2024 population: 14,269 ( 149 from 2020)
Land area: 398.0 square miles
Population density: 35.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	13,325	93.38%	0.1%
Black:	469	3.29%	21.8%
Indian:	44	0.31%	4.8%
Asian:	48	0.34%	2.1%
2+ races:	190	1.33%	25.0%
Hispanic:	193	1.35%	3.2%

Total non-White:	944	6.62%	16.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	593	10.5
Deaths:	632	11.2
Net Migration:	200	3.5
Net Immigration:	7	0.1

Change in White population:	18	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	131	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
14,120
13,307	94.24%
385	2.73%
42	0.30%
47	0.33%
152	1.08%
187	1.32%
813	5.76%

2010
14,645
14,036	95.84%
368	2.51%
42	0.29%
23	0.16%
110	0.75%
52	0.36%
609	4.16%

2000
14,058
12,959	92.18%
938	6.67%
37	0.26%
13	0.09%
51	0.36%
60	0.43%
1,099	7.82%

1990
11,336
11,294	99.63%
2	0.02%
34	0.30%
6	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
42	0.37%

1980
11,310
11,251	99.48%
0	0.00%
29	0.26%
6	0.05%
n/a
24	0.21%
59	0.52%

1970
10,428
10,378	99.52%
6	0.06%
7	0.07%
3	0.03%
n/a
35	0.34%
50	0.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,306	8.9
1,215	8.3
-311	-2.1
0	0.0

-729	-5.0
204	1.4

Number	Rate
2000's
1,348	9.6
1,132	8.1
93	0.7
6	0.0

1,077	7.7
-490	-3.5

Number	Rate
1990's
1,344	11.9
1,114	9.8
2,964	26.1
5	0.0

1,665	14.7
1,057	9.3

Number	Rate
1980's
1,778	15.7
1,176	10.4
-502	-4.4
n/a

43	0.4
-17	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
312	3.0
n/a

873	8.4
9	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Noble County, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
51.9
2,668	18.7%
11,601	81.3%
4,041	28.3%

4,545
2.65

2,876	63.3%
2,472	86.0%
185	6.4%
1,669	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
48.6
2,797	19.1%
11,848	80.9%
3,042	20.8%

4,852
2.47

3,394	70.0%
2,707	79.8%
224	6.6%
1,458	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
3,194	22.7%
10,864	77.3%
1,836	13.1%

4,536
2.61

3,322	73.2%
2,824	85.0%
216	6.5%
1,214	26.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
3,223	28.4%
8,113	71.6%
1,721	15.2%

4,141
2.70

3,227	77.9%
2,777	86.1%
171	5.3%
914	22.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
3,478	30.8%
7,832	69.2%
1,682	14.9%

3,983
2.81

3,103	77.9%
2,747	88.5%
159	5.1%
880	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Noble County, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	194	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	433	9.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	264	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	156	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	380	8.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	244	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	172	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	195	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	185	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	335	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	501	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	419	9.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	308	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	295	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	274	6.0%
$200,000 or more	190	4.2%

Median Household Income	51,547
Per Capita Income	28,676

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	148	3.3%
Public Assistance	71	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	465	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,592	47.5%
Unemployed	199	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,791	50.2%
Not in Labor Force	3,768	49.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		52.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,356	1,416	48.9%
Non-Profit	130	179	42.1%
Self-Employed	370	165	69.2%

Local Government	128	153	45.6%
State Government	103	164	38.6%
Federal Government	7	25	21.9%

Total Private + Self	1,726	1,581	52.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	368	521	41.4%
Total	2,094	2,102	49.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	490	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	956	22.8%
Professional, Technical	808	19.3%
Service Occupations	834	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.0%
All others	1,108	26.4%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	716	17.1%
Retail trade	707	16.8%
Manufacturing	679	16.2%
Educational services	313	7.5%
Construction	269	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	252	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	209	5.0%
Public administration	208	5.0%
Finance and insurance	158	3.8%
Wholesale trade	146	3.5%
Other services	142	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	90	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	81	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	70	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	58	1.4%
Information	36	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	0.7%
Utilities	21	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	132	0.93%
Puerto Rican	16	0.11%
Cuban	14	0.10%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	13	0.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	13	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	5	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,970	96.0%
German, other Germanic	421	3.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	49	0.4%
Spanish	48	0.4%
Other	14	0.1%
Other Indo-European	6	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,932	20.6%
Irish	1,866	13.1%
English	1,614	11.4%
American	1,113	7.8%
Dutch	525	3.7%
African	463	3.3%
Polish	374	2.6%
Italian	360	2.5%
French	280	2.0%
Ukrainian	222	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	206	1.4%
Scottish	126	0.9%
Czech	116	0.8%
Welsh	115	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	107	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,172	99.7%
Not a citizen	44	0.3%

Native	14,159	99.6%
Foreign-born	57	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
393	3.6%	1,255	11.6%	5,494	50.9%	2,236	20.7%	930	8.6%	486	4.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	393	3.6%
9-12 Years	1,255	11.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,494	50.9%
Some College	2,236	20.7%
Bach. Degree	930	8.6%
Grad Degree	486	4.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,882	4,496	386	7.9%	5.8%
1991	5,058	4,582	476	9.4%	6.5%
1992	5,198	4,596	602	11.6%	7.4%
1993	5,056	4,567	489	9.7%	6.7%
1994	5,114	4,644	470	9.2%	5.7%
1995	5,220	4,779	441	8.4%	4.9%
1996	5,216	4,791	425	8.1%	5.0%
1997	5,384	4,993	391	7.3%	4.6%
1998	5,537	5,076	461	8.3%	4.3%
1999	5,601	5,099	502	9.0%	4.3%

2000	5,649	5,260	389	6.9%	4.1%
2001	5,740	5,407	333	5.8%	4.4%
2002	5,767	5,336	431	7.5%	5.8%
2003	5,847	5,328	519	8.9%	6.2%
2004	5,756	5,241	515	8.9%	6.3%
2005	5,888	5,394	494	8.4%	5.9%
2006	5,904	5,481	423	7.2%	5.4%
2007	5,874	5,438	436	7.4%	5.6%
2008	5,889	5,379	510	8.7%	6.6%
2009	5,855	5,005	850	14.5%	10.2%

2010	5,230	4,392	838	16.0%	10.3%
2011	4,974	4,311	663	13.3%	8.8%
2012	4,781	4,256	525	11.0%	7.4%
2013	5,285	4,777	508	9.6%	7.5%
2014	5,095	4,707	388	7.6%	5.8%
2015	4,991	4,624	367	7.4%	5.0%
2016	4,913	4,481	432	8.8%	5.0%
2017	4,783	4,439	344	7.2%	5.0%
2018	4,782	4,463	319	6.7%	4.5%
2019	4,745	4,414	331	7.0%	4.2%

2020	4,656	4,207	449	9.6%	8.1%
2021	4,623	4,310	313	6.8%	5.1%
2022	4,589	4,313	276	6.0%	4.0%
2023	4,584	4,359	225	4.9%	3.5%
2024	4,402	4,119	283	6.4%	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,787
Median Value	$137,500

Occupied	4,545	78.5%
Vacant	1,242	21.5%

Owned	3,624	79.7%
Rented	921	20.3%
Median Rent	$716

Single-Family Units	4,187	72.4%
Detached	4,125	71.3%
Attached	62	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	218	3.8%
Mobile Homes	1,114	19.3%

Noble County, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Noble County, OH

2022 Housing Data for Noble County, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Noble County, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Noble County, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Noble County, OH

Historical Labor Force Data for Noble County, OH