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44203 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 44203 covers Barberton, Ohio, with a population of about 38,705 and a median household income of $59,124.

Population
38,7051,105 per square mile
Median age
43.44.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,12415% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
13.3%0.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$187,275up 32.1% in five years
Median rent
$83216% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
21.3%13.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.7%4.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
729

Where 44203 is

Barberton, 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

Population38,705
Median age43.4
Family households58.9%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.2%
White (non-Hispanic)86.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans7.4%
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$59,124
Income per person$35,479
Poverty rate13.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,340
Mean adjusted gross income$56,160
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k29.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.9%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$148,300
Median gross rent$832
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied69.7%
Vacant homes7.3%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house77%
Attached house3.6%
2 to 4 units7%
5 to 19 units5.7%
20 or more units4.2%
Mobile home2.4%
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$187,275as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 105.8%
Typical asking rent$1,323as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$187,275$81,251

$91,167 in 2000 to $187,275 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone81.1%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.7%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39% 4.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.9% 6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60% 1.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.3% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.7% 9.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.2% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.4% 3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17% 4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments729
People employed12,840
Annual payroll$660,509,000
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 18.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss19.7 out of 100
Community resilience74.1 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.

Hail89.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding31.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.9Relatively 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$59,124$69,680$78,538
Income per person$35,479$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate13.3%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$148,300$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$832$988$1,348
Homeownership69.7%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.1%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2%5%13.9%
Median age43.439.638.7
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 stationAKRON FULTON INTL AP, OH US13.3 km away
Rain in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January36.7°F / 21°F1.83 in rain
February39.6°F / 22.4°F1.45 in rain
March49.1°F / 29.6°F2.48 in rain
April62.4°F / 39.8°F2.83 in rain
May72.9°F / 50.5°F3.56 in rain
June81.2°F / 59.7°F3.67 in rain
July85.1°F / 64°F3.65 in rain
August83.6°F / 62.3°F3 in rain
September76.9°F / 54.9°F3.18 in rain
October64.5°F / 44.3°F2.53 in rain
November51.7°F / 34.5°F2.32 in rain
December41°F / 26.8°F2.01 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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket25% 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 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Norton City School District55.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Barberton City School District23.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Coventry Local School District9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Copley-Fairlawn City School District4.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Manchester Local School District2.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Highland Local School District1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wadsworth City School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Northwest Local School District1.3% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

44314 Akron, OH5.7 km away
44230 Doylestown, OH8.1 km away
44307 Akron, OH8.2 km away
44320 Akron, OH8.4 km away
44317 Akron, OH8.5 km away
44319 Akron, OH8.5 km away
44301 Akron, OH8.9 km away
44282 Wadsworth, OH9.1 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.

Summit County97.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Medina County1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Wayne County0.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area35.04 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq mi
Population density1,105 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0197, -81.6212

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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