Fort Recovery, OH Demographics

Population 3,842 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Fort Recovery

Household size in Fort Recovery

Household size, people per household
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–103.002.512.68
2010–142.882.512.73
2015–192.742.472.71
2020–242.862.462.65
Change−0.14−0.05−0.03
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Households in Fort Recovery average 2.86 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.00, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Fort Recovery

Median age, years
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–1034.939.037.7
2010–1434.240.038.6
2015–1934.940.739.6
2020–2436.440.840.1
Change+1.5+1.8+2.3
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Fort Recovery is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 36.4, against 40.1 nationally.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Fort Recovery

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–104.7%11.7%12.3%
2010–145.7%11.9%12.3%
2015–194.5%11.7%11.6%
2020–244.4%11.7%11.6%
Change−0.3 pts−0.0 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Fort Recovery: 4.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Fort Recovery

Renters in Fort Recovery

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–107.4%30.8%33.3%
2010–1414.8%33.1%35.6%
2015–1913.7%33.9%36.0%
2020–249.6%32.8%34.8%
Change+2.2 pts+2.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Fort Recovery is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About half of owners (50.6%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Fort Recovery

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–1010.5%10.8%11.4%
2010–142.3%10.8%11.4%
2015–194.5%10.2%11.1%
2020–244.0%8.7%9.6%
Change−6.5 pts−2.2 pts−1.8 pts
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Only 4.0% of homes in Fort Recovery are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Fort Recovery

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–10195919681974
2010–14196619691975
2015–19197419701977
2020–24196719721980
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Fort Recovery is a place of older homes: half were built before 1967, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Fort Recovery

Rent, per month
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–10$770$765$965
2010–14$695$814$1,040
2015–19$494$901$1,213
2020–24$806$1,142$1,571
Change+$35+$377+$606
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A typical rental in Fort Recovery costs $806 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Fort Recovery

Bachelor's degrees in Fort Recovery

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–1013.4%25.4%28.4%
2010–1412.7%26.5%29.6%
2015–1919.2%28.9%32.1%
2020–2422.2%31.9%35.6%
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Fewer adults in Fort Recovery have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 22.2%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Fort Recovery

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–1088.1%87.7%84.9%
2010–1491.1%88.9%86.1%
2015–1992.1%90.4%87.7%
2020–2491.6%91.7%89.3%
Change+3.6 pts+4.0 pts+4.3 pts
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About nine in ten adults in Fort Recovery have finished high school (91.6%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Ohio.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Fort Recovery

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodFort RecoveryOhioU.S.
2006–103.8%8.7%8.1%
2010–143.7%9.4%9.4%
2015–191.8%5.5%5.6%
2020–240.6%4.9%5.4%
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Unemployment in Fort Recovery has been low: just 0.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Fort Recovery compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Fort Recovery2.8636.44.4%9.6%4.0%1967$80622.2%91.6%0.6%
St. Peter3.0440.43.7%4.5%3.6%1971$80118.2%93.1%0.0%
Salamonia2.5351.44.9%8.8%3.8%1972$87610.0%70.6%9.6%
Rose Hill2.7038.69.8%16.8%15.3%1976$96111.5%89.4%0.3%
Brice2.9337.37.6%13.6%12.1%1970$81212.7%83.8%3.0%
Padua3.0539.45.2%6.0%7.0%1973$75014.2%93.4%2.9%
St. Henry3.4829.53.8%11.3%6.3%1983$91231.7%96.0%0.0%
Burkettsville3.0041.13.5%8.7%4.5%1962$95716.9%89.4%0.5%
Philothea2.5643.09.8%29.9%9.1%1963$90115.1%97.7%1.0%
Macedon2.9134.07.8%30.7%9.5%1993$83326.4%95.0%3.4%
Coldwater2.6436.811.1%27.4%9.3%1975$78026.9%96.4%0.7%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Fort Recovery. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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