City safety & data profile

BucyrusOH

Bucyrus, OH is a 12K-resident city in Crawford County with a median household income of $54,349.

Crawford County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Bucyrus, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Bucyrus has a population larger than 12% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $128,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 13%
By size
$54,349
Median income (place)
$128,600
Median home (place)
14.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Bucyrus

Bucyrus posts a median household income higher than 14% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Bucyrus area.

Bottom 15%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Bucyrus

Where Bucyrus income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$54,349 Bottom 14% higher than 14% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Bucyrus $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Bucyrus, OH beyond the headline numbers

Bucyrus sits inside Crawford County, Ohio, at roughly 40.81°N, -82.98°W. Population 11,916, $54,349 median household income. Median home value $128,600, median rent $765. Poverty rate 14.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Bucyrus, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Bucyrus, OH stands at 14.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Bucyrus runs about 2.4 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 5.1% of Bucyrus workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 9.5% in Bucyrus, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Bucyrus workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 42.4 years, Bucyrus's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Bucyrus from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,916
Bucyrus · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$54,349
-39% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$128,600
-69% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Crawford County): Bucyrus's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
42K-4%
Median Income
$58,044+42%
Median Home Value
$136,700+57%
Poverty Rate
11.8%-29%
Unemployment
4.7%-59%

Economics

Economics indicators for Bucyrus, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$765/mo
Poverty Rate
14.9% +20% vs avg
Unemployment 6.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 12.5%
Work From Home 5.1%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 94.3%
African American 1.5%
Asian 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
41.6%
Obesity
40.6%
Short Sleep Duration
39.7%
Physical Inactivity
34.8%
Current Smoking
20.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
17%
Diabetes
15.6%
Binge Drinking
15%
Current Asthma
11.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56.5%
Annual Checkup 79.2%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
9.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
9.3%
Stroke
4.7%

What alerts and safety updates affect Bucyrus?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Bucyrus right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet OH-BUCYRUS · Bucyrus

Bucyrus: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Bucyrus; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Bucyrus, OH?
Bucyrus, OH has a population of 11,916 people, located in Crawford County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Bucyrus?
The median household income in Bucyrus, OH is $54,349 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 14.9%.
What is the median home value in Bucyrus?
The median home value in Bucyrus, OH is $128,600. Median rent is $765/month.
What are the top health concerns in Bucyrus?
The top health indicators in Bucyrus include High Blood Pressure (41.6%), Obesity (40.6%), Short Sleep Duration (39.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Bucyrus?
Bucyrus has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Bucyrus?
The median age in Bucyrus, OH is 42.4 years. 12.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Bucyrus, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (14.9% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($54,349 here).

Compare Bucyrus with another city

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Using Bucyrus's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Bucyrus area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Crawford County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.