Scores by category

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

Safety4#14,929/15,637
Economy57#6,748/15,631
Housing91#1,333/14,977
Health25#11,643/15,609
Healthcare76#3,751/15,650
Environment12#13,626/15,453
Education22#12,158/15,649
Infrastructure63#5,723/15,650
Community30#10,979/15,651
Leisure & amenities55#7,007/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Oregon, Ohio ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Lucas 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-burdened households · low37.3%
95/100Ohio 45.9%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Rent as share of income · low26.2%
90/100Ohio 28.3%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Distance to an Amtrak station · low6 mi
89/100Ohio 37 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauLucas County value
Distance to an emergency room · low3.3 mi
88/100Ohio 5.1 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesLucas County value
Average commute time · low19.5 min
88/100Ohio 23.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Drinking water violations · low0
86/100Ohio 0United States 02024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteLucas County value

Weaknesses

Child care cost burden · high46.8%
1/100Ohio 31.7%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteLucas County value
Violent crime rate · high586 /100k
6/100Ohio 276 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationLucas County value
Drug overdose deaths · high32.4 /100k
7/100Ohio 18.9 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataLucas County value
Comfortable days · low22.9%
7/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationLucas County value
Homicide rate · high9.4 /100k
10/100Ohio 5.3 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataLucas County value
Math scores · low2.62
10/100Ohio 2.98United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteLucas County value

Trends

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

Median household incomeImproving
$60,078 (2015-2019) → $82,197 (2020-2024)
+37%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
82.4% (2015-2019) → 88.8% (2020-2024)
+6.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
20.7% (2015-2019) → 25.4% (2020-2024)
+4.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Child poverty rateWorsening
8.0% (2015-2019) → 12.6% (2020-2024)
+4.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Unemployment rateImproving
6.0% (2015-2019) → 3.1% (2020-2024)
−2.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
6.7% (2015-2019) → 4.3% (2020-2024)
−2.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%

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, Oregon, Ohio improved on 6 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 8 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.

Improved6

Property tax−0.4 points1.82% → 1.38%
Unemployment−2.9 points6.0% → 3.1%
Uninsured−2.4 points6.7% → 4.3%
Household income+37%$60,078 → $82,197
Bachelor's++4.6 points20.7% → 25.4%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Oregon, Ohio between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	19.2 min2015-2019	19.5 min2020-2024	+0.2 min	Within the margin of error	45%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%2015-2019	25.4%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Improved	65%
Broadband subscriptions	82.4%2015-2019	88.8%2020-2024	+6.4 points	Improved	40%
Child poverty rate	8.0%2015-2019	12.6%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Effective property tax rate	1.82%2015-2019	1.38%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Improved	87%
High school diploma or higher	91.0%2015-2019	92.5%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Home price to income ratio	2.4×2015-2019	2.5×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	74%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4132015-2019	0.4172020-2024	+0.004	Within the margin of error	47%
Median household income	$60,0782015-2019	$82,1972020-2024	+37%	Improved	69%
Poverty rate	8.5%2015-2019	8.5%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	43%
Rent as share of income	26.4%2015-2019	26.2%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	57%
Rent-burdened households	38.4%2015-2019	37.3%2020-2024	−1 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Unemployment rate	6.0%2015-2019	3.1%2020-2024	−2.9 points	Improved	89%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.7%2015-2019	4.3%2020-2024	−2.4 points	Improved	72%

“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 Oregon, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Oregon, 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, Oregon, Ohio itself moved +1.4 points in standing on average over the same 10 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

19,799 residents (±46)

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: 50–59 men (−2.8 points).

Table view

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

Race and Hispanic origin

19,799 residents (±46)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

White85%16,865
Black1.2%†234
Hispanic or Latino8.8%1,737

Education

14,120 residents (±343)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma7.4%1,052
High school or GED39%5,469
Some college17%2,444

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

8,025 households (±296)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k13%1,042
$25k–50k17%1,374
$50k–75k15%1,196
$75k–100k14%1,152
$100k–150k20%1,626
$150k–200k12%956
$200k or more8.5%679

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−5.4 points).

