Crawford County

County

Crawford County, Ohio

Ohio · 41,896 residents (July 2025 estimate) · 8 ZIP codes · 22 cities, villages and townships

41,896 people (July 2025 estimate), -0.3% since the 2020 census; life expectancy 73.4 years; median household income $59,571 (2024). The county in numbers

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Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County in numbers

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Population

How many people live here, how the count has moved since 2020 and since 1900, and how the USDA classes the county.

residents, July 2025 estimate: 41,896; Census Bureau vintage 2025

since the April 2020 census: -0.3%; 42,017 counted in 2020

births since April 2020: 2,195

deaths since April 2020: 3,175

net migration since April 2020: +877; people who moved in, minus people who moved out

net domestic migration, 2025: +441; moved in from elsewhere in the U.S., minus moved out

net international migration, 2025: +51

Crawford County peaked at 50,364 people in 1970.

It is 1.2 times its 1900 size.

USDA rural-urban continuum code 4 of 9 (1 is the most metropolitan): nonmetro - urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area.

USDA ERS county typology (2015 codes): a nonmetro county with a manufacturing-dependent economy, flagged for population loss.

Crawford County population by census year (Census Bureau)
Year	People	Source
1830	4,791	first census that counted the county
1850	18,177	decennial census
1900	33,915	decennial census
1950	38,738	decennial census
1970	50,364	decennial census
2000	46,909	decennial census
2020	42,017	decennial census
2025	41,896	July estimate

Source: Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (vintage 2025, join_popest.py); decennial counts 1900-1990 from 'Population of States and Counties of the United States 1790-1990', 2000/2010 from intercensal files; USDA ERS Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023; USDA ERS county typology codes, 2015 edition · Census population estimates · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS county typology · About this topic

Moving in and out

Households that changed county between the tax returns they filed in 2022 and 2023, counted by the IRS.

households moved in, 2022 to 2023: 1,678; tax returns filed from a new county

households moved out: 1,682

net households: -4; moved in, minus moved out

households stayed put: 32,551

Where arriving households came from (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
From	Households
Richland, OH	456
Marion, OH	165
Morrow, OH	161

Where leaving households went (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
To	Households
Richland, OH	467
Marion, OH	168
Morrow, OH	130

Source: IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration flows, 2022-2023 · IRS migration data · About this topic

Income and poverty

The Census Bureau's 2024 small-area estimates for the county.

of residents below the poverty line, 2024: 11.2%

of children below the poverty line, 2024: 15.9%

median household income, 2024: $59,571

Source: Census SAIPE 2024 county estimates · Census SAIPE · About this topic

Jobs and wages

Unemployment in the latest month and what employers in the county pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

unemployment rate, July 2026: 3.9%; 5.7% a year earlier

people in the labor force, July 2026: 18,314

looking for work: 720

average weekly wage, first quarter of 2026: $1,000; +4.8% on the year

jobs covered by unemployment insurance: 12,162; -4.3% on the year

establishments: 923

Largest private sectors, first quarter of 2026 (BLS QCEW)
Sector	Jobs	Average weekly wage
manufacturing	1,743	$1,103
retail	1,322	$630
restaurants and hotels	1,126	$348

Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics; BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2026 Q1 · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · About this topic

The county economy

What the county produces and earns, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

real GDP, 2024 (2017 dollars): $1.3 billion; -2.0% since 2019

personal income per person, 2024: $49,862; 75th of Ohio's 88 counties

change in income per person since 2019: +31.2%; before inflation

Source: BEA regional accounts: county GDP (CAGDP1), per capita personal income (CAINC1), 2024 · BEA county GDP · About this topic

Federal money

What the federal government obligated to the county in fiscal 2025, by county of performance; Social Security, Medicare and most benefits are not counted.

in federal contracts performed in the county, fiscal 2025: $5 million; $130 a resident

in federal grants, fiscal 2025: $33 million; $789 a resident

in federal loans and loan guarantees: $817,926

in direct federal payments to people and organizations: $299 million

Source: USAspending federal awards by county of performance, fiscal 2025 · USAspending · About this topic

