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Electric companies in Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum County, OH ranks 29th of 88 Ohio counties for the share of mobile homes (9%). Muskingum County, OH has 86,382 residents. Muskingum County, OH: 5 utilities listed by EIA.

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Muskingum County, OH on the map

Muskingum County, OH and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsMorganGuernseyPerryLickingCoshoctonMuskingum

Muskingum County, OH darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Muskingum County, OH

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

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ZIP codes in Muskingum County, OH

Facts about Muskingum County, OH

Residents of Muskingum County, OH, ACS 2023
86,38231 of 88 Ohio counties
Households in Muskingum County, OH
34,2432.52 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Muskingum County, OH
68.7%23,537 owner and 10,706 renter households
Median household income in Muskingum County, OH
$59,20363 of 88 Ohio counties
Housing units in Muskingum County, OH
38,3434,100 vacant or seasonal, 10.7% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Muskingum County, OH
29.6%10,152 homes, 29 of 88 Ohio counties
Utilities listed for Muskingum County, OH
55 with a home price: Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company
ZIP areas touching Muskingum County, OH
2043701 to 43842
Outage-linked storm events in Muskingum County, OH
144NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Muskingum County, OH
60.7%median year built 1972
Flood claims in Muskingum County, OH
32NFIP 2015 to 2025, $936K paid
Home energy burden in Muskingum County, OH
3.6%$1,663 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Muskingum County, OH

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

Muskingum County, OH: a 846 kWh month at the Ohio price. Muskingum County, OH: $108 in 2015, $135 in 2024. Muskingum County, OH: $1,622 a year, 2.7% of the $59,203 median income.

Muskingum: 10 yearly prices
YearOhio averageMuskingum: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Muskingum12.80+0.15
2016, Muskingum12.47-0.08
2017, Muskingum12.63-0.26
2018, Muskingum12.56-0.31
2019, Muskingum12.38-0.63
2020, Muskingum12.29-0.86
2021, Muskingum12.77-0.89
2022, Muskingum13.85-1.19
2023, Muskingum15.38-0.62
2024, Muskingum15.99-0.49

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

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Housing and heating in Muskingum County, OH

Muskingum County, OH: 23,268 of 38,343 homes were built before 1980 and 6,633 in 2000 or later. Muskingum County, OH has 28,464 detached houses, 3,272 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 3,269 mobile homes, and 10,706 of 34,243 households rent.

Age of homes in Muskingum County, OH

% of homes by decade built, Muskingum County, OH

  1. 22pre-40
  2. 640s
  3. 850s
  4. 1060s
  5. 1470s
  6. 1080s
  7. 1290s
  8. 1300s
  9. 410s
  10. 020+

Heating fuel in Muskingum County, OH

% of homes by main fuel, Muskingum County

  • Utility gas54.7
  • Electricity29.6
  • Propane7.2
  • Fuel oil3.9
  • Wood3.0
  • Other fuel1.5
Muskingum County, OH housing against Ohio counties
Muskingum County, OHValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Muskingum County, OH, median year built19721972+0 years42 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, built before 198060.7%61.4%-0.8 points46 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, built 2000 or later17.3%16.2%+1.1 points34 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, detached houses74.2%75.9%-1.7 points55 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, apartments in 5+ unit buildings8.5%6.4%+2.1 points29 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, mobile homes8.5%5.6%+3.0 points29 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, renter households31.3%26.3%+5.0 points17 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, median home value$170,100$173,050-$2,95047 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, median gross rent a month$811$832-$2255 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, people per household2.472.43+0.0428 of 88

Cost of living with electricity in Muskingum County, OH

Muskingum County, OH: electricity $1,663 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,523, 3.6% of $70,248 income. 34,599 households in Muskingum County, OH spend about $57.5 million a year on electricity and $87.3 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Muskingum County, OH ($19,799 a year) spend 10.3% of income, 2.9 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Muskingum County, OH

% of income on energy, Muskingum County, OH

  • All households3.6
  • Lower income10.3
  • Owners3.5
  • Renters4.4
  • Ohio counties2.6
Muskingum County, OH home energy cost by household group
Muskingum County, OHHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Muskingum County, OH, all households34,599$70,248$1,663$735$1253.6%
Muskingum County, OH, lower income11,870$19,799$1,368$600$8110.3%
Muskingum County, OH, owners23,828$85,821$1,920$868$1713.5%
Muskingum County, OH, renters10,771$35,799$1,095$440$244.4%

Outage risk in Muskingum County, OH

Muskingum County, OH, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 144 in all, 166.7 per 100,000 residents of 86,382, rank 17 of 88 Ohio counties. Property damage in Muskingum County, OH: $2.2M, with 9 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Muskingum County, OH

events a year, Muskingum County, OH

  1. 10'15
  2. 0'16
  3. 5'17
  4. 7'18
  5. 13'19
  6. 14'20
  7. 19'21
  8. 22'22
  9. 5'23
  10. 29'24
  11. 20'25

