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Alger, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alger, OH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,943. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALGER-OH · Alger, OH 1 ZIPs · 1,943 pop · #23261/25278 · Hardin County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $44,045
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23261/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Mc Guffey
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,943
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $137,100

Nearest income peer: Mc Guffey, OH (+ $7,205 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alger

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alger on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alger, OH sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,943
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,045
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($44,045 average) · poverty 22.5%. The primary code (45812) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alger as a pure owner town.

Within Ohio, West Union is the closest lower-income city and Lower Salem the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alger.

Population concentration

Alger reads through its lone ZIP, 45812

1,943 ACS residents, one ZIP: 45812 is not the leading code inside Alger, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alger

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 64 employees , annual payroll $3,326k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 45812 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Alger, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Hardin County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alger. See the Hardin County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Hardin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alger, Kenton, Ada and Forest among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ridgeway marks the far end of that range at $90,821, 106% above Alger.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
45812 1,943 $44,045 15 19
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Alger roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alger, .