Health rankings

County Health Rankings 2025 measures for the county, with the Ohio figure alongside.

life expectancy at birth: 73.4 years; Ohio 75.2

years of life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death): 11,000.9; Ohio 9,740

population health group among U.S. counties: 6 of 10; 1 is healthiest

community conditions group among U.S. counties: 5 of 10; 1 is best

of children in poverty: 17.3%; Ohio 17.5%

uninsured: 7.5%; Ohio 7.1%

At least one community water system in the county had a health-based drinking water violation in the rankings' reporting year.

County Health Rankings 2025: Crawford County and Ohio
Measure	Crawford County	Ohio
Life expectancy at birth (years)	73.4	75.2
Years of potential life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)	11,000.9	9,740
Adults in fair or poor health	22.0%	17.9%
Uninsured	7.5%	7.1%
Children in poverty	17.3%	17.5%
Median household income	$58,982	$67,873
Income inequality (80th to 20th percentile household income ratio)	4.1	4.6
Households with severe housing problems	10.3%	12.7%
People per primary care physician	2,784	1,328
People per mental health provider	704	286
People per dentist	1,805	1,535
Preventable hospital stays per 100,000 Medicare enrollees	1,909	3,033
Medicare enrollees with a flu vaccination	41%	51%
Injury deaths per 100,000	94.4	100.7
Suicides per 100,000	17.2	14.7
Child deaths per 100,000 (under 18)	71.2	59.2
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births	7.5	7.0
Teen births per 1,000 females 15 to 19	27.7	17.4
Average daily fine-particle pollution (PM2.5, µg/m³)	7.4	7.8
Any drinking water violation in the county	Yes
Population used by the rankings	41,529
Population health group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is healthiest)	6
Community conditions group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is best)	5

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute) · County Health Rankings · About this topic

Cancer

New cancers and cancer deaths per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, from the National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Profiles.

new cancers a year per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, 2018 to 2022: 482.5; Ohio 472.9 · U.S. 448.6

cases a year: 293

incidence trend: stable

cancer deaths a year per 100,000, age-adjusted, 2019 to 2023: 183.2; Ohio 160.3 · U.S. 145.4

cancer deaths a year: 116

death-rate trend: stable

Cancer incidence by site, 2018 to 2022 (NCI State Cancer Profiles)
Site	Per 100,000	Ohio	Cases a year	Trend
Lung	73.5	63.6	47	falling
Colorectal	48.6	38.4	28	stable
Female breast	97.0	133.0	30	stable
Prostate	119.1	120.8	39	rising
Leukemia	11.7	13.0	7	stable
Bladder	28.4	21.8	18	rising

Source: NCI State Cancer Profiles, county incidence 2018-2022 and mortality 2019-2023 · NCI cancer profiles · About this topic

Drug overdoses

Provisional overdose death counts by county from the CDC, 12 months at a time.

overdose deaths in the 12 months ending March 2025: 10; CDC provisional count

deaths per 100,000 residents: 24.1; Ohio 20.8 in the 12 months ending December 2025

deaths a year earlier: 16

highest 12-month total since 2020: 19; 12 months ending March 2021

The county count has been suppressed (1 to 9 deaths) in every month after March 2025.

Source: CDC NCHS provisional county drug overdose deaths, 12-month-ending counts; CDC VSRR for the Ohio row · CDC overdose data · About this topic

Medicare

Who in the county is on Medicare and how they are covered, from CMS enrollment counts.

people on Medicare, 2025: 11,243; 27% of residents

aged 65 or over: 9,787

younger people with disabilities: 1,457

chose a Medicare Advantage plan: 49.1%

also on Medicaid: 17.4%

with Part D drug coverage: 84.6%

enrollment since 2020: +5.3%; 10,680 enrollees then

Source: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment by county, 2025 · CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment · About this topic

Severe weather

Hail, wind, flooding and tornado reports logged for the county in NOAA's Storm Events database.