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

8,025 households (±296)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

Own75%6,043
Rent25%1,982

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+4.6 points).

Table view

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

Rent paid

1,835 households (±271)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $75032%586
$750–1,00034%618
$1,000–1,50026%468

Home values

6,043 homes (±270)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k25%1,483
$150k–250k42%2,561
$250k–400k24%1,466

Age of homes

8,673 homes (±337)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later6.1%†529
2000–20098.8%765
1980–199918%1,536

Size of homes

8,673 homes (±337)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio0.4%†32
1 bedroom9.8%849
2 bedrooms23%1,988

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

9,656 workers (±476)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone84%8,080
Carpool8.9%†859
Public transit0.1%†10
Walk1.6%†154
Bike0.4%†36
Work from home4.6%443
Other0.8%†74

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+2.9 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 B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

9,213 workers (±485)

Oregon, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min43%4,004
15–29 min35%3,230
30–44 min14%1,246

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 Toledo, 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 Lucas County, the county holding most of Oregon's residents.

Lucas County has 9,282 employer establishments, 218 for every 10,000 residents (0.88× the US rate of 248; 1.01× Ohio's), with 187,961 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,507. The Census Bureau also counts 29,551 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 9,282; 29,551 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 218; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 187,961
Average annual pay: $56,507; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	883	20.8	1.00×About typical	15,017	$77,457	1,653
Restaurants and other eating places	848	19.9	1.09×About typical	17,802	$19,583	129
Specialty trade contractors	447	10.5	0.68×Fewer than typical	5,753	$75,025	1,738
Limited-service restaurants	417	9.8	1.22×About typical	8,382	$17,513	55
Full-service restaurants	339	8	1.04×About typical	8,279	$22,132	39
Lessors of real estate	331	7.8	0.63×Fewer than typical	1,873	$71,432	2,756
Offices of physicians	317	7.5	1.15×About typical	5,924	$121,030	342
Services to buildings and dwellings	293	6.9	1.02×About typical	4,531	$31,068	1,731
Religious organizations	241	5.7	1.02×About typical	1,848	$23,939	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	219	5.1	1.02×About typical	1,159	$43,347	306
Offices of other health practitioners	204	4.8	0.79×Fewer than typical	1,851	$42,272	636
Insurance agencies and brokerages	197	4.6	1.05×About typical	1,961	$99,197	419

Rank places for an industry Open Lucas County

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 425,272 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 $940.6K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Oregon, Ohio: $47.51 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $940.6K; −8.4% vs FY2025
Per resident: $47.51; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.6%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; 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

Federal Acquisition Service$935.3K99%
Forest Service$5,3370.6%

Top recipients

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORP.$935.3K99%
POWERGRID PARTNERS LTD$5,3370.6%

Spending by fiscal year

0FY2017
27.6KFY2018
28.1KFY2019
148.3KFY2020
0FY2021
55.3KFY2022
-2.1KFY2023
1.3MFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Other motor vehicle dealers · 4412$935.3K99%
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution · 2211$5,3370.6%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Oregon, Ohio

36 ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS$300.5K
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORP.· Lucas County, OH· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 16, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026· 47QMCA26F1FRH
24 ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC$172.1K
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORP.· Lucas County, OH· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jul 28, 2026 – Jul 28, 2026· 47QMCA26F1JEB
20 ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC$166.7K
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SALES CORP.· Lucas County, OH· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Feb 23, 2026 – Mar 19, 2026· 47QMCA26F11WT

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 Oregon, Ohio, so they do not add up across cities.

Oregon, Ohio's figures are part of those of Lucas County, OH ($14.9M in FY2026), never added to them: 6.3% of that total.

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

See federal money in Lucas 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.

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

House

Marcy KapturD-OH-9 · 100% of residentsWith party 89%Missed 3.4%

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.

Lucas County40100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Toledo, OH48

Other cities and towns in Lucas 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
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
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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