2009 · White Oak Hill Road in winter · Wikimedia Commons
Sunfish’s story
Sunfish in pictures
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
SunfishOH
A town of 1,828. Healthier than 96% of U.S. towns.
7 bordering townsMap →
Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0
Population
1,828
−14.7% since 2010
Median home value
$139K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
37.6
years
Jobs based here
172
A commuter town
What makes Sunfish stand out
The thing Sunfish does most differently from other towns.
A shrinking town
Sunfish has shrunk 14.7% since 2010
1,307 people in 2010; 1,828 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Sunfish’s report card
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Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sunfish. Another town gets a different order.
Health
Healthier than 4% of U.S. towns
Sunfish beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
D−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better11 too close to call21 worse
| What stands out | Sunfish | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.1% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 8% |
| More smokers | 23.5% | 15.4% |
Adena Pike Medical Center
13.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
3rd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Sunfish
Most working residents leave Sunfish for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Waverly (13%), Green (8%) and Columbus (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Sunfish1%
Waverly13%
Green8%
Columbus6%
Scioto6%
26 mi
median commute distance
172
jobs based in Sunfish
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Sunfish has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–42°
Spring41–64°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–66°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
12
paid flood claims since 1980
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0% of Sunfish is conserved land
5.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 20,864 acres
5.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Sunfish for work
Where Sunfish’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
172jobs based in Sunfish
1%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Sunfish
Township in Ohio, US
Sunfish Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,115 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,115
- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,138 ft
Sunfish’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Sunfish.
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