2020 census As of the
2020 census, Rossford had a population of 6,299. The median age was 39.7 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.5 males age 18 and over. There were 2,714 households in Rossford, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.7% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
population density was . There were 2,800 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.8%
White, 1.7%
African American, 0.4%
Native American, 0.9%
Asian, 0.9% from
other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. There were 2,568 households, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were
married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 39.1 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 6,406 people, 2,610 households, and 1,743 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,736 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.27%
White, 1.28%
African American, 0.20%
Native American, 0.81%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.48% from
other races, and 0.94% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population. There were 2,610 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were
married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $43,776, and the median income for a family was $57,442. Males had a median income of $40,516 versus $27,560 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $25,119. About 2.7% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==