Regional Facts & Figures

Population, 2000 census

Darke County 53,309
Ansonia   1,145
Arcanum   2,076
Bradford   1,859
Greenville 13,294
Gettysburg      558
New Madison      817
Union City   1,767
Versailles   2,589

Education

82.8% are high school graduates or higher

10.1% hold bachelor’s degrees or higher

3.6% hold graduate or professional degrees

Income

Median household income $39,307

Median family income $45,735

Per Capita income $18,670

Housing

Number of households   20,419

Owner-occupied housing units   72.5%

Median value of owner-occupied units $91,100

Average household size       2.56

Labor Force

Labor Force 27,800
Percent of labor force employed out-of-county 36.8%
Mean travel time to work 22.8  minutes

Business

Number of private nonfarm businesses 1,240
Manufacturers shipments $1,144,633,000
Retail sales $431,859,000
Retail sales per capita $8,154

Agriculture

Number of farms 1,720
Average farm size 193 acres
Total land in farm 332,000 acres
Total ag receipt $273,459,000
Ohio ranking 2nd

Climate

Average annual temperature 60.3F

Average annual precipitation 37 inches

Darke County Comprised Of:

20 Townships 43 Voting Precincts

21 Municipalities 1,292 Miles of roads

8 School Districts

Miles From County Seat To:

Cincinnati   82
Columbus 101
Dayton   38
Springfield   59
Toledo 145
Indianapolis, Indiana 107
I-70   23
I-75   26