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Tiffin, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Tiffin is a Census city of 17,818 people across 7.23 square miles of land, in Seneca County. Median household income is $56,198, 58.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 39 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tiffin
What Tiffin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.23 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,463
- County holding the largest share of its areaSeneca 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.
Tiffin
How many people live in Tiffin
- Population17,818
- Median age34.1
- Population under 183,236
- Share under 1818.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,195
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent
- Households7,548
- Family households3,853
- Share of households that are families51.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tiffin
Income and work in Tiffin
- Median household income$56,198
- Per capita income$30,465
- Civilian labor force9,132
- Employed8,788
- Unemployed344 plus or minus 113
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over11,212
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tiffin
Housing in Tiffin
- Housing units8,130
- Occupied units7,548
- Vacant units582 plus or minus 212
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied4,445
- Renter occupied3,103
- Ownership rate58.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$142,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$890
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent
- Single family units5,580
- Share single family68.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,319
- Share in buildings of two or more28.5 percent
- Mobile homes231 plus or minus 108
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tiffin
How Tiffin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,030
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,154
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,464
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.2 percent
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked8.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tiffin
SBA loans in Tiffin (7(a))
- Approvals39
- Gross approval$9,995,300
- Average approval$256,290
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$605,000
- Largest approval$1,800,000
- Jobs supported291
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full17
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises12.8 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS27
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tiffin, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have 