Events by type

events by type, Muskingum County, OH

  • Thunderstorm and high wind126
  • Tornado9
  • Winter storm and heavy snow8
  • Ice storm1
Muskingum County, OH outage-linked hazards
Muskingum County, OHFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Muskingum County, OH, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate61.245 of 881262024 (24)$670K
Muskingum County, OH, tornadoRelatively Low56.350 of 8892024 (5)$1.5M
Muskingum County, OH, hurricane and tropical stormVery Low43.141 of 880none$0
Muskingum County, OH, ice stormRelatively Moderate72.447 of 8812022 (1)$0
Muskingum County, OH, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate66.642 of 8882018 (2)$0
Muskingum County, OH, heat waveRelatively Low62.837 of 880none$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Muskingum County, OH

Muskingum County, OH: 32 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $936K paid, median paid claim $24,319.

96 of 34,440 residential structures in Muskingum County, OH carry an NFIP contract. 100 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Muskingum County, OH on 8 Sep 2026. Muskingum County, OH lists 24 repetitive-loss properties.

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

Flood claims by year in Muskingum County, OH

flood claims a year, Muskingum County, OH

  1. <5'15
  2. 0'16
  3. <5'17
  4. 0'18
  5. 6'19
  6. 6'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 6'22
  9. 0'23
  10. 7'24
  11. <5'25
Muskingum County, OH flood claims and flood insurance
Muskingum County, OHValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Muskingum County, OH, claims 2015-202532—26 of 76
Muskingum County, OH, paid 2015-2025$936K—25 of 76
Muskingum County, OH, median paid claim$24,319——
Muskingum County, OH, claims per 1,000 homes0.90.726 of 76
Muskingum County, OH, homes with flood insurance0.3%0.4%68 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, policies in force100——
Muskingum County, OH, repetitive-loss properties24——

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

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

Climate and electric heating in Muskingum County, OH

Muskingum County, OH totals 5,485 heating degree days and 788 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Muskingum County, OH is the 60th coldest of 88 counties in Ohio: 5,485 against a median of 5,758. For cooling, Muskingum County, OH is the 56th hottest: 788 against a median of 826.

Muskingum County, OH is a cold-winter county, with 4,697 more heating than cooling degree days.

Muskingum County, OH: 5,083 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,485 on the normal, 7% under.

In Muskingum County, OH, 29.6% of 34,243 homes heat with electricity; the other 70.4% use another main heating fuel.

Muskingum County, OH

  • Heating degree days, 5,485 vs 5,75895
  • Cooling degree days, 788 vs 82695
  • Electric heat, 29.6% vs 26.3%113
  • OH median county100
Muskingum County, OH: degree days, electric heat
Muskingum County, OHValueOH median countyMuskingum County, OH, rank (1 = highest)
Muskingum County, OH, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,4855,75860 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,0835,36463 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal78882656 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean92392646 of 88
Muskingum County, OH, electric heating, ACS 2019-202329.6%26.3%29 of 88

Muskingum County, OH: ACS B25040, 34,243 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Muskingum County, OH

Muskingum County, OH touches 20 ZIP areas, 43701 to 43842, about 4,319 residents each. Muskingum County, OH counts 86,382 residents in 34,243 households. Household income in Muskingum County, OH is $59,203; 23,537 of its 34,243 households own.

10,152 of the 34,243 homes in Muskingum County, OH heat with electricity. Muskingum County, OH has 38,343 housing units, 4,100 (10.7%) vacant or seasonal, and 10,706 rented homes. Muskingum County, OH logged 144 storm events for its 86,382 residents.

The median home in Muskingum County, OH dates from 1972. Homes in Muskingum County, OH pay $1,663 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Muskingum County, OH

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

No single price in Muskingum County, OH: 5 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Ohio average 15.99 cents per kWh, $135 a month at 846 kWh.

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

Muskingum County, OH: 10,152 of 34,243 occupied homes, 29.6%, rank 29 of 88.

Muskingum County, OH: median household income?

$59,203 in Muskingum County, OH, rank 63 of 88; 86,382 residents, 34,243 households.

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

Muskingum County, OH: 144 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Muskingum County, OH: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Muskingum County, OH: 32 NFIP flood claims, $936K paid, 0.9 per 1,000 homes, 0.3% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Muskingum County, OH?

Muskingum County, OH: median home built 1972; 60.7% predate 1980, 74.2% detached, 8.5% in 5+ unit buildings.

Muskingum County, OH: share of income for energy?

Muskingum County, OH homes spend $1,663 a year on electricity, $2,523 on all energy: 3.6% of $70,248; 10.3% for lower incomes.

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Muskingum County, OH ranks 29th of 88 Ohio counties for the share of mobile homes (9%).