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Ottawa County · Ohio

ZIP code 43468

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 43468 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
544

ZCTA residents

Median income
$125,688

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$210,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
5.75%

Ohio state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 43468 sits in Ottawa County, Ohio and is home to 544 people. Median household income is $125,688, the median home is worth $210,000 and median gross rent is . 92.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 5.75% (Ohio state rate).

County
Ottawa County

FIPS 39123

State
Ohio (OH)

1,233 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 43468

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
544ZIP 43468 residents
Median household income
$125,688Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$210,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
56.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
92.5%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 43468

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
5.75%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$58Before any exemptions

Ohio levies 5.75% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
1.7×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,090/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
0%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 43468 compares

ZIP 43468 against the median ZIP in Ottawa County and across Ohio.

MeasureZIP 43468County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$125,688$78,814$68,141+84%
Median home value$210,000$190,600$167,500+25%
Median gross rent$830$881
Population5447493,633-85%

Medians are computed across the 15 ZIP areas in Ottawa County and the 1233 ZIP areas in Ohio.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1233 Ohio ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 97% of 1,145 state ZIPs

#34
Home value

above 70% of 1,132 state ZIPs

#334
Population

larger than 18% of 1,233 state ZIPs

#1,009

Comparable ZIP codes

Ohio ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
43147Fairfield County$125,472$315,600$1,596
44011Lorain County$126,618$377,100$1,446
44141Cuyahoga County$127,347$360,300$1,448
45119Brown County$123,315
45066Warren County$122,208$362,500$1,387
43064Madison County$129,196$419,300$1,395

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Ottawa County.

ZIP 43468 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 43468?
ZIP 43468 lies mostly in Ottawa County, Ohio. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 43468?
Ohio charges 5.75% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 43468 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth $210,000+25% against the typical Ohio ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 43468, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.