severe weather reports, 2016 to 2026: 74; NOAA Storm Events log

in reported damage: $4 million

largest hail: 1.75 in; June 17, 2024

The costliest event was tornadoes on September 4, 2017, $1 million in damage. An EF0 tornado touched down in rural Crawford County about three quarters of a mile west of North Robinson. The initial touchdown was in a cornfield west of Ole…

Severe weather reports by kind, 2016 to 2026 (NOAA Storm Events)
Kind	Reports
damaging thunderstorm wind	47
hail	16
tornadoes	7
river and street flooding	2

Zone-wide advisories by kind, 2016 to 2026 (NOAA Storm Events)
Kind	Reports
winter storms	5
high wind	5
extreme cold	2

Source: NOAA Storm Events database, 2016-2026 · NOAA storm events · About this topic

Weather warnings

Every warning, watch and advisory the National Weather Service has issued for the county since 2015.

tornado warnings since 2015: 17

severe thunderstorm warnings: 174

flash flood warnings: 9

winter storm or blizzard warnings: 6

warnings, watches and advisories in all: 780

National Weather Service products for Crawford County since 2015 (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)
Product	Count
Tornado Warning	17
Tornado Watch	13
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	174
Flash Flood Warning	9
Areal Flood Warning	22
Areal Flood Advisory	58
Winter Storm Warning	6
Winter Weather Advisory	59
Excessive Heat Warning	3
Heat Advisory	24
Extreme Cold Warning	2
Wind Chill Warning	4
Snow Squall Warning	3

Tornado warnings by year
Year	Warnings
2015	1
2017	1
2019	2
2022	1
2023	1
2024	5
2025	1
2026	5

Source: National Weather Service warnings/watches/advisories, Iowa Environmental Mesonet VTEC archive, since 2015 · IEM warning archive · About this topic

Drought

How often the U.S. Drought Monitor has put the county in drought since 2000.

weeks in moderate drought or worse since 2020: 27

of them severe or worse: 4; most recently 4 weeks in 2024

weeks at least abnormally dry since 2020: 80

of all weeks since 2000 in drought: 5%

The worst reading since 2000 was severe drought in November 2024.

As of September 1, 2026: no drought.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor weekly county statistics, 2000-2026 · U.S. Drought Monitor · About this topic

Hazard mitigation

FEMA-funded projects in the county that reduce future flood, storm and other losses: buyouts, plans, studies and equipment.

hazard mitigation projects since 2003: 7; FEMA grants

total project worth: $2 million; $1 million federal

properties covered: 45

Largest: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine for Bucyrus, $626,971 (fiscal 2007).

Mitigation projects by type since 2003 (OpenFEMA)
Project type	Projects
Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4
Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine; 204.1: Dry Floodproofing Private Structures - Riverine (Commercial)	1
Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1

Source: OpenFEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance projects, v4 API · OpenFEMA · About this topic

Air toxics

The EPA's modeled lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics across the county.

lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million; EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Mostly formaldehyde (15.5 in a million) and carbon tetrachloride (2.9 in a million).

Source: EPA AirToxScreen 2020 · EPA AirToxScreen · About this topic

Fluoridated water

The share of county residents on community water whose water is fluoridated, from the Ohio Department of Health.

of residents on community water receive fluoridated water: 48.7%

Source: Ohio Department of Health county fluoridation profiles (DataOhio) · ODH fluoridation report (DataOhio) · EPA SDWIS search · About this topic

Firefighting foam (PFAS)

PFAS-based aqueous film-forming foam registered in the county with Ohio EPA, which is collecting it for disposal so it is never sprayed again.

fire departments or other holders registered: 2

of PFAS-based AFFF foam registered with Ohio EPA: 110 gal

in sealed containers: 45 gal

in opened containers: 65 gal

Source: Ohio EPA AFFF firefighting-foam inventory · Ohio EPA PFAS · About this topic

Rail accidents

Accidents railroads reported to the Federal Railroad Administration in the county since 2010. Yard mishaps at walking speed dominate; main-line derailments are the rare, dangerous ones.

rail equipment accidents since 2010: 9; FRA Form 54

derailments: 8

Source: FRA Form 54 rail equipment accident reports, county fallback for railAccidentLine() · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · About this topic

House records

Where the house-by-house records on this county's ZIP pages come from, and how current they are.

parcel records placed on the map: 18,488; snapshot of September 15, 2026

Crawford County Auditor, real-estate search exports (CAMA attribute and sale records).

