About Put-In-Bay

Put-In-Bay is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 149 people and just one neighborhood, Put-In-Bay is the 735th largest community in Ohio.

Put-In-Bay is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.06% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Put-In-Bay is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Put-In-Bay who work in teaching (19.54%), management occupations (16.09%), and sales jobs (16.09%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 13.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Put-In-Bay is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the village's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

One of the benefits of Put-In-Bay is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.40 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Even though Put-In-Bay is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Put-In-Bay Information and Demographics

The education level of Put-In-Bay citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 44.44% of adults in Put-In-Bay have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Put-In-Bay in 2000 was $35,301, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,204 for a family of four. However, Put-In-Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Put-In-Bay also has one of the lowest poverty rates in America, with just 0% of the people in Put-In-Bay living in poverty.

The people who call Put-In-Bay home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Put-In-Bay is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Put-In-Bay include German, Italian, Irish, Hungarian, Scottish, Russian, Swedish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Put-In-Bay is English. Some people also speak Spanish.