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Baltic: Demographics & People

841 people call Baltic home, in 244 households. Population grew 4.2% from 807 (2022) to 841 (2024). Median age 32.2 years. (8.9y younger than Tuscarawas County; 5.9y younger than Ohio). Children under 18 are 32% of the population. Population is 92% White (non-Hispanic) and 3% Hispanic or Latino. The community is relatively homogeneous (Simpson index 0.09). 73% of households are family-led. County is gaining 909 residents per year (2022-2023). County health: 40% adult obesity, 22% smoke.

Population & Trend

Population grew 4.2% from 807 (2022) to 841 (2024) — about 7.0× the recent U.S. annual rate of ~0.6%/yr. Estimated 2026 population: ~876 (extrapolated at 2.1%/yr trend). Census Bureau Vintage estimate: 925.

Census data vintage2024
Population36,612 people
Annual growth rate · Population change4.2%
Annual growth rate · Population (2022)807
Annual growth rate · Population (2024)841
Annual growth rate · Population growingYes
Annual growth rate · Trend categorygrowing
Population841 people (vs Ohio 29,269)
Population Estimate925

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Age Distribution

Median age 32.2y is 6.7 years younger than the U.S. median (38.9y). Children under 18 make up 32% — above the U.S. share of ~22%.

Age Summary · Median age32.2 years (vs Ohio 38.1y)
Age Summary · Children Pct31.7%
Age Summary · Characteryoung professional
Age Summary · Total Pop841
Age Summary · Under 18267
Age Summary · 18 To 34217.0×
Age Summary · 35 To 64256.0×
Age Summary · 65 Plus101
Population under 18267
Median age32.2 years (vs Ohio 38.1y)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2024 — place-level B01001 query · Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-29

Race, Ethnicity & Diversity

Of 841 residents, race / ethnicity breaks down by Census ACS counts (a person can identify with one or more groups). The Simpson diversity index is 0.09 (0 = single group, 1 = perfectly even distribution); this is read as relatively homogeneous.

White residents750
Hispanic or Latino residents37
Diversity Index · Diversity index (Simpson)9.0%
Diversity Index · Diversity labelrelatively homogeneous
Diversity Index · Groups counted2
Diversity Index · Largest group share95.3%
Asian population0.4% (vs Ohio 1.9%)
Black population0.7% (vs Ohio 8.0%)
Hispanic or Latino population3.1% (vs Ohio 4.5%)
White (non-Hispanic) population92.3% (vs Ohio 77.9%)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Ancestry

Self-reported ancestry from Census ACS — what residents report as their ethnic origin, separate from race. Counts can exceed population because people can list multiple ancestries.

Top (8)

(unnamed)
German
(unnamed)
Irish
(unnamed)
English
(unnamed)
American
(unnamed)
Hispanic Total
(unnamed)
Italian
(unnamed)
Polish
(unnamed)
Puerto Rican

Citizenship & Origin

Where residents were born and their citizenship status (Census ACS). 1.3% are foreign-born — below the U.S. average of 13.9%. 1% have naturalized to U.S. citizenship.

Residents born in this state732
Residents born in another state91
Share born in this state87.0%
Share born in another state13.0%
Native-born U.S. citizens10.8%
Foreign-born residents1.3%
Naturalized citizens0.8%
Total foreign-born residents6

Households & Family Composition

244 households. Averaging 3.0 people each — larger than the U.S. average of 2.5. 73% are family households — above the U.S. share of ~65%. Of 183 families, 49% are married couples with children.

Children under 18240
Total families183
Married couples with children89
Single-parent households6
Average household size2.98
Women who gave birth (past year)18.5%
Grandparents living with grandchildren11
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren9
Family households178 households (vs Ohio 7,027)
Households that are families73.0% (vs Ohio 55.9%)
Total households244 households (vs Ohio 12,056)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Residential Stability & Migration

How long residents have lived here and where they came from. 10.4% moved within the county in the past year — the U.S. baseline is roughly 8–10%. The surrounding county is gaining 909 residents per year on net (IRS migration data).

Moved within the county (past year)10.4%
Migration · People moving in (annual)32,883
Migration · People moving out (annual)31,974
Migration · Net migration (in − out)909
Migration · Population growingYes
Migration · Year2022-2023

Sources: IRS SOI Migration 2021-2022  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disability

Census ACS measures self-reported functional limitations — vision, hearing, mobility, cognitive, self-care, or independent-living. The U.S. baseline disability rate is about 12–13%; rates trend higher with median age.

Residents with a disability34
Disability rate4.3%

Group Quarters

Group quarters are non-household living arrangements counted by the Census — college dormitories, nursing homes, military barracks, group homes, correctional facilities, and similar institutional or shared housing. 91 residents live in group quarters (10.8% of population).

Living in group quarters91

Other

Congressional District · District7
Congressional District · Congress118th
Cdc Birth Rate · Fips39031
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips39
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips031
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyCoshocton
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate24.4%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci20.30
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci29.10
Cdc Mortality · Fips39031
Cdc Mortality · CountyCoshocton County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralMicropolitan
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20231,141
Cdc Vaccination · Fips39031
Cdc Vaccination · CountyCoshocton County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct43.1%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct40.4%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct55.3%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201936,600
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Family Score · Score1.50
Family Score · Schools1
Family Score · Children Pct31.7%
Family Score · Ratinglimited
Town Summary · Key Factspopulation 841, growing, young professional, middle-class, mixed
Town Summary · Population841 people (vs Ohio 29,269)
Town Summary · CountyCoshocton County

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment · federal dataset cascade