Coldwater, Ohio demographics

Coldwater, OH demographics: median age 35.2; 29.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Coldwater village, Ohio · Incorporated village · GEOID 3916532. The survey estimates a population of 4,191 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Coldwater is 35.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.5 years. There are 1,600 households (±227). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 35.2 ±4.5 39.7 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,191
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Under 18 1,293 ±260 30.9% ±4.2 pp 22.0% 22.0%
18–34 793 ±201 18.9% ±3.9 pp 22.1% 22.8%
35–64 1,391 ±262 33.2% ±3.8 pp 37.7% 38.0%
65 and older 714 ±215 17.0% ±4.5 pp 18.3% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,191
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Male 1,807 ±403 43.1% ±7.2 pp 49.3% 49.5%
Female 2,384 ±351 56.9% ±11.9 pp 50.7% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,191
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
White alone 3,918 ±626 93.5% ±5.4 pp 76.8% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 1 ±3 · low precision 0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision 12.2% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.9%
Asian alone 46 ±69 · low precision 1.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision 2.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 29 ±61 · low precision 0.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 177 ±181 · low precision 4.2% ±4.3 pp · low precision 1.8% 7.1%
Two or more races 20 ±33 · low precision 0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision 6.5% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,191
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,972 ±630 94.8% ±5.2 pp 95.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 219 ±171 · low precision 5.2% ±4.0 pp · low precision 4.8% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,600
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Married-couple family 957 ±214 59.8% ±10.3 pp 44.4% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision 4.8% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 231 ±133 · low precision 14.4% ±8.1 pp · low precision 12.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 383 ±157 23.9% ±9.2 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 29 ±35 · low precision 1.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision 6.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,600
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Households with people under 18 648 ±111 40.5% ±3.9 pp 28.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 952 ±232 59.5% ±11.8 pp 72.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,600
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 383 ±157 23.9% ±9.2 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Two-person households 664 ±148 41.5% ±7.1 pp 34.6% 33.8%
Three-person households 149 ±90 · low precision 9.3% ±5.5 pp · low precision 14.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 166 ±90 · low precision 10.4% ±5.4 pp · low precision 11.3% 12.6%
Five-person households 175 ±89 · low precision 10.9% ±5.3 pp 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 9 ±21 · low precision 0.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.2%
Seven or more people 54 ±45 · low precision 3.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision 1.1% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,191
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Native 4,060 ±616 96.9% ±2.8 pp 94.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 131 ±106 · low precision 3.1% ±2.5 pp · low precision 5.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,975
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
English only 3,726 ±581 93.7% ±4.8 pp 92.0% 77.7%
Spanish 185 ±175 · low precision 4.7% ±4.3 pp · low precision 2.6% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 9 ±15 · low precision 0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 6 ±12 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.2% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 49 ±73 · low precision 1.2% ±1.8 pp · low precision 0.6% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,673
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Less than high school graduate 56 ±85 · low precision 2.1% ±3.2 pp · low precision 8.2% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 927 ±241 34.7% ±7.0 pp 32.1% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 636 ±201 23.8% ±6.4 pp 19.3% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 280 ±128 10.5% ±4.5 pp 9.0% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 480 ±182 18.0% ±6.1 pp 19.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 294 ±147 11.0% ±5.2 pp 12.2% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 4,124
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Same house 3,886 ±596 94.2% ±4.1 pp 88.1% 87.7%
Moved within same county 172 ±168 · low precision 4.2% ±4.0 pp · low precision 6.7% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 7 ±11 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 3.2% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 13 ±16 · low precision 0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 46 ±69 · low precision 1.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

0.7% of Coldwater residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 91.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Coldwater Ohio U.S. Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision 6.4% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 91.6% ±1.4 pp 90.1% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 2.0% ±1.8 pp · low precision 6.6% 6.2% Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Coldwater . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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