
Ohio · Census place 27944
Fort Shawnee, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Fort Shawnee, Ohio (Fort Shawnee, OH — Census place “Fort Shawnee CDP”) is 5,952 residents, ranking #268 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $88,606, the median home is worth $187,800 and median gross rent runs $970 a month. Looking for the Fort Shawnee Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fort Shawnee, OH: 45806.
- Population
- 5,952Fort Shawnee CDP residents
- Median household income
- $88,606Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $187,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $970Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.8%Owner-occupied households
Fort Shawnee ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fort Shawnee.
The Fort Shawnee OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Fort Shawnee CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Shawnee CDP median would spend about 13.1% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 83.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Fort Shawnee CDP, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Fort Shawnee CDP is a mid-size town in Ohio, with 5,952 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #268 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 44.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Fort Shawnee CDP earn a median of $88,606 a year, 12.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 34% above the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Fort Shawnee CDP is valued at $187,800, 38.1% below the national figure and 11% above the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $970 a month, 31% below the national figure, or roughly $11,640 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 83.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Ohio.
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- Groveport city 5,916
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- The Village of Indian Hill city 6,048
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Fort Shawnee CDP?
- Fort Shawnee CDP has 5,952 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #268 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in Fort Shawnee CDP?
- Median household income in Fort Shawnee CDP is $88,606 a year, 12.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Shawnee CDP?
- Median gross rent is $970 a month and the median home value is $187,800, so rent absorbs about 13.1% of median household income.
- Is Fort Shawnee CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Shawnee CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Fort Shawnee CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.