Moving to Paulding, Ohio
Population: 3,595. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,430 (-4.6% change)
Males: 1,708 (47.5%), Females: 1,887 (52.5%)
Paulding County
Zip code: 45879
Demographics
 Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $35,943
Median house value: $68,700
Population by Race
Races in Paulding:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
 - Hispanic (6.9%)
 - Other race (3.8%)
 - Black (2.6%)
 - Two or more races (2.1%)
 - American Indian (0.8%)
 
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (35.2%), United States (12.9%), Irish (7.4%), English (5.2%), French (4.1%), Dutch (2.5%).
Elevation: 723 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Paulding
- High school or higher: 83.8%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
 - Unemployed: 2.7%
 - Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Paulding village
- Never married: 23.8%
 - Now married: 56.8%
 - Separated: 1.1%
 - Widowed: 8.3%
 - Divorced: 10.0%
 
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +292 (+8.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Paulding:
- PAULDING COUNTY HOSPITAL (11558 SR 111)
 
Other hospitals/medical centers near Paulding:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HICKSVILLE, OH)
 - DEFIANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; DEFIANCE, OH)
 - VAN WERT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; VAN WERT, OH)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paulding:
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)
 - TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 62 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Abbreviation: TOL)
 - DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 84 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Paulding:
- PAULDING AIRPORT INC (about 3 miles; PAULDING, OH; Abbreviation: 2H8)
 - DEFIANCE MEML (about 18 miles; DEFIANCE, OH; Abbreviation: DFI)
 - VAN WERT COUNTY (about 21 miles; VAN WERT, OH; Abbreviation: VNW)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paulding:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 38 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
 - OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
 - THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 66 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
 - BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 16,537)
 - OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 73 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,809)
 - SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
 - UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 77 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
 
Schools
Public high school in Paulding:
- PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 549; Location: 405 N WATER ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle schools in Paulding:
- PAULDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 527; Location: 405 N WATER ST; Grades: PK – 05)
 - PAULDING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 372; Location: 405 N WATER ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - W B ALTERNATIVE (Location: 201 E CAROLINE ST STE 3; Grades: 00 – 00)
 
Libraries
Library in Paulding:
- PAULDING COUNTY CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income: $952,962; Location: 205 S. MAIN ST.; 62,772 books; 2,574 audio materials; 3,017 video materials; 203 serial subscriptions)
 
