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Empire’s story
Empire in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
EmpireOH
A town of 242.
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Population
242
residents
Household income
$45K
median
Median age
50.1
years
Jobs based here
18
A commuter town
Small town
242 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Empire. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Empire
Most working residents leave Empire for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Steubenville (17%), Toronto (14%) and Wintersville (11%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Empire0%
Steubenville17%
Toronto14%
Wintersville11%
Weirton6%
10 mi
median commute distance
18
jobs based in Empire
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Empire has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
44″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring39–61°
Summer60–82°
Fall44–63°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Empire is
Empire beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Empire | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
East Liverpool City Hospital
7.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
3% of Empire is conserved land
0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
3%conserved
3%
conserved · 6 of 193 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 2.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
8
paid flood claims since 1996
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Empire for work
Where Empire’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
18jobs based in Empire
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Empire
Village in Ohio, United States
Empire is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 232
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 682 ft
- ZIP code
- 43926
- Area code
- 419
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