Postal Codes

43609 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 43609 covers Toledo, Ohio, with a population of about 20,495 and a median household income of $42,510.

Population
20,4954,252 per square mile
Median age
371.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$42,51039% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
29.8%17.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$71,291up 24.5% in five years
Median rent
$9138% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
11.4%23.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
44.1%20.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
218

Where 43609 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

Population20,495
Median age37
Family households53%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.1%
White (non-Hispanic)47.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)29.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino17%
Veterans6.3%
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$42,510
Income per person$22,357
Poverty rate29.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.2%
$10–15k9.3%
$15–20k5.4%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k8.0%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k13.1%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k4.0%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k1.5%
$200k or more0.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,150
Mean adjusted gross income$34,431
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k45.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k34.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$58,700
Median gross rent$913
Rent as a share of household income29.8%
Owner-occupied44.1%
Vacant homes13.2%
Median year built1941

What the homes are

Detached house72.2%
Attached house3.7%
2 to 4 units9.7%
5 to 19 units11%
20 or more units3.4%
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$71,291as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 161.8%
Typical asking rent$1,086as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$71,291$23,154

$29,517 in 2000 to $71,291 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%
High school diploma or higher79.1%
Works from home3%
Drives to work alone75.7%
Takes public transport2.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.8%
Health

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

Obesity42.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24.1% 10.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31% 10.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15% 3.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity39.1% 13.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.8% 5.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.3% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.6% 11.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.7% 8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity31.8% 14.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps31.1% 16.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.1% 10.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.3% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat18.8% 10 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.6% 10.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments218
People employed2,730
Annual payroll$106,929,000
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 16.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss13.4 out of 100
Community resilience93.5 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.

Hail61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind45.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide39.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding26.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.4Relatively 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$42,510$69,680$78,538
Income per person$22,357$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate29.8%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$58,700$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$913$988$1,348
Homeownership44.1%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate9.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home3%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%5%13.9%
Median age3739.638.7
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 US11.2 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 supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket47% 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%.

Toledo City School District100% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability13.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

43607 Toledo, OH2.8 km away
43460 Rossford, OH3 km away
43405 Toledo, OH4.2 km away
43620 Toledo, OH4.4 km away
43660 Toledo, OH4.6 km away
43606 Toledo, OH5.2 km away
43614 Toledo, OH5.3 km away
43610 Toledo, OH5.5 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.82 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq mi
Population density4,252 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6298, -83.5773

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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