Median Household Income
$73,064
Median Home Value
$163,200
Median Gross Rent
$846/mo
Poverty Rate
10.5%
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Homeownership Rate
79.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.0%
Median Age
41.1
Population Over Time
Defiance County shrank 1.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
38,795
2016
38,488
2018
38,279
2020
38,024
2022
38,300
2024
38,343
Business & Industry
Defiance County has 813 business establishments employing 13,708 people.
Other services (except public administration)
122
Health care and social assistance
86
Accommodation and food services
81
Construction
58
Finance and insurance
57
Professional, scientific, and technical services
41
Wholesale trade
39
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
33
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.