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Huron County, Ohio

Huron County had 58,168 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 492.2 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 88 in Ohio by population and 27th by land area.

Population
58,168
#45 of 88 in Ohio · #911 in US
Area
492.2 sq mi
#27 of 88 in Ohio · #2,113 in US
Density
118 / sq mi
#45 of 88 in Ohio · #802 in US
Median household income
$64,331
#46 of 88 in Ohio · #1,426 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Huron County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Huron County population, land area and income

Huron County had 58,168 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 492.2 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 88 in Ohio by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 118.2 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, about the same as Huron County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,331 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

58,168

3144th1st

911th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

492 sq mi

3144th1st

2113th of 3,144 (US)

Density

118.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

802nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,331

3143rd1st

1426th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

58,168

88th1st

45th of 88 (OH)

Land area

492 sq mi

88th1st

27th of 88 (OH)

Density

118.2 / sq mi

88th1st

45th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$64,331

88th1st

46th of 88 (OH)

How Huron County's population changed since 2020

Huron County lost 327 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 52nd of 88 in Ohio for growth. The median Ohio county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Huron County recorded 2,715 births and 3,198 deaths, a natural change of -483. Net international migration added +358 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -295. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 483 people.

58.5k202058.4k202158.3k202258.3k202358.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,715
Deaths
3,198
Net international migration
+358
Net domestic migration
-295
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-90

Where Huron County is

The Census internal point of Huron County is at 41.145100, -82.594600. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Ohio's 88 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Huron County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Shelby County: -0.4%Defiance County: +1.0%Darke County: -0.8%Seneca County: -0.6%Wood County: +0.6%Fayette County: -0.7%Clark County: -0.7%Hocking County: -2.2%Jackson County: +0.2%Miami County: +2.7%Richland County: -0.1%Union County: +13.7%Auglaize County: -1.2%Hancock County: +0.1%Morgan County: -1.6%Van Wert County: -0.1%Hardin County: -1.0%Paulding County: -0.3%Portage County: +1.2%Delaware County: +10.6%Harrison County: -3.1%Ross County: -1.3%Crawford County: -0.9%Clinton County: -0.0%Henry County: -0.5%Pike County: -0.0%Cuyahoga County: -1.7%Highland County: +1.0%Knox County: +1.7%Ottawa County: -1.5%Huron County: -0.6%Erie County: -2.2%Holmes County: +1.0%Lawrence County: -4.0%Marion County: -0.6%Fairfield County: +5.2%Putnam County: -0.6%Guernsey County: -0.5%Vinton County: -2.1%Gallia County: -1.2%Trumbull County: -0.7%Wayne County: -0.2%Perry County: +0.6%Ashland County: -0.1%Fulton County: -1.4%Brown County: +1.4%Lucas County: -1.1%Stark County: -0.1%Medina County: +1.1%Belmont County: -2.4%Williams County: -1.4%Mahoning County: -1.0%Noble County: +1.1%Greene County: +2.5%Preble County: -0.5%Allen County: -1.2%Athens County: +1.3%Jefferson County: -2.0%Adams County: +0.8%Monroe County: -2.3%Washington County: -2.2%Logan County: -0.1%Franklin County: +2.4%Warren County: +5.3%Wyandot County: -2.1%Licking County: +3.4%Hamilton County: +0.8%Clermont County: +2.6%Butler County: +2.2%Coshocton County: +1.1%Geauga County: -0.0%Sandusky County: -0.0%Ashtabula County: -0.6%Carroll County: -0.9%Tuscarawas County: -1.2%Morrow County: +2.7%Montgomery County: +0.1%Mercer County: +0.3%Lake County: -0.1%Pickaway County: +6.0%Madison County: +3.8%Muskingum County: +0.1%Meigs County: -3.0%Columbiana County: -1.8%Lorain County: +2.7%Scioto County: -2.8%Champaign County: +0.4%Summit County: -0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < -0.6%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Huron County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
41.145100, -82.594600
DMS
41°08'42.36"N 82°35'40.56"W
UTM
17N 366183.9E 4556090.1N
Geohash
dpm60d0rw
Plus code
86HV4CW4+25

Towns in Huron County

9 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Huron County, 34,062 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Huron County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Norwalk with 17,172.

  1. 01Norwalk17,172
  2. 02Willard6,106
  3. 03Bellevue (part)3,571
  4. 04New London2,374
  5. 05Greenwich1,383
  6. 06Monroeville1,286
  7. 07Wakeman1,011
  8. 08Plymouth (part)791
  9. 09Milan (part)368
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Huron County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Huron County. The most populous is Lorain County, OH, with 322,030 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 84.5 miles SSW of Huron County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cleveland, OH (population 365,379), 52.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Norwalk, OH (population 17,172), 6.9 miles away.

Huron County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Huron County is 39077: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,331.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Huron County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 58,168. That is down 327 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 58,495.

What is the FIPS code of Huron County?

39077. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Huron County?

Norwalk, with 17,172 residents inside Huron County in 2024.

Which counties border Huron County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lorain County, OH; Richland County, OH; Erie County, OH; Sandusky County, OH; Seneca County, OH; Ashland County, OH; Crawford County, OH.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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