St. Marys, Ohio demographics

St. Marys, OH demographics: median age 36.6; 17.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · St. Marys city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3969680. The survey estimates a population of 8,301 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in St. Marys is 36.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.2 years. There are 3,408 households (±221). 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 36.6 ±3.2 39.7 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,301
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Under 18 2,018 ±306 24.3% ±3.6 pp 22.0% 22.0%
18–34 1,928 ±312 23.2% ±3.7 pp 22.1% 22.8%
35–64 2,984 ±427 35.9% ±5.1 pp 37.7% 38.0%
65 and older 1,371 ±228 16.5% ±2.7 pp 18.3% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,301
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Male 4,159 ±266 50.1% ±2.9 pp 49.3% 49.5%
Female 4,142 ±249 49.9% ±2.7 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: 8,301
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
White alone 7,569 ±361 91.2% ±3.5 pp 76.8% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 142 ±121 · low precision 1.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision 12.2% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.9%
Asian alone 11 ±18 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 2.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 15 ±43 · low precision 0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision 1.8% 7.1%
Two or more races 564 ±279 6.8% ±3.4 pp 6.5% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,301
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,811 ±344 94.1% ±3.2 pp 95.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 490 ±278 · low precision 5.9% ±3.3 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: 3,408
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Married-couple family 1,747 ±229 51.3% ±5.8 pp 44.4% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 227 ±120 · low precision 6.7% ±3.5 pp · low precision 4.8% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 214 ±114 · low precision 6.3% ±3.3 pp · low precision 12.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 998 ±242 29.3% ±6.8 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 222 ±98 6.5% ±2.8 pp 6.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,408
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Households with people under 18 1,071 ±168 31.4% ±4.5 pp 28.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 2,337 ±329 68.6% ±8.6 pp 72.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,408
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 998 ±242 29.3% ±6.8 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Two-person households 1,223 ±253 35.9% ±7.0 pp 34.6% 33.8%
Three-person households 437 ±176 12.8% ±5.1 pp 14.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 415 ±203 12.2% ±5.9 pp 11.3% 12.6%
Five-person households 227 ±96 6.7% ±2.8 pp 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 32 ±31 · low precision 0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.2%
Seven or more people 76 ±83 · low precision 2.2% ±2.4 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: 8,301
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Native 8,290 ±234 99.9% ±0.5 pp 94.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 11 ±18 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 5.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,709
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
English only 7,685 ±289 99.7% ±5.3 pp 92.0% 77.7%
Spanish 15 ±43 · low precision 0.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision 2.6% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 9 ±15 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 1.2% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.6% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 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: 5,376
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Less than high school graduate 208 ±101 3.9% ±1.9 pp 8.2% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 2,355 ±385 43.8% ±6.8 pp 32.1% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 1,084 ±310 20.2% ±5.7 pp 19.3% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 788 ±214 14.7% ±3.9 pp 9.0% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 678 ±195 12.6% ±3.6 pp 19.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 263 ±162 · low precision 4.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision 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: 8,169
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Same house 7,283 ±423 89.2% ±4.4 pp 88.1% 87.7%
Moved within same county 500 ±260 · low precision 6.1% ±3.2 pp · low precision 6.7% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 304 ±180 · low precision 3.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision 3.2% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 82 ±78 · low precision 1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 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

5.0% of St. Marys residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 91.2% 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 St. Marys Ohio U.S. Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 5.0% ±2.1 pp 6.4% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 91.2% ±3.4 pp 90.1% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 8.9% ±2.9 pp 6.6% 6.2% Not statistically different

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 St. Marys . 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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