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Electric companies in Licking County, Ohio

Licking County, OH ranks 9th of 88 Ohio counties for the highest median home value ($250,700). Licking County, OH has 180,311 residents. Licking County, OH: 6 utilities listed by EIA.

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Licking County, OH on the map

Licking County, OH and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsPerryLickingFranklinFairfieldKnoxMuskingum

Licking County, OH darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Licking County, OH

Utility listed for Licking County, OHTypeHome accounts in Ohio
Duke Energy Ohio Inc in Licking County, OHInvestor Owned693,435
Ohio Power Co in Licking County, OHInvestor Owned1,339,232
South Central Power Company in Licking County, OHCooperative117,469
Consolidated Cooperative in Licking County, OHCooperative16,897
Licking Rural Electric Inc in Licking County, OHCooperative25,820
Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc in Licking County, OHCooperative15,289

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Housing and heating in Licking County, OH

Licking County, OH: 38,321 of 73,021 homes were built before 1980 and 16,792 in 2000 or later. Licking County, OH has 55,767 detached houses, 6,276 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 3,281 mobile homes, and 17,947 of 68,305 households rent.

Age of homes in Licking County, OH

% of homes by decade built, Licking County, OH

  1. 16pre-40
  2. 440s
  3. 850s
  4. 1060s
  5. 1570s
  6. 980s
  7. 1590s
  8. 1600s
  9. 610s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Licking County, OH

% of homes by main fuel, Licking County

  • Utility gas65.2
  • Electricity21.8
  • Propane8.2
  • Wood2.2
  • Fuel oil1.5
Licking County, OH housing against Ohio counties
Licking County, OHValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Licking County, OH, median year built19781972+6 years19 of 88
Licking County, OH, built before 198052.5%61.4%-9.0 points70 of 88
Licking County, OH, built 2000 or later23.0%16.2%+6.7 points11 of 88
Licking County, OH, detached houses76.4%75.9%+0.4 points41 of 88
Licking County, OH, apartments in 5+ unit buildings8.6%6.4%+2.2 points27 of 88
Licking County, OH, mobile homes4.5%5.6%-1.1 points53 of 88
Licking County, OH, renter households26.3%26.3%-0.0 points45 of 88
Licking County, OH, median home value$250,700$173,050+$77,6509 of 88
Licking County, OH, median gross rent a month$999$832+$16615 of 88
Licking County, OH, people per household2.592.43+0.1612 of 88

ZIP codes in Licking County, OH

Facts about Licking County, OH

Residents of Licking County, OH, ACS 2023
180,31117 of 88 Ohio counties
Households in Licking County, OH
68,3052.64 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Licking County, OH
73.7%50,358 owner and 17,947 renter households
Median household income in Licking County, OH
$81,03312 of 88 Ohio counties
Housing units in Licking County, OH
73,0214,716 vacant or seasonal, 6.5% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Licking County, OH
21.8%14,869 homes, 64 of 88 Ohio counties
Utilities listed for Licking County, OH
66 with a home price: Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company
ZIP areas touching Licking County, OH
2243001 to 43830
Outage-linked storm events in Licking County, OH
159NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Licking County, OH
52.5%median year built 1978
Flood claims in Licking County, OH
89NFIP 2015 to 2025, $2.9M paid
Home energy burden in Licking County, OH
2.8%$1,663 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Licking County, OH

Licking County, OH has no price series of its own. Licking County, OH: the Ohio average was 12.80 ¢/kWh in 2015. Licking County, OH: 15.99 ¢ in 2024, 25% up. Licking County, OH: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Licking County, OH: a 846 kWh month at the Ohio price. Licking County, OH: $108 in 2015, $135 in 2024. Licking County, OH: $1,622 a year, 2.0% of the $81,033 median income.

Licking: 10 yearly prices
YearOhio averageLicking: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Licking12.80+0.15
2016, Licking12.47-0.08
2017, Licking12.63-0.26
2018, Licking12.56-0.31
2019, Licking12.38-0.63
2020, Licking12.29-0.86
2021, Licking12.77-0.89
2022, Licking13.85-1.19
2023, Licking15.38-0.62
2024, Licking15.99-0.49

Licking County, OH: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Licking County, OH price.

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Outage risk in Licking County, OH

Licking County, OH, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 159 in all, 88.2 per 100,000 residents of 180,311, rank 11 of 88 Ohio counties. Property damage in Licking County, OH: $1.6M.

