Meigs County, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Meigs County, Ohio has a population of 21,896 across 430 square miles, down 3.2 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $506.8 m in 2024, 300 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals worth $1.2 m.
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Meigs County
How many people live in Meigs County
- Population21,896
- Households9,102
- Average household size2.41
- Median household income$46,873
- Median age44.1
- Median gross rent$722 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,300
- Home value to household income2.5 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over15,732
- Population under 184,509
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over4,639
- Share 65 and over21.2 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6412,748
- Civilian labor force8,592
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over49.4 percent
- Rank by population among Ohio counties81st of 88
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1779th
Meigs County is the 81st largest of 88 Ohio counties by population. A median home costs 2.5 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 21.2 percent against 20.6 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meigs County
Is Meigs County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-3.22 percent
- Census 2020 base population22,205
- Births, 2024184
- Deaths, 2024406
- Natural change, 2024-222
- Net domestic migration, 2024-102
- Net international migration, 202442
- Total net migration, 2024-60
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-21
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2776th
The county has lost 3.22 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where people moving to Meigs County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving357
- People arriving, from those returns686
- Adjusted gross income arriving$15.3 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$42,832
- Largest single originMeigs County Non-migrants (7,797 households)
- Largest single destination (7,797 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meigs County Non-migrants | 7,797 | 15,904 | $426.9 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 109 | 187 | $4.9 m |
| Athens County | 102 | 189 | $4.3 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 71 | 150 | $3.7 m |
| Other flows - South | 71 | 150 | $3.7 m |
| Gallia County | 44 | 100 | $1.5 m |
| Mason County | 31 | 60 | $842,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Meigs County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Meigs County
What the Meigs County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$506.8 m
- County GDP, 2023$509.5 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-0.5 percent
- GDP change over five years14.0 percent
- Rank by GDP among Ohio counties88th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2400th
- GDP per resident$23,144
Output grew -0.5 percent in the latest year and 14.0 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Who employs people in Meigs County
- Covered employment, annual average3,502
- Establishments reporting360
- Average annual pay$41,798
- Average weekly wage$804
- Sector 44-45, employment557
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$32,225
- Sector 23, employment228
- Sector 23, average annual pay$51,836
- Sector 56, employment133
- Sector 56, average annual pay$32,924
- Sector 52, employment106
- Sector 52, average annual pay$47,984
- Sector 31-33, employment93
- Sector 53, employment71
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 557 | 58 | $32,225 |
| Sector 23 | 228 | 40 | $51,836 |
| Sector 56 | 133 | 25 | $32,924 |
| Sector 52 | 106 | 14 | $47,984 |
| Sector 31-33 | 93 | 6 | $52,139 |
| Sector 53 | 71 | 5 | $52,759 |
| Sector 48-49 | 66 | 14 | $43,131 |
| Sector 42 | 51 | 7 | $39,782 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 557 jobs, 15.9 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Meigs County
What businesses operate in Meigs County
- Establishments, all industries300
- Employment at those establishments2,364
- Annual payroll$87.4 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents13.7
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Meigs County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20241
- Declared construction value permitted$273,303
- Single family units authorised1
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$273,303
- Units authorised per 1,000 households0.1
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How much SBA lending happens in Meigs County
- 7(a) approvals recorded7
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$1.2 m
- Average 7(a) approval$177,129
- Median 7(a) approval$119,800
- 10th percentile approval$50,000
- 90th percentile approval$638,000
- Largest single approval$638,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)21
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active3
- Distinct industries receiving approvals5
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer0.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms0
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter7
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countRoofing Contractors (2)
- Most active lenderThe Huntington National Bank (4)
The average approval of $177,129 sits well above the median of $119,800, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 0.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Meigs County
Do SBA loans in Meigs County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full4
- Status: Exempt from disclosure3
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 4 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Which parts of Meigs County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending4
- Racine, approvals3
- LONG BOTTOM, approvals2
- POMEROY, approvals1
- REEDSVILLE, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Racine | 3 | $291,900 |
| LONG BOTTOM | 2 | $210,000 |
| POMEROY | 1 | $638,000 |
| REEDSVILLE | 1 | $100,000 |
Racine accounts for 3 approvals against 2 in LONG BOTTOM. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Meigs County
How big is Meigs County
- Land area430 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Ohio counties46th of 88
- Width, east to west30.9 mi
- Height, north to south22.6 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary3
- Residents per square mile of land51
- Establishments per square mile0.70
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Meigs County
What hazards affect Meigs County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book6
- Of those, participating in the NFIP6
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Meigs County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Meigs County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population21,896
- Households9,102
- Average household size2.41
- Median household income$46,873
- Median age44.1
Common questions
Meigs County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Meigs County, Ohio?
21,896, in 9,102 households, ranking 81st of 88 Ohio counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Meigs County growing?
The population has fallen 3.22 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 184 births against 406 deaths, with net migration of -60. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Meigs County?
$46,873. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,300, which is 2.5 times income, and median gross rent is $722 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Meigs County?
300 establishments, employing 2,364 people with an annual payroll of $87.4 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Meigs County?
Average annual pay is $41,798, or $804 a week, across 3,502 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Meigs County?
7 7(a) approvals totalling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, with a median approval of $119,800. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Meigs County?
1 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $273,303. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Meigs County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Meigs County come from?
The largest single origin is Meigs County Non-migrants, with 7,797 households. Arriving households report an average income of $42,832 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Meigs County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Meigs County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.