---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Defiance County, OH"
classification: county
fips: "39039"
state: "OH"
demographics:
  population: 38343
  population_under_18: 8626
  population_18_64: 21976
  population_65_plus: 7741
  median_household_income: 73064
  poverty_rate: 10.48
  homeownership_rate: 79.28
  unemployment_rate: 5.16
  median_home_value: 163200
  gini_index: 0.4014
  vacancy_rate: 7.47
  race_white: 33256
  race_black: 633
  race_asian: 124
  race_native: 50
  hispanic: 4270
  bachelors_plus: 6722
districts:
  - to: "us/states/oh/districts/09"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9994
  - to: "us/states/oh/districts/senate/1"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
  - to: "us/states/oh/districts/house/82"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.5655
  - to: "us/states/oh/districts/house/81"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.4344
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, oh]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Defiance County, OH

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 38343 |
| Under 18 | 8626 |
| 18–64 | 21976 |
| 65+ | 7741 |
| Median household income | 73064 |
| Poverty rate | 10.48 |
| Homeownership rate | 79.28 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.16 |
| Median home value | 163200 |
| Gini index | 0.4014 |
| Vacancy rate | 7.47 |
| White | 33256 |
| Black | 633 |
| Asian | 124 |
| Native | 50 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4270 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 6722 |

## Districts

- [OH-09](/us/states/oh/districts/09.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [OH Senate District 1](/us/states/oh/districts/senate/1.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [OH House District 82](/us/states/oh/districts/house/82.md) — 57% (state house)
- [OH House District 81](/us/states/oh/districts/house/81.md) — 43% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries