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Fort Recovery, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Fort Recovery is a Census village of 1,729 people across 1.23 square miles of land, in Mercer County. Median household income is $66,563, 87.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $959,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Recovery
What Fort Recovery is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.23 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,401
- County holding the largest share of its areaMercer County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fort Recovery
- Population1,729
- Median age37.6
- Population under 18482 plus or minus 110
- Share under 1827.9 percent
- Population 65 and over346 plus or minus 90
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households683 plus or minus 147
- Family households441 plus or minus 102
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Recovery
- Median household income$66,563 plus or minus $15,850
- Per capita income$33,174
- Civilian labor force887 plus or minus 189
- Employed875 plus or minus 189
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over1,113
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Recovery
- Housing units695 plus or minus 148
- Occupied units683 plus or minus 147
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 8
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied600 plus or minus 139
- Renter occupied83 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate87.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$162,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$805
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units615 plus or minus 146
- Share single family88.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more5.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Recovery gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute839 plus or minus 190
- Commuting under 15 minutes405 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more196 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone90.5 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Recovery
SBA loans in Fort Recovery (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$959,000
- Average approval$159,833
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$709,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Recovery, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fort Recovery (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$841,000
- Average approval$420,500
- Median approval$420,500
- Largest approval$768,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Recovery, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fort Recovery
Flood risk in Fort Recovery
- NFIP communityVillage of Fort Recovery
- NFIP community number390395
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/12
The Village of Fort Recovery participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390395 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mercer County, not Fort Recovery
Mercer County context, not Fort Recovery figures
- Establishments in Mercer County1,050
- Covered employment, Mercer County20,581
- Average annual pay, Mercer County$50,671
- Housing units permitted, Mercer County86
Every figure in this section is published for Mercer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Recovery.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Recovery questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Recovery, Ohio?
1,729, in 683 households. Fort Recovery village covers 1.23 square miles of land, which is 1,401 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Recovery in?
Mercer County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Recovery?
$66,563. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,500. Median gross rent is $805 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Recovery businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $959,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $841,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Recovery, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Recovery borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Recovery. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fort Recovery in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Recovery appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Recovery, village of, community 390395, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Recovery figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mercer County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Recovery.
Is zoning published for Fort Recovery?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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