Ohio · Census place 02638
Ashtabula city, OH
Quick answer
Ashtabula city has 17,919 residents, ranking #104 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $43,782, the median home is worth $99,200 and median gross rent runs $790 a month.
- Population
- 17,919Ashtabula city residents
- Median household income
- $43,782Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $99,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $790Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ashtabula city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ashtabula city median would spend about 21.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.6% of residents and 55.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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