MinfordOH
A town of 379, settled in 1917.
Is Minford a good place to live?
Minford’s age of the median resident is 60.7 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Minford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Minford stand out
Where Minford beats most towns.
379 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Minford: who provides what
Minford is unincorporated, so Scioto County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Minford.
Minford has 1.8 jobs for every working resident, and 430 people commute in
For Minford, the average commute is 20 minutes. Employers in Minford added 54 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 446. Among residents here, 14% live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
| Minford | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Minford, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Minford sits below 69% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Minford households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2004. FEMA puts two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to heat waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Minford’s year
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 24°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults binge drink in Minford than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
For adults in Minford, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 29%. Of 32 CDC measures, Minford beats the Ohio average on 1 and trails it on 16. In Minford, 18% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 45% have high blood pressure.
| Minford | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Minford | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.4% | 16.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.1% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Minford is valued at about $220K
In Minford, 54% of households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Minford
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Minford
About 0 of every 100 Minford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Every workday, about 430 people come to Minford for work
Where Minford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Minford
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Minford is a census-designated place located on the border of Harrison and Madison townships in northeastern Scioto County, Ohio, United States, about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of the county seat of Portsmouth. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 641.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 45653
Questions about Minford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Minford, OH a good place to live?
Minford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.