Office: Crawford County Auditor (Robyn M. Sheets), 112 E Mansfield St, Bucyrus, OH 44820; 419-562-7941.

These are full appraisal records: every house's year built, value and sales history opens from its ZIP page.

Source: Crawford County Auditor, real-estate search exports (CAMA attribute and sale records), snapshot 2026-09-15 · Crawford County Auditor (Robyn M. Sheets) · About this topic

Places

The 22 cities, villages and townships whose residents live mostly in Crawford County, with the population of each.

Cities 2

Villages 5

Townships 15

ZIP codes

The 8 ZIP codes whose residents live mostly in Crawford County, largest first. Each links to its own page; the water system column links to the utility serving most of its residents.

ZIP codes of Crawford County: residents (2020 census), the water system serving most residents, radon, home value, school district and flood exposure
ZIP	Name	Residents	Water system	Radon	Home value	School district	Flood
44820	Bucyrus	17,114	Bucyrus City 69% Inland rivers	3.9 pCi/L average radon	Median home $141,400	Bucyrus City 3 stars overall	2.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44833	Galion	16,786	Galion City 64% Reservoirs & inland lakes	6.5 pCi/L average radon	Median home $145,500	Galion City 3 stars overall	3.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44827	Crestline	6,973	Crestline Village 66% Groundwater (wells)	5.7 pCi/L average radon	Median home $125,900	Crestline Exempted Village 2 stars overall	9.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44854	New Washington	1,673	no mapped system	4.9 pCi/L average radon	Median home $146,200	Buckeye Central Local 4 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44887	Auburn Township and Tiro	958	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Median home $135,000	Buckeye Central Local 4 stars overall	2.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44825	Chatfield	158	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Median home $85,000	Buckeye Central Local 4 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44881	Liberty Township and Sulphur Springs	117	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Home value not published	Colonel Crawford Local 4.5 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44856	North Robinson	95	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Median home $96,900	Colonel Crawford Local 4.5 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Source: residents: 2020 Census (POP100, ZCTA) · water systems: EPA SDWIS + service-area-boundary join · radon: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP since 2010 · home value: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA (housing/commute tables) · school districts: Ohio school district boundaries (OGRIP via ODOT) · flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer.

On the map

The map has no county view of its own yet: open it at 44820, the county's most populous ZIP code, and zoom out. Every ZIP code in the table above links to its page, and each page opens the map at that ZIP.

Rankings within the county

The county's ZIP codes ranked by what the map measures; each heading links to the topic's page.

Highest radon

44833Galion6.5 pCi/L
44827Crestline5.7 pCi/L
44854New Washington4.9 pCi/L
44820Bucyrus3.9 pCi/L

Most snow

44856North Robinson25.9 in a year
44833Galion25.9 in a year
44827Crestline25.9 in a year
44887Auburn Township and Tiro23.3 in a year
44881Liberty Township and Sulphur Springs23.3 in a year

Oldest homes

44881Liberty Township and Sulphur Springsmedian year built 1910
44825Chatfieldmedian year built 1928
44854New Washingtonmedian year built 1931
44856North Robinsonmedian year built 1949
44833Galionmedian year built 1956

Highest home values

44854New Washington$146,200
44833Galion$145,500
44820Bucyrus$141,400
44887Auburn Township and Tiro$135,000
44827Crestline$125,900

Best school stars

44881Liberty Township and Sulphur Springs4.5 stars
44856North Robinson4.5 stars
44887Auburn Township and Tiro4.0 stars
44854New Washington4.0 stars
44825Chatfield4.0 stars

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