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45874 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45874 covers Ohio City, Ohio, with a population of about 2,186 and a median household income of $66,520.

Population
2,18638 per square mile
Median age
41.62.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,520about the Ohio median
Poverty rate
4.6%7.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$178,220up 30.1% in five years
Median rent
$88411% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
10.9%24.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.8%26.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 45874 is

Ohio City, 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

Population2,186
Median age41.6
Family households69%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%
Veterans4.8%
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$66,520
Income per person$28,380
Poverty rate4.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k22.8%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k2.0%
$200k or more4.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,000
Mean adjusted gross income$62,777
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k27.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$124,200
Median gross rent$884
Rent as a share of household income14.1%
Owner-occupied91.8%
Vacant homes14.6%
Median year built1952

What the homes are

Detached house89.4%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units0.8%
Mobile home9.6%
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$178,220as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$178,220$69,024

$69,024 in 2000 to $178,220 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%
High school diploma or higher96%
Works from home3.6%
Drives to work alone74.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.7%
Health

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

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.4% 3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments21
People employed99
Annual payroll$3,510,000
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 18.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.6 out of 100
Community resilience93.3 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.

Strong wind88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.4Very 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$66,520$69,680$78,538
Income per person$28,380$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate4.6%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$124,200$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$884$988$1,348
Homeownership91.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home3.6%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%5%13.9%
Median age41.639.638.7
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 stationVAN WERT 1 S, OH US10.5 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January32.5°F / 18.2°F2.57 in rain, 6.2 in snow
February36.1°F / 20.5°F2.05 in rain, 4.5 in snow
March46.9°F / 28.9°F2.52 in rain, 2.5 in snow
April60.3°F / 39.3°F3.59 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May71.8°F / 51.4°F4.76 in rain
June80.9°F / 61.1°F4.59 in rain
July84.5°F / 64.4°F4.66 in rain
August82.6°F / 62.3°F3.95 in rain
September76.8°F / 54.7°F3.15 in rain
October63.9°F / 43.4°F2.99 in rain
November49.5°F / 33°F2.94 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December37.4°F / 24.1°F2.59 in rain, 2.9 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Van Wert City School District50.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Crestview Local School District36.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincolnview Local School District7.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Parkway Local School District6.5% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45899 Wren, OH8.8 km away
45898 Willshire, OH10.5 km away
45891 Van Wert, OH11.6 km away
45882 Rockford, OH12.1 km away
46780 Pleasant Mills, IN14.3 km away
45832 Convoy, OH16.3 km away
46772 Monroe, IN17.2 km away
45838 Elgin, OH17.3 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.

Van Wert County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.1 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7854, -84.6731

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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