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Ohio County, Indiana: crime rate, income and local data
Median household income is $70,392 and the unemployment rate was 3.2% in August 2026. It is home to roughly 5,999 residents.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Ohio County?
We don't show a crime rate for Ohio County: no police agency here reported a full year to the FBI in 2021-2025. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Ohio County?
Median household income is $70,392, close to the statewide figure ($71,957). Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $213,100, and the median rent is $898 a month. The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.2% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 96 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Ohio County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,999 | 6,851,073 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $70,392 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $213,100 | $218,200 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $898 | $1,062 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 1.3% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 8.1% | 12.3% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 3.4% | 9.1% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 17.8% | 29.5% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 81.3% | 70.6% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 47.2 | 38.1 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 86.3% | 89.9% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 5.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Ohio County?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Ohio County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists no Superfund site in Ohio County, active or completed (October 2026).
Disasters, air and water
Ohio County was covered by 1 federal major disaster declaration from 2016 through 2025 (Flood 1), not counting COVID-19. Of 2 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 2 (moderate).
Is there road construction in Ohio County?
Ohio County had 1 highway work zone in the October 11, 2026 feed from the state DOT (active that day). Where crews are working: IN 56. The map's construction layer is refreshed every morning.
See today's work zones on the map →
How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Ohio County?
Ohio County has 3 public schools (2024-25) and 0 private schools (2023-24) in federal school lists. 1 nursing home is certified by Medicare or Medicaid here; star ratings for each are on the map and on Medicare's Care Compare. USGS mapping shows 2 fire or EMS stations and 1 police or sheriff station.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Ohio County
Gun shops
One gun shop with a public storefront is on the map in Ohio County, plus 4 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). On the ATF list: House Racing (Aurora).
Liquor stores
One liquor store is on the map in Ohio County: Bakers Discount Liquor (Rising Sun). Indiana has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Ohio County on the map.
See them on the map: gun shops · liquor stores →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Ohio County?
We don't show a crime rate for Ohio County: no police agency here reported a full year to the FBI in 2021-2025. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Ohio County?
$70,392 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $71,957 for Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Ohio County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.2% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 96 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Ohio County?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Ohio County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here.
Is there road construction in Ohio County right now?
Ohio County had 1 highway work zone in the October 11, 2026 feed from the state DOT (active that day). Where crews are working: IN 56.
How many nursing homes are in Ohio County?
1 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes (CMS provider data, September 2026).
How does Ohio County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County, KY | 139,841 | 1.0 | $99,414 |
| Dearborn County | 51,094 | – | $84,735 |
| Ripley County | 29,095 | – | $70,573 |
| Switzerland County | 9,909 | – | $65,343 |
More: Indiana statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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