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Electric companies in Union County, Ohio

Union County, OH ranks 2nd of 88 Ohio counties for the newest homes (median year built 1995). Union County, OH has 65,293 residents. Union County, OH: 6 utilities listed by EIA.

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Union County, OH on the map

Union County, OH and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsFranklinMadisonMarionChampaignUnionDelaware

Union County, OH darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Union County, OH

Utility listed for Union County, OHTypeHome accounts in Ohio
Dayton Power & Light Co in Union County, OHInvestor Owned478,741
Ohio Edison Co in Union County, OHInvestor Owned957,780
Ohio Power Co in Union County, OHInvestor Owned1,339,232
Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc in Union County, OHCooperative11,812
Consolidated Cooperative in Union County, OHCooperative16,897
Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc in Union County, OHCooperative16,310

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 Union County, OH

Union County, OH: 8,913 of 24,298 homes were built before 1980 and 10,333 in 2000 or later. Union County, OH has 19,586 detached houses, 1,576 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 887 mobile homes, and 4,848 of 23,495 households rent.

Age of homes in Union County, OH

% of homes by decade built, Union County, OH

  1. 16pre-40
  2. 240s
  3. 450s
  4. 460s
  5. 1070s
  6. 680s
  7. 1590s
  8. 2100s
  9. 1810s
  10. 320+

Heating fuel in Union County, OH

% of homes by main fuel, Union County

  • Utility gas54.2
  • Electricity21.9
  • Propane19.2
  • Wood1.8
  • Fuel oil1.4
  • Other fuel1.1
Union County, OH housing against Ohio counties
Union County, OHValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Union County, OH, median year built19951972+23 years2 of 88
Union County, OH, built before 198036.7%61.4%-24.8 points86 of 88
Union County, OH, built 2000 or later42.5%16.2%+26.3 points2 of 88
Union County, OH, detached houses80.6%75.9%+4.7 points18 of 88
Union County, OH, apartments in 5+ unit buildings6.5%6.4%+0.1 points43 of 88
Union County, OH, mobile homes3.7%5.6%-1.9 points64 of 88
Union County, OH, renter households20.6%26.3%-5.7 points73 of 88
Union County, OH, median home value$306,600$173,050+$133,5503 of 88
Union County, OH, median gross rent a month$1,188$832+$3564 of 88
Union County, OH, people per household2.672.43+0.243 of 88

Facts about Union County, OH

Residents of Union County, OH, ACS 2023
65,29337 of 88 Ohio counties
Households in Union County, OH
23,4952.78 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Union County, OH
79.4%18,647 owner and 4,848 renter households
Median household income in Union County, OH
$109,5062 of 88 Ohio counties
Housing units in Union County, OH
24,298803 vacant or seasonal, 3.3% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Union County, OH
21.9%5,144 homes, 62 of 88 Ohio counties
Utilities listed for Union County, OH
66 with a home price: Dayton Power & Light Co, Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co
ZIP areas touching Union County, OH
1043007 to 43358
Outage-linked storm events in Union County, OH
59NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Union County, OH
36.7%median year built 1995
Flood claims in Union County, OH
9NFIP 2015 to 2025, $151K paid
Home energy burden in Union County, OH
2.3%$1,720 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Union County, OH

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

Union County, OH: a 846 kWh month at the Ohio price. Union County, OH: $108 in 2015, $135 in 2024. Union County, OH: $1,622 a year, 1.5% of the $109,506 median income.

Union: 10 yearly prices
YearOhio averageUnion: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Union12.80+0.15
2016, Union12.47-0.08
2017, Union12.63-0.26
2018, Union12.56-0.31
2019, Union12.38-0.63
2020, Union12.29-0.86
2021, Union12.77-0.89
2022, Union13.85-1.19
2023, Union15.38-0.62
2024, Union15.99-0.49

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

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Cost of living with electricity in Union County, OH

Union County, OH: electricity $1,720 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,878, 2.3% of $122,773 income. 22,644 households in Union County, OH spend about $38.9 million a year on electricity and $65.2 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Union County, OH ($22,338 a year) spend 10.7% of income, 4.6 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Union County, OH

% of income on energy, Union County, OH

  • All households2.3
  • Lower income10.7
  • Owners2.3
  • Renters3.0
  • Ohio counties2.6
Union County, OH home energy cost by household group
Union County, OHHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Union County, OH, all households22,644$122,773$1,720$1,049$1092.3%
Union County, OH, lower income2,822$22,338$1,322$934$12610.7%
Union County, OH, owners18,209$138,938$1,879$1,169$1232.3%
Union County, OH, renters4,435$56,402$1,067$553$513.0%

Outage risk in Union County, OH

Union County, OH, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 59 in all, 90.4 per 100,000 residents of 65,293, rank 77 of 88 Ohio counties. Property damage in Union County, OH: $971K.

