Hiram is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 979 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hiram is the 580th largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Hiram was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Hiram is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hiram is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hiram who work in personal care services (12.98%), food service (12.31%), and teaching (11.47%). Of important note, Hiram is also a village of artists. Hiram has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hiram’s character. Also of interest is that Hiram has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 27.02% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Hiram is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Hiram area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Hiram maintain a good economy. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hiram spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.22 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be. Hiram is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Hiram, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Hiram is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.23% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Hiram in 2022 was $24,178, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,712 for a family of four. However, Hiram contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hiram is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Hiram home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hiram residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hiram include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hiram is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Asian languages and Spanish.
