Appalachian Ohio Fact Sheet
This information was compiled from 2000 Census data (STF3A) by the Data Analysis, Survey and Health group at Ohio University’s Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs. If you would like help locating similar data for your county, please contact Kate Leeman (RNA@ohio.edu).

Income

• Median income per household in Appalachian Ohio is $31,649
• Per capita income for residents of this region is $16,870
• 13.6% of residents in this region live below the poverty level*
• 17.7% of children in this region live below the poverty level *
• 10.5% of individuals over 65 in this region live below the poverty level* 
• 5.5% of residents in this region live at less than 50% of the poverty level*
• 200% of the poverty level is the point at which families with children are no longer income eligible for foodstamps.
• 34.3% of Appalachian Ohio residents live below 200% of poverty*

Education

• 21.8% of Appalachian Ohio residents 25 and older do not have a high school diploma or GED (compared to 17.1% for the state as a whole)
• 43.7% have only a high school diploma or GED (compared to 36.1% for the state as a whole)
• 5.6% have an Associate’s degree (compared to 5.9% for the state as a whole)
• 12.3% have a bachelor’s degree or higher (compared to 21.1% for the state as a whole)

Employment

• 36.2% of nondisabled adult residents age 21-64 are not working (compared to 21.6% for the state as a whole)
• 12.7% of adult residents age 21-64 have a disability, and 52% of these individuals are not working (compared to 44% for the state as a whole)
• 38.8% of resident workers travel outside their home county for work, including 8.1% to another state.
• 36.6% of resident workers commute 30 minutes or more to their job

Race and Ethnicity

• 95.9% of Appalachian Ohio residents are white (compared to 85% for the state as a whole)
• 2.1% of this region’s residents are black (compared to 11.5% for the state as a whole)
• 1.1% of residents describe themselves as being of 2 or more races
• Less than 1% are American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander or of Hispanic origin.
• Per capita income for white residents of this region is $17,009
• Per capita income for black residents of this region is $12,882
• Per capita income for people of Hispanic origin in this region is $14,887

Housing

• 74.5% of inhabited homes in Appalachian Ohio counties are owner-occupied
• 0.8% of homes in this region lack full plumbing (compared to 0.4% for the state as a whole)
• 2% of homes in this region lack full kitchens (compared to 0.5% for the state as a whole)
• 7.2% of homeowners in this region pay more than 35% of their income for housing
• 24.6% of renters in this region pay more than 35% of their income for housing