Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety88#1,873/15,637
Economy62#5,907/15,631
Housing99#138/14,977
Health42#9,000/15,609
Healthcare63#5,750/15,650
Environment19#12,463/15,453
Education70#4,700/15,649
Infrastructure85#2,323/15,650
Community60#6,212/15,651
Leisure & amenities13#13,563/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Devola, Ohio ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Washington County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Rent as share of income · low13.4%
99/100Ohio 28.3%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Poverty rate · low2.1%
96/100Ohio 12.6%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Mammography screening · high57.0%
96/100Ohio 49.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWashington County value
Drought exposure · low1%
94/100Ohio 11%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAWashington County value
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Ohio 5.3 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataWashington County value
Rent-burdened households · low18.0%
93/100Ohio 45.9%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070High uncertainty

Weaknesses

Comfortable days · low22.1%
3/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationWashington County value
Public EV charging ports · low0.7 /10k
9/100Ohio 4.5 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyWashington County value
New business applications · low8.8 /1k
13/100Ohio 14.1 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauWashington County value
Primary care shortage · high16.0
14/100Ohio 6.6United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationWashington County value
Distance to an airport · high83 mi
16/100Ohio 30 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauWashington County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high74 mi
17/100Ohio 37 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauWashington County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.6% (2015-2019) → 94.4% (2020-2024)
+18 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child poverty rateImproving
9.8% (2015-2019) → 0.0% (2020-2024)
−9.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$69,821 (2015-2019) → $99,702 (2020-2024)
+43%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent as share of incomeImproving
20.2% (2015-2019) → 13.4% (2020-2024)
−6.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
29.9% (2015-2019) → 34.5% (2020-2024)
+4.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Public transit commutersImproving
0.0% (2015-2019) → 4.2% (2020-2024)
+4.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B08301US 5.0% → 3.2%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Devola, Ohio improved on 3 of 10 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 7 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Broadband+18 points76.6% → 94.4%
Rent / income−6.8 points20.2% → 13.4%
Household income+43%$69,821 → $99,702

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 10 measures

Change of every measure of Devola, Ohio between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	16.6 min2015-2019	19.0 min2020-2024	+2.4 min	Within the margin of error	24%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%2015-2019	34.5%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Broadband subscriptions	76.6%2015-2019	94.4%2020-2024	+18 points	Improved	86%
Effective property tax rate	1.16%2015-2019	0.92%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	64%
High school diploma or higher	97.3%2015-2019	95.3%2020-2024	−2 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	2.4×2020-2024	−0.1×	Within the margin of error	85%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4192015-2019	0.5012020-2024	+0.082	Within the margin of error	7%
Median household income	$69,8212015-2019	$99,7022020-2024	+43%	Improved	77%
Poverty rate	5.4%2015-2019	2.1%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Within the margin of error	71%
Rent as share of income	20.2%2015-2019	13.4%2020-2024	−6.8 points	Improved	88%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Devola, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Devola, Ohio in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Devola, Ohio itself moved +0.9 points in standing on average over the same 9 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,688 residents (±248)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 men (+4.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,688 residents (±248)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

White93%2,492
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0
Asian2.6%†69
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races4.7%†127

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+4.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

2,078 residents (±194)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma4.7%†97
High school or GED26%537
Some college25%518
Associate degree10%†209
Bachelor's degree16%†342
Graduate degree18%†375

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Graduate degree (+7.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,121 households (±109)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k6.4%†72
$25k–50k16%†177
$50k–75k14%†162
$75k–100k14%†152
$100k–150k22%†252
$150k–200k12%†137
$200k or more15%†169

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−11.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,121 households (±109)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

Own83%935
Rent17%†186

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

178 households (±96)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $7505.6%†10
$750–1,00052%†92
$1,000–1,50017%†30

Home values

935 homes (±109)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k15%†143
$150k–250k43%†400
$250k–400k26%†243

Age of homes

1,180 homes (±122)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later2.0%†24
2000–20094.1%†48
1980–199923%†272

Size of homes

1,180 homes (±122)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom1.9%†22
2 bedrooms21%†248

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,246 workers (±209)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone78%975
Carpool5.6%†70
Public transit4.2%†52
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home10%†126
Other1.8%†23

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,120 workers (±195)

Devola, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min46%†517
15–29 min34%382
30–44 min14%†152

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Marietta, OH

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Washington County, the county holding most of Devola's residents.

Washington County has 1,378 employer establishments, 235 for every 10,000 residents (0.95× the US rate of 248; 1.09× Ohio's), with 23,113 paid employees at an average annual pay of $58,057. The Census Bureau also counts 3,947 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,378; 3,947 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 235; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 23,113
Average annual pay: $58,057; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Washington County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	110	18.8	0.90×About typical	1,125	$59,934	200
Restaurants and other eating places	106	18.1	0.98×About typical	2,364	$16,829	10
Specialty trade contractors	91	15.5	1.00×About typical	1,087	$80,884	282
Limited-service restaurants	53	9	1.13×About typical	1,200	$16,825	—
Religious organizations	52	8.9	1.60×More than typical	208	$15,654	—
Truck transportation	52	8.9	1.75×More than typical	723	$60,982	109
Construction of buildings	43	7.3	0.97×About typical	386	$50,531	158
Full-service restaurants	41	7	0.91×About typical	940	$17,393	5
Services to buildings and dwellings	40	6.8	1.01×About typical	329	$44,644	242
Building equipment contractors	38	6.5	1.08×About typical	725	$90,826	40
Gasoline stations	35	6	1.84×More than typical	302	$27,444	—
Lessors of real estate	34	5.8	0.47×Fewer than typical	163	$30,000	369

Rank places for an industry Open Washington County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 58,637 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $67.3K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Devola, Ohio: $25.02 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $67.3K; −81% vs FY2025
Per resident: $25.02; US $1,994
Sole-source: 2.6%; US 30%
Single offer: 25%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$60K89%
Forest Service$2,4333.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1,7712.6%
Federal Acquisition Service$2210.3%

Top recipients

HUNTINGTON STEEL & SUPPLY CO$15.8K23%
WINGATE ALLOYS INC$13.3K20%
FEDERAL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES WV, INC.$10.3K15%
BOONE STEEL LLC$4,9287.3%
LEININGER ENTERPRISES, LLC$4,9267.3%

Spending by fiscal year

42.9KFY2017
70.2KFY2018
176.3KFY2019
160.3KFY2020
146.5KFY2021
214.7KFY2022
47.7KFY2023
141.9K

Top industries (NAICS)

Architectural and structural metals manufacturing · 3323$35.7K53%
Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities · 3328$10.3K15%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$7,20711%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$4,9267.3%
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing · 3339$2,8184.2%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Devola, Ohio, so they do not add up across cities.

Devola, Ohio's figures are part of those of Washington County, OH ($1.5M in FY2026), never added to them: 4.3% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Devola is mostly in Washington County.

See federal money in Washington County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Devola, Ohio is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Michael A. RulliR-OH-6 · 100% of residentsWith party 96%Missed 5.3%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Washington County52100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Marietta, OH52

Other cities and towns in Washington County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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