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43605 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 43605 covers Toledo, Ohio, with a population of about 24,432 and a median household income of $36,389.

Population
24,4323,406 per square mile
Median age
335.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$36,38948% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
36.8%24.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$66,035up 13.7% in five years
Median rent
$84714% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
9.1%25.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
49.2%15.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
209

Where 43605 is

Toledo, Ohio — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population24,432
Median age33
Family households57%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.8%
White (non-Hispanic)57.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino20.9%
Veterans4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$36,389
Income per person$19,041
Poverty rate36.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance36.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k16.8%
$10–15k7.4%
$15–20k6.0%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k8.2%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k8.3%
$45–50k5.5%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k1.0%
$200k or more0.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,680
Mean adjusted gross income$33,928
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k46.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$46,000
Median gross rent$847
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied49.2%
Vacant homes16.9%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house72.3%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units15.8%
5 to 19 units5.3%
20 or more units2.1%
Mobile home2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$66,035as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 111.9%
Typical asking rent$1,212as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$66,035$26,578

$46,705 in 2000 to $66,035 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,212$1,045

$1,045 in 2022 to $1,212 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate16.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%
High school diploma or higher78.6%
Works from home2.6%
Drives to work alone77.7%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity43.2% 9.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes27.1% 13.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health34% 13.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression30% 8.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity41.9% 16.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53.6% 10.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.6% 7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.3% 16 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.8% 11.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity33.5% 16.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps34% 19.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.1% 10.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.9% 7.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.8% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.2% 6.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.3% 10.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost32.7% 19.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10% 4.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments209
People employed3,928
Annual payroll$223,662,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 15.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss9.9 out of 100
Community resilience93.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Coastal flooding69.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm68.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather42.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning39.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide39Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding26.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Ohio and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOhioUnited States
Median household income$36,389$69,680$78,538
Income per person$19,041$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate36.8%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$46,000$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$847$988$1,348
Homeownership49.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate16.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home2.6%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%5%13.9%
Median age3339.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationTOLEDO METCALF FLD, OH US10.3 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January33.6°F / 20.1°F1.79 in rain
February36.4°F / 21.8°F1.75 in rain
March46.5°F / 29.4°F2.31 in rain
April59.5°F / 39.8°F3.26 in rain
May71.2°F / 51.2°F3.5 in rain
June80.7°F / 61.2°F3.24 in rain
July84.6°F / 64.8°F3.24 in rain
August82.4°F / 63.3°F3.49 in rain
September75.8°F / 55.4°F3.06 in rain
October63.6°F / 44.6°F2.36 in rain
November50.2°F / 34.1°F2.27 in rain
December38.3°F / 25.8°F2.09 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket43% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket54% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Toledo City School District98.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Northwood Local School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability12.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

43604 Toledo, OH1.7 km away
43660 Toledo, OH2 km away
43656 Toledo, OH3 km away
43661 Toledo, OH3 km away
43666 Toledo, OH3 km away
43616 Oregon, OH3.3 km away
43608 Toledo, OH3.6 km away
43620 Toledo, OH4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Lucas County98.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Wood County1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.17 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq mi
Population density3,406 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6525, -83.5085

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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