Zanesville, IN Demographics

Population 1,520 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Zanesville

Household size in Zanesville

Household size, people per household
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–102.972.572.68
2010–143.032.592.73
2015–192.802.572.71
2020–242.442.542.65
Change−0.53−0.03−0.03
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The average household in Zanesville has 2.44 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. Household size has dropped from 2.97 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

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 Zanesville

Median age, years
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–1038.337.537.7
2010–1437.438.438.6
2015–1942.339.139.6
2020–2447.239.340.1
Change+8.9+1.7+2.3
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Zanesville skews older: half of its residents are older than 47.2, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

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 Zanesville

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–1015.1%11.8%12.3%
2010–147.6%12.0%12.3%
2015–198.4%11.6%11.6%
2020–247.2%11.7%11.6%
Change−7.9 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 7.2% of households in Zanesville, well below the national share of 11.6%.

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 Zanesville

Renters in Zanesville

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–107.4%28.5%33.3%
2010–144.0%30.5%35.6%
2015–197.1%30.9%36.0%
2020–245.9%29.4%34.8%
Change−1.5 pts+1.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Zanesville is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 5.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 45.5% have no mortgage at all, 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 Zanesville

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–103.7%11.2%11.4%
2010–147.5%11.2%11.4%
2015–196.5%10.9%11.1%
2020–241.6%9.3%9.6%
Change−2.1 pts−2.0 pts−1.8 pts
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Only 1.6% of homes in Zanesville 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 Zanesville

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–10197119721974
2010–14197419731975
2015–19196919741977
2020–24197919771980
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Homes in Zanesville are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally.

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 Zanesville

Rent, per month
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–10$667$763$965
2010–14$884$819$1,040
2015–19$951$903$1,213
2020–24$905$1,146$1,571
Change+$238+$384+$606
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Rent in Zanesville runs $905 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.8% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

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 Zanesville

Bachelor's degrees in Zanesville

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–1017.1%23.8%28.4%
2010–1426.4%24.6%29.6%
2015–1922.6%27.1%32.1%
2020–2427.3%30.0%35.6%
Change+10.2 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are less common in Zanesville than nationally: 27.3% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. That is in line with the rest of Indiana.

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 Zanesville

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–1091.7%86.5%84.9%
2010–1494.3%87.7%86.1%
2015–1991.9%88.7%87.7%
2020–2497.8%89.9%89.3%
Change+6.1 pts+3.4 pts+4.3 pts
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Finishing high school is nearly universal in Zanesville: 97.8% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

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 Zanesville

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodZanesvilleIndianaU.S.
2006–104.4%8.4%8.1%
2010–146.0%8.9%9.4%
2015–192.2%4.9%5.6%
2020–241.1%4.3%5.4%
Change−3.3 pts−4.1 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Zanesville has been low: just 1.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).

Zanesville compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Zanesville2.4447.27.2%5.9%1.6%1979$90527.3%97.8%1.1%
Ellisville2.8847.75.5%11.3%18.0%1979$1,01938.7%95.7%0.6%
Yoder2.4442.54.4%9.6%8.9%1974$1,34422.9%93.9%0.2%
Mahon2.4941.88.6%9.5%8.2%1994$82740.8%98.9%0.8%
Roanoke2.5739.97.7%11.3%5.3%1992$90341.5%97.6%2.3%
Markle2.4445.414.6%15.0%3.5%1964$78320.7%94.3%3.9%
Uniondale2.7442.19.5%8.9%6.1%1951$91920.1%94.5%1.8%
Ossian2.3142.37.3%24.4%4.7%1980$89525.4%94.4%3.2%
Simpson2.5650.78.6%3.7%4.2%1973$79722.9%93.6%4.2%
Nine Mile2.5543.35.2%3.2%6.8%1972$2,08924.8%97.9%4.2%
Tocsin2.2235.827.3%17.4%3.5%1948$87811.6%96.6%3.3%

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 Zanesville. 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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