
  • 1,0632 vehicles
  • 3133 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles

91.0% of Defiance County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Ohio.

Defiance County:

91.0%
State average:

87.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 29,398
  • Other state: 7,898
  • Northeast: 820
  • Midwest: 4,515
  • South: 2,042
  • West: 510
Year householders moved into unit in Defiance County, OH
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Defiance County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 47.4%Utility gas
  • 23.6%Electricity
  • 23.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.7%Wood
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 55.1%Utility gas
  • 37.5%Electricity
  • 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%Wood
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 589
Here:

15.0%
Ohio:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 77
Here:

3.7%
Ohio:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 544
Here:

39.6%
Ohio:

22.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Defiance County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,517,000
    Other: $2,554,000
    Sewerage: $704,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,269,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $6,364,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,626,000
    Police Protection: $4,375,000
    Regular Highways: $4,135,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,230,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,790,000
    General - Other: $2,570,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,016,000
    Sewerage: $569,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $242,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $151,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,326,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,326,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,213,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,005,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $228,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,252,000
    Interest Earnings: $498,000
    Special Assessments: $451,000
    Rents: $440,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $412,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $75,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,249,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,217,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,317,000
    Highways: $4,398,000
    Health and Hospitals: $435,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,839,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,896,000
    Other License: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $809,000

Defiance County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,517,000
    Other: $2,554,000
    Sewerage: $704,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,269,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $6,364,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,626,000
    Police Protection: $4,375,000
    Regular Highways: $4,135,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,230,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,790,000
    General - Other: $2,570,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,016,000
    Sewerage: $569,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $242,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $151,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,326,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,326,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,213,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,005,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $228,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,252,000
    Interest Earnings: $498,000
    Special Assessments: $451,000
    Rents: $440,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $412,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $75,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,249,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,217,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,317,000
    Highways: $4,398,000
    Health and Hospitals: $435,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,839,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,896,000
    Other License: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $809,000

Defiance County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,517,000
    Other: $2,554,000
    Sewerage: $704,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,269,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $6,364,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,626,000
    Police Protection: $4,375,000
    Regular Highways: $4,135,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,230,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,790,000
    General - Other: $2,570,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,016,000
    Sewerage: $569,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $242,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $151,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,326,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,326,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,213,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,005,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $228,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,252,000
    Interest Earnings: $498,000
    Special Assessments: $451,000
    Rents: $440,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $412,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $75,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,249,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,217,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,317,000
    Highways: $4,398,000
    Health and Hospitals: $435,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,839,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,896,000
    Other License: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $809,000

Defiance County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,517,000
    Other: $2,554,000
    Sewerage: $704,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,269,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $6,364,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,626,000
    Police Protection: $4,375,000
    Regular Highways: $4,135,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,230,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,790,000
    General - Other: $2,570,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,016,000
    Sewerage: $569,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $242,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $151,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,326,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,326,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,213,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,005,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $228,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,252,000
    Interest Earnings: $498,000
    Special Assessments: $451,000
    Rents: $440,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $412,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $75,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,249,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,217,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,317,000
    Highways: $4,398,000
    Health and Hospitals: $435,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,839,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,896,000
    Other License: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $809,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 598
  • Number of aged recipients: 15
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 583
  • Number of recipients under 18: 125
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 426
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 47
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 193
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 269
Most common first names in Defiance County, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John26174.0 years
Mary23080.4 years
Robert20872.5 years
James15569.4 years
Charles15375.4 years
William15374.1 years
Helen14181.1 years
Richard13371.7 years
George11875.8 years
Paul11675.1 years
Most common last names in Defiance County, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller13578.0 years
Smith13174.9 years
Brown7077.3 years
Moore3977.3 years
Wagner3877.2 years
Mack3780.2 years
Mansfield3278.9 years
Bauer3278.2 years
Myers3081.6 years
Meyer2973.6 years
Businesses in Defiance County, OH
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Lane Furniture2
Advance Auto Parts1Little Caesars Pizza1
Applebee's1Lowe's1
Arby's1MasterBrand Cabinets1
AutoZone1Maurices1
Bath & Body Works1McDonald's3
Buffalo Wild Wings1Meijer1
Burger King1Menards1
Carson Pirie Scott1Nike4
Chevrolet2OfficeMax1
Circle K1Papa John's Pizza1
Cold Stone Creamery1Pizza Hut1
Comfort Inn1Quiznos1
Curves1RadioShack1
Dairy Queen1Rite Aid2
Domino's Pizza1Sears2
FedEx3Subway5
GNC2Super 81
H&R Block3Taco Bell1
Hilton1Tim Hortons1
Holiday Inn1U-Haul2
JCPenney1UPS6
Jones New York1Verizon Wireless1
KFC1Walgreens1
Kohl's1Walmart1
Kroger1Wendy's1
La-Z-Boy1YMCA1