Census-designated place · Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio

Wilkshire Hills is a census-designated place in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, part of the New Philadelphia-Dover, OH metro area. It has 2,987 residents. Wilkshire Hills, Ohio has a quality-of-life score of 46 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #8,444 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Ohio it ranks #361 of 684 cities and towns. It ranks best on rent-burdened households (low), drought exposure (low) and social associations (high). It ranks worst on gyms and fitness centers (low), flu vaccinations (low) and primary care physicians (low).

46Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #8,444 of 15,651 cities and towns
Ohio: #361 of 684 in OH
Population: 2,987 (2020-2024)
Land area: 5 mi²
Density: 646.5 /mi²
FIPS code: 3985228

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 73 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

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

Safety60#6,252/15,637
Economy45#8,529/15,631
Housing82#2,683/14,977
Health40#9,436/15,609
Healthcare17#13,051/15,650
Environment39#9,478/15,453
Education64#5,590/15,649
Infrastructure44#8,765/15,650
Community45#8,576/15,651
Leisure & amenities42#9,025/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Wilkshire Hills, Ohio ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Tuscarawas 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 · low22.0%
97/100Ohio 45.9%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Drought exposure · low0%
97/100Ohio 9%United States 43%Nov 2025–Oct 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAATuscarawas County value
Social associations · high15.6 /10k
93/100Ohio 10.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTuscarawas County value
Rent as share of income · low23.3%
86/100Ohio 28.3%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Public libraries · high1.3 /10k
82/100Ohio 0.7 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesTuscarawas County value
Natural hazard risk · low11.3
82/100Ohio 14.52025Federal Emergency Management AgencyTuscarawas County value

Weaknesses

Gyms and fitness centers · low0.3 /10k
11/100Ohio 1.2 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsTuscarawas County value
Flu vaccinations · low33.0%
13/100Ohio 48.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTuscarawas County value
Primary care physicians · low34 /100k
15/100Ohio 77 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTuscarawas County value
Time spent in the emergency room · high216 min
15/100Ohio 161 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesTuscarawas County value
Students per teacher · high17.7×
17/100Ohio 16.8×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsTuscarawas County value
Dental care shortage · high16.0
18/100Ohio 4.5United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationTuscarawas County value

Trends

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

PopulationRising
2,726 (2016-2020) → 2,987 (2020-2024)
+9.6%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateImproving
9.6% (2016-2020) → 1.3% (2020-2024)
−8.3 pts4 yearsCensus table B17001US 15.7% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
80.8% (2016-2020) → 88.8% (2020-2024)
+8 pts4 yearsCensus table B28002US 85.2% → 91.0%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
3.0× (2016-2020) → 4.1× (2020-2024)
+34%4 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
27.6% (2016-2020) → 33.3% (2020-2024)
+5.7 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.9% → 35.7%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
3.1% (2016-2020) → 7.9% (2020-2024)
+4.8 pts4 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.4% → 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.

There is not enough history to compare Wilkshire Hills, Ohio over five years.

Cities and towns like Wilkshire Hills, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Wilkshire Hills, 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.

No place that looked like Wilkshire Hills, Ohio five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

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

2,987 residents (±314)

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

† 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

2,987 residents (±314)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

White96%2,874
Black1.7%†50
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0

Education

2,111 residents (±264)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma4.7%†99
High school or GED35%742
Some college20%†413

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

1,285 households (±163)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k13%†164
$25k–50k22%†282
$50k–75k20%†263
$75k–100k5.7%†73
$100k–150k22%†277
$150k–200k14%†175
$200k or more4.0%†51

† 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

1,285 households (±163)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

Own55%702
Rent45%583

Table view

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

Rent paid

571 households (±133)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $75041%†232
$750–1,00039%†224
$1,000–1,50020%†115

Home values

702 homes (±122)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k13%†89
$150k–250k33%†235
$250k–400k44%†311

Age of homes

1,315 homes (±158)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later7.5%†98
2000–20099.1%†120
1980–199939%†512

Size of homes

1,315 homes (±158)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio2.1%†27
1 bedroom7.0%†92
2 bedrooms38%496

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

1,503 workers (±224)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone83%1,246
Carpool3.3%†50
Public transit0.0%0
Walk1.6%†24
Bike0.0%0
Work from home12%†183
Other0.0%0

† 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

1,320 workers (±206)

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min25%†325
15–29 min55%729
30–44 min12%†159

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 New Philadelphia-Dover, 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 Tuscarawas County, the county holding most of Wilkshire Hills's residents.

Tuscarawas County has 2,098 employer establishments, 228 for every 10,000 residents (0.92× the US rate of 248; 1.06× Ohio's), with 31,958 paid employees at an average annual pay of $49,354. The Census Bureau also counts 7,066 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,098; 7,066 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 228; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 31,958
Average annual pay: $49,354; US $68,342

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

Restaurants and other eating places	172	18.7	1.02×About typical	2,804	$19,178	27
Specialty trade contractors	152	16.5	1.07×About typical	923	$61,364	677
Ambulatory health care services	120	13	0.63×Fewer than typical	1,327	$47,237	189
Religious organizations	117	12.7	2.29×More than typical	577	$22,854	—
Full-service restaurants	75	8.2	1.06×About typical	1,351	$20,803	13
Limited-service restaurants	75	8.2	1.02×About typical	1,162	$18,190	7
Automotive repair and maintenance	68	7.4	1.47×More than typical	330	$40,818	134
Lessors of real estate	58	6.3	0.51×Fewer than typical	234	$40,081	770
Truck transportation	55	6	1.18×About typical	431	$63,441	212
Services to buildings and dwellings	54	5.9	0.87×About typical	228	$40,886	375
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	49	5.3	1.69×More than typical	249	$66,141	164
Building equipment contractors	48	5.2	0.87×About typical	408	$62,708	97

Rank places for an industry Open Tuscarawas County

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 91,996 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 $24.5K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Wilkshire Hills, Ohio: $8.21 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $24.5K; −36% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8.21; US $2,007
Sole-source: 76%; US 30%
Single offer: 23%; US 8.7%

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

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

U.S. TECHNOLOGY MEDIA INC$24.3K99%
PRIMARY PACKAGING INC$2571.0%

Spending by fiscal year

233.4KFY2017
88.7KFY2018
123.8KFY2019
102.8KFY2020
330.5KFY2021
32.9KFY2022
34.6KFY2023
73.9K

Top industries (NAICS)

Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing · 3279$24.3K99%
Plastics product manufacturing · 3261$2571.0%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 Wilkshire Hills, Ohio, so they do not add up across cities.

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio's figures are part of those of Tuscarawas County, OH ($3.4M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.7% of that total.

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

See federal money in Tuscarawas 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.

Wilkshire Hills, Ohio is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

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

Tuscarawas County42100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

New Philadelphia-Dover, OH31

Other cities and towns in Tuscarawas 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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What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Wilkshire Hills, Ohio five years ago that improved