Vinton County, OH elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Vinton County: 110 seats on 55 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Who lives in each of the 2 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Alexander Local School District
9,152
$74,884
9.1%
6.2%
40.6%
Logan-Hocking Local School District
23,557
$66,688
16.3%
7.3%
54%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 21 local governments in Vinton County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (4 municipal, 12 township)
16
17
School districts (school boards)
1
3
Special districts (elected boards)
3
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Vinton County
12,630people
44median ageU.S.: 38.9
$55,336 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
17.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
13.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$150,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.6%U.S.: 8.4%
39.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
16.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 0.2% · White 95.9% · Black 1% · Asian 1.4% · Other or more than one race 1.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Vinton County
3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.1%. Ohio: 3.3%.
215people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
5,392people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
5,607in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.8%
215
5,392
5,607
August 2026
4.0%
228
5,427
5,655
July 2026
3.8%
214
5,389
5,603
June 2026
4.2%
234
5,399
5,633
May 2026
3.3%
185
5,482
5,667
April 2026
3.8%
216
5,514
5,730
March 2026
5.3%
309
5,539
5,848
February 2026
7.4%
431
5,391
5,822
January 2026
7.4%
424
5,328
5,752
December 2025
6.1%
349
5,406
5,755
November 2025
5.3%
308
5,459
5,767
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
5.1%
293
5,429
5,722
August 2025
5.4%
310
5,402
5,712
July 2025
6.3%
362
5,417
5,779
June 2025
5.2%
302
5,460
5,762
May 2025
5.1%
290
5,433
5,723
April 2025
5.5%
317
5,436
5,753
March 2025
6.6%
380
5,371
5,751
February 2025
7.1%
409
5,370
5,779
January 2025
7.6%
437
5,348
5,785
December 2024
5.7%
326
5,371
5,697
November 2024
5.1%
293
5,426
5,719
October 2024
5.2%
297
5,447
5,744
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.9%
342
5,412
5,754
2024
5.2%
300
5,438
5,738
2023
4.6%
263
5,466
5,729
2022
4.6%
261
5,402
5,663
2021
6.0%
345
5,396
5,741
2020
8.7%
508
5,351
5,859
2019
5.3%
312
5,581
5,893
2018
5.8%
336
5,457
5,793
2017
6.5%
371
5,370
5,741
2016
6.7%
387
5,363
5,750
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Ohio's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Vinton County
107.4 per 100,0002020. Ohio: 308.8.
1,012.8 per 100,0002020. Ohio: 1,850.3.
0murders2020, 14 violent crimes in all.
2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2020
14
107.4
132
1,012.8
2019
11
84.1
115
879.1
2018
23
176.1
231
1,768.6
2017
15
116.5
154
1,196.1
2016
22
169.8
137
1,057.3
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Vinton County Sheriff's Office
2025
21
40
10,027
McArthur Police Department
2023
0
30
1,729
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Ohio · the U.S.
Quick answers
Who is the Vinton County County Auditor?
Cindy Ann Waugh (Republican) is the County Auditor of Vinton County, Ohio. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Vinton County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas?
Jeremiah Randolph Griffith (Republican) is the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Vinton County, Ohio.
Who is the Vinton County County Coroner?
Christina M Kremer Goodson is the County Coroner of Vinton County, Ohio.
Who is the Vinton County County Engineer?
Roy A Depue (Republican) is the County Engineer of Vinton County, Ohio.
Who is the Vinton County Prosecuting Attorney?
William Luther Archer Jr (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Vinton County, Ohio.
Who is the Vinton County County Recorder?
Erin D Maynard (Republican) is the County Recorder of Vinton County, Ohio.
Who is the Vinton County County Sheriff?
Ryan C Cain (Republican) is the County Sheriff of Vinton County, Ohio.
Who is the Vinton County County Treasurer?
Victoria Ann Robinson (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Vinton County, Ohio.
Who are the Vinton County commissioners?
Timothy H Eberts (County Commissioner); Kevin D Cozad (County Commissioner); Jeffery A Harper III (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Vinton County School Board?
Stephen Crook (Board of Education Member); Blake Regan (Board of Education Member); Ben Ashcraft (Board of Education Member); Jay Barnes (Board of Education Member); Aaron Ramsey (Board of Education Member); Gary Dicken (Governing Board Member); Fred Davis (Governing Board Member); Scott J Anzalone (Board of Education Member); Amy Black (Board of Education Member); Autum Barry (Board of Education Member); Lance Bell (Board of Education Member); Lisa Martin (Board of Education Member); Ed Penrod (Governing Board Member); Mary Ann Hale (Board of Education Member); Roger Leo Hauck (Board of Education Member); Amy E Isaac (Board of Education Member); Charlotte S McManus (Board of Education Member); Cindy L Strausbaugh (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Vinton County?
About 12,630 people, with a median age of 44; the median household income is $55,336 and 17.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Vinton County?
3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 215 people unemployed in a labor force of 5,607, against 5.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Vinton County?
21 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 12 township, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Vinton County?
40: Brown, Brown, Clinton, Clinton, Eagle, Eagle, Elk, Elk, Hamden Village, Hamden Village, Hamden Village, Hamden Village, Harrison, Harrison, Jackson, Jackson, Knox, Knox, Madison, Madison, Mcarthur Village, Mcarthur Village, Mcarthur Village, Mcarthur Village, Mcarthur Village, Mcarthur Village Clerk, Richland, Richland, Swan, Swan, Vinton, Vinton, Wilkesville Village, Wilkesville Village, Wilkesville Village, Wilkesville Village, Zalenski Village, Zaleski Village, Zaleski Village, Zaleski Village. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county board of elections' elected-officials list (the boards' Elected Officials lookups, read November 7, 2026, and the other boards' own published lists) and Cuyahoga County's certified 2024 general election results. Counties whose board publishes no list we can read yet aren't listed; officials appointed since a list was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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