The Town Files

Hocking County, Ohio

27,799 people. The median home is worth $186,400 (typical Ohio town: $171,100) and the median household earns $62,960.

Towns in Hocking County

Towns in Hocking County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Logan7,296$159,600$57,88237.5
Hide-A-Way Hills976$267,900—55.2
West Logan912$81,700$27,63550.0
Laurelville512$175,900—36.6

People and housing

Hocking CountyTypical Ohio town
Median home value$186,400$171,100
Median rent$808$914
Median household income$62,960$67,019
Median age43.440.6
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%21.3%
Below the poverty line16.0%10.3%

Jobs and pay

7,597 jobs in 2024, average pay $37,934 a year.

Largest industries in Hocking CountyHotels & restaurants1,408 jobs · $19,498Manufacturing989 jobs · $44,730Retail898 jobs · $31,342Health care & social assistan…596 jobs · $44,492Construction323 jobs · $51,339Real estate169 jobs · $34,042
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Hocking County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 3.7%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 427 storm events in Hocking County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Hocking County by type since 1996Hail35Heat3Flood80Drought2Tornado4High Wind10Ice Storm3Heavy Snow8Flash Flood40Winter Storm39
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Hocking County has been included in 18 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
March 31, 2020BiologicalDR-4507: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3457: Covid-19
June 18, 2019TornadoDR-4447: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide
April 8, 2019FloodDR-4424: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides
August 20, 2012Severe StormDR-4077: Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds
June 30, 2012Severe StormEM-3346: Severe Storms
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).