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Paulding County, Ohio

Paulding County had 18,755 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 416.4 square miles of land. It ranks 83rd of 88 in Ohio by population and 55th by land area.

Population
18,755
#83 of 88 in Ohio · #1,889 in US
Area
416.4 sq mi
#55 of 88 in Ohio · #2,425 in US
Density
45 / sq mi
#83 of 88 in Ohio · #1,572 in US
Median household income
$67,692
#38 of 88 in Ohio · #1,145 in US

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

Paulding County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Paulding County population, land area and income

Paulding County had 18,755 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 416.4 square miles of land. It ranks 83rd of 88 in Ohio by population and 55th by land area. That works out to 45.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, so Paulding County has 32% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,692 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,755

3144th1st

1889th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

416 sq mi

3144th1st

2425th of 3,144 (US)

Density

45.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1572nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,692

3143rd1st

1145th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

18,755

88th1st

83rd of 88 (OH)

Land area

416 sq mi

88th1st

55th of 88 (OH)

Density

45.0 / sq mi

88th1st

83rd of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$67,692

88th1st

38th of 88 (OH)

How Paulding County's population changed since 2020

Paulding County lost 52 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.3%. That ranks 47th 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, Paulding County recorded 914 births and 982 deaths, a natural change of -68. Net international migration added +88 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -73. The largest single component was international migration, which added 88 people.

18.8k202018.9k202118.8k202218.7k202318.8k2024
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
914
Deaths
982
Net international migration
+88
Net domestic migration
-73
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+27

Where Paulding County is

The Census internal point of Paulding County is at 41.118900, -84.582100. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Ohio's 88 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Paulding 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: Paulding County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
41.118900, -84.582100
DMS
41°07'8.04"N 84°34'55.56"W
UTM
16N 702991.5E 4554773.8N
Geohash
dp7cgm3ny
Plus code
86HQ4C99+H5

Towns in Paulding County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Paulding County, 6,398 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Paulding County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Paulding with 3,532.

  1. 01Paulding3,532
  2. 02Antwerp1,686
  3. 03Payne1,180
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Paulding County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Paulding County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Allen County, IN, with 399,295 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 115.2 miles SE of Paulding County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN (population 273,203), 29.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Defiance, OH (population 17,180), 15.8 miles away.

Paulding County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Paulding County is 39125: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 125. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,692.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Paulding County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,755. That is down 52 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,807.

What is the FIPS code of Paulding County?

39125. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (125) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Paulding County?

Paulding, with 3,532 residents inside Paulding County in 2024.

Which counties border Paulding County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Allen County, IN; Defiance County, OH; Putnam County, OH; Van Wert 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.