Events by year in Licking County, OH

events a year, Licking County, OH

  1. 12'15
  2. 2'16
  3. 14'17
  4. 23'18
  5. 29'19
  6. 26'20
  7. 6'21
  8. 14'22
  9. 7'23
  10. 16'24
  11. 10'25

Events by type

events by type, Licking County, OH

  • Thunderstorm and high wind143
  • Winter storm and heavy snow8
  • Tornado6
  • Heat wave2
Licking County, OH outage-linked hazards
Licking County, OHFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Licking County, OH, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High86.815 of 881432019 (26)$779K
Licking County, OH, tornadoRelatively Low61.543 of 8862024 (5)$825K
Licking County, OH, hurricane and tropical stormVery Low35.265 of 880none$0
Licking County, OH, ice stormRelatively High85.918 of 880none$0
Licking County, OH, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively High87.714 of 8882022 (3)$0
Licking County, OH, heat waveRelatively Moderate79.413 of 8822019 (2)$0

Cost of living with electricity in Licking County, OH

Licking County, OH: electricity $1,663 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,684, 2.8% of $94,484 income. 67,239 households in Licking County, OH spend about $111.8 million a year on electricity and $180.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Licking County, OH ($20,212 a year) spend 9.9% of income, 3.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Licking County, OH

% of income on energy, Licking County, OH

  • All households2.8
  • Lower income9.9
  • Owners2.7
  • Renters3.6
  • Ohio counties2.6
Licking County, OH home energy cost by household group
Licking County, OHHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Licking County, OH, all households67,239$94,484$1,663$925$962.8%
Licking County, OH, lower income15,703$20,212$1,223$714$609.9%
Licking County, OH, owners49,402$113,211$1,900$1,073$1252.7%
Licking County, OH, renters17,837$42,616$1,007$515$143.6%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Licking County, OH

Licking County, OH: 89 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $2.9M paid, median paid claim $14,714.

402 of 71,160 residential structures in Licking County, OH carry an NFIP contract. 486 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Licking County, OH on 8 Sep 2026. Licking County, OH lists 28 repetitive-loss properties, 6 of them severe repetitive loss.

Licking County, OH: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Licking County, OH

flood claims a year, Licking County, OH

  1. <5'15
  2. 0'16
  3. 16'17
  4. 0'18
  5. 5'19
  6. 63'20
  7. 0'21
  8. 0'22
  9. 0'23
  10. <5'24
  11. 0'25
Licking County, OH flood claims and flood insurance
Licking County, OHValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Licking County, OH, claims 2015-202589—10 of 76
Licking County, OH, paid 2015-2025$2.9M—3 of 76
Licking County, OH, median paid claim$14,714——
Licking County, OH, claims per 1,000 homes1.20.722 of 76
Licking County, OH, homes with flood insurance0.6%0.4%25 of 88
Licking County, OH, policies in force486——
Licking County, OH, repetitive-loss properties28——

Licking County, OH: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Licking County, OH: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Licking County, OH

Licking County, OH totals 5,665 heating degree days and 759 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Licking County, OH is the 50th coldest of 88 counties in Ohio: 5,665 against a median of 5,758. For cooling, Licking County, OH is the 61st hottest: 759 against a median of 826.

Licking County, OH is a cold-winter county, with 4,906 more heating than cooling degree days.

Licking County, OH: 5,329 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,665 on the normal, 6% under.

In Licking County, OH, 21.8% of 68,305 homes heat with electricity; the other 78.2% use another main heating fuel.

Licking County, OH

  • Heating degree days, 5,665 vs 5,75898
  • Cooling degree days, 759 vs 82692
  • Electric heat, 21.8% vs 26.3%83
  • OH median county100
Licking County, OH: degree days, electric heat
Licking County, OHValueOH median countyLicking County, OH, rank (1 = highest)
Licking County, OH, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,6655,75850 of 88
Licking County, OH, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,3295,36449 of 88
Licking County, OH, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal75982661 of 88
Licking County, OH, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean85092666 of 88
Licking County, OH, electric heating, ACS 2019-202321.8%26.3%63 of 88

Licking County, OH: ACS B25040, 68,305 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Licking County, OH

Licking County, OH touches 22 ZIP areas, 43001 to 43830, about 8,196 residents each. Licking County, OH counts 180,311 residents in 68,305 households. Household income in Licking County, OH is $81,033; 50,358 of its 68,305 households own.

14,869 of the 68,305 homes in Licking County, OH heat with electricity. Licking County, OH has 73,021 housing units, 4,716 (6.5%) vacant or seasonal, and 17,947 rented homes. Licking County, OH logged 159 storm events for its 180,311 residents.

The median home in Licking County, OH dates from 1978. Homes in Licking County, OH pay $1,663 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Licking County, OH

Licking County, OH: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Licking County, OH: 6 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Ohio average 15.99 cents per kWh, $135 a month at 846 kWh.

Licking County, OH: how many homes heat with electricity?

Licking County, OH: 14,869 of 68,305 occupied homes, 21.8%, rank 64 of 88.

Licking County, OH: median household income?

$81,033 in Licking County, OH, rank 12 of 88; 180,311 residents, 68,305 households.

Licking County, OH: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Licking County, OH: 159 NWS events, peak year 2019.

Licking County, OH: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Licking County, OH: 89 NFIP flood claims, $2.9M paid, 1.2 per 1,000 homes, 0.6% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Licking County, OH?

Licking County, OH: median home built 1978; 52.5% predate 1980, 76.4% detached, 8.6% in 5+ unit buildings.

Licking County, OH: share of income for energy?

Licking County, OH homes spend $1,663 a year on electricity, $2,684 on all energy: 2.8% of $94,484; 9.9% for lower incomes.

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Licking County, OH ranks 9th of 88 Ohio counties for the highest median home value ($250,700).