Willow Wood, OH · standard
ZIP Code 45696
Lawrence County, Ohio - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,438
- 15/sq mi
- $166,000
- Median home value
- 18.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Willow Wood pairs below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 33th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 15
- people per sq mi
- 72%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 45696 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 45696 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Willow Wood, Lawrence County, Ohio, home to just 1,438 residents across 93.4 square miles, a density of 15 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 45696, but per-capita income is $25,375. 28.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. Median home value sits at $166,000 (16% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 72.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.9, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 5 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 45696, plus 6 more within Lawrence County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 45696, Willow Wood, OH · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,438
Population
93.4
Area (sq mi)
15
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 45696?
38.9
Median Age
50.9%
Male
49.1%
Female
2.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$25,375
Per Capita Income
28.2%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
478
Total Housing Units
292
Occupied Units
186
Vacant Units
2.87
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$166,000
Median Home Value
-16% vs state
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 45696, employing approximately 24 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,299,000.
5
Businesses
24
Employees
$1.3M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 45696 vs 45678 →
ZIP 45696 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 45669
Proctorville (45669)
10,399 residents
- 45619
Chesapeake (45619)
8,200 residents
- 45645 3,036
Kitts Hill (45645)
3,036 residents
- 45696 1,438
Willow Wood (45696)
1,438 residents
- 45678 1,101
Scottown (45678)
1,101 residents
- 45688 475
Waterloo (45688)
475 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 45696 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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