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44866 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 44866 covers Polk, Ohio, with a population of about 2,454 and a median household income of $63,125.

Population
2,45490 per square mile
Median age
34.14.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$63,1259% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
35.4%23 points above the US average
Typical home value
$270,331up 36.3% in five years
Median rent
$72726% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
19.3%15.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.5%27.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 44866 is

Polk, 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

Population2,454
Median age34.1
Family households71.6%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.2%
White (non-Hispanic)98%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans9.2%
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$63,125
Income per person$21,843
Poverty rate35.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k12.0%
$25–30k8.0%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k14.1%
$75–100k19.6%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k1.3%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed930
Mean adjusted gross income$56,441
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$205,300
Median gross rent$727
Rent as a share of household income31.4%
Owner-occupied92.5%
Vacant homes6.1%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house93.7%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units1.2%
Mobile home1.8%
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$270,331as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$270,331$110,265

$124,092 in 2009 to $270,331 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%
High school diploma or higher85%
Works from home12.9%
Drives to work alone71.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.5%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.1% 7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.9% 5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.5% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.1% 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 insecurity11.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 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)16.5% 3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.7% 2.7 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 establishments18
People employed57
Annual payroll$2,422,000
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 63.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.7 out of 100
Community resilience78.6 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.

Winter weather95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave62.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44Relatively 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$63,125$69,680$78,538
Income per person$21,843$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate35.4%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$205,300$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$727$988$1,348
Homeownership92.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home12.9%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%5%13.9%
Median age34.139.638.7
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 stationASHLAND 2 SW, OH US16.1 km away

Average high and low by month

January34.1°F / 17.2°F
February37.2°F / 18.7°F
March46.6°F / 26.8°F
April60°F / 37°F
May71.1°F / 47.4°F
June80.1°F / 57.7°F
July83.4°F / 61.3°F
August82°F / 58.3°F
September76.3°F / 51.1°F
October63.4°F / 40.4°F
November49.8°F / 31.3°F
December38.6°F / 23.9°F
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket94% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mapleton Local School District71.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Ashland City School District18.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Northwestern Local School District6.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Black River Local School District2.5% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

44848 Nankin, OH6 km away
44287 West Salem, OH9 km away
44880 Sullivan, OH11.4 km away
44805 Ashland, OH12.5 km away
44235 Homerville, OH12.6 km away
44874 Savannah, OH13.3 km away
44840 Jeromesville, OH13.6 km away
44859 Nova, OH14.9 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.

Ashland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area27.39 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density90 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9343, -82.2126

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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