Events by year in Union County, OH

events a year, Union County, OH

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

Events by type

events by type, Union County, OH

  • Thunderstorm and high wind46
  • Winter storm and heavy snow8
  • Tornado2
  • Heat wave2
  • Ice storm1
Union County, OH outage-linked hazards
Union County, OHFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Union County, OH, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Low32.778 of 88462019 (12)$456K
Union County, OH, tornadoRelatively Low49.558 of 8822024 (2)$515K
Union County, OH, hurricane and tropical stormVery Low23.082 of 880none$0
Union County, OH, ice stormRelatively Moderate75.039 of 8812018 (1)$0
Union County, OH, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low58.349 of 8882021 (2)$0
Union County, OH, heat waveRelatively Low49.250 of 8822019 (2)$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Union County, OH

Union County, OH: 9 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $151K paid, median paid claim $13,642.

58 of 22,008 residential structures in Union County, OH carry an NFIP contract. 67 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Union County, OH on 8 Sep 2026. Union County, OH lists 6 repetitive-loss properties.

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

Flood claims by year in Union County, OH

flood claims a year, Union County, OH

  1. 6'15
  2. <5'16
  3. 0'17
  4. 0'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 0'20
  7. 0'21
  8. 0'22
  9. 0'23
  10. 0'24
  11. <5'25
Union County, OH flood claims and flood insurance
Union County, OHValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Union County, OH, claims 2015-20259—64 of 76
Union County, OH, paid 2015-2025$151K—55 of 76
Union County, OH, median paid claim$13,642——
Union County, OH, claims per 1,000 homes0.40.763 of 76
Union County, OH, homes with flood insurance0.3%0.4%72 of 88
Union County, OH, policies in force67——
Union County, OH, repetitive-loss properties6——

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

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

Climate and electric heating in Union County, OH

Union County, OH totals 5,706 heating degree days and 850 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Union County, OH is the 48th coldest of 88 counties in Ohio: 5,706 against a median of 5,758. For cooling, Union County, OH is the 33rd hottest: 850 against a median of 826.

Union County, OH is a cold-winter county, with 4,856 more heating than cooling degree days.

Union County, OH: 5,366 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,706 on the normal, 6% under.

In Union County, OH, 21.9% of 23,495 homes heat with electricity; the other 78.1% use another main heating fuel.

Union County, OH

  • Heating degree days, 5,706 vs 5,75899
  • Cooling degree days, 850 vs 826103
  • Electric heat, 21.9% vs 26.3%83
  • OH median county100
Union County, OH: degree days, electric heat
Union County, OHValueOH median countyUnion County, OH, rank (1 = highest)
Union County, OH, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,7065,75848 of 88
Union County, OH, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,3665,36444 of 88
Union County, OH, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal85082633 of 88
Union County, OH, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean93692642 of 88
Union County, OH, electric heating, ACS 2019-202321.9%26.3%62 of 88

Union County, OH: ACS B25040, 23,495 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Union County, OH

Household income in Union County, OH is $109,506; 18,647 of its 23,495 households own. Union County, OH counts 65,293 residents in 23,495 households. Union County, OH touches 10 ZIP areas, 43007 to 43358, about 6,529 residents each.

5,144 of the 23,495 homes in Union County, OH heat with electricity. Union County, OH has 24,298 housing units, 803 (3.3%) vacant or seasonal, and 4,848 rented homes. Union County, OH logged 59 storm events for its 65,293 residents.

The median home in Union County, OH dates from 1995. Homes in Union County, OH pay $1,720 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Union County, OH

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

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

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

Union County, OH: 5,144 of 23,495 occupied homes, 21.9%, rank 62 of 88.

Union County, OH: median household income?

$109,506 in Union County, OH, rank 2 of 88; 65,293 residents, 23,495 households.

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

Union County, OH: 59 NWS events, peak year 2019.

Union County, OH: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Union County, OH: 9 NFIP flood claims, $151K paid, 0.4 per 1,000 homes, 0.3% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Union County, OH?

Union County, OH: median home built 1995; 36.7% predate 1980, 80.6% detached, 6.5% in 5+ unit buildings.

Union County, OH: share of income for energy?

Union County, OH homes spend $1,720 a year on electricity, $2,878 on all energy: 2.3% of $122,773; 10.7% for lower incomes.

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Union County, OH ranks 2nd of 88 Ohio counties for the newest homes (median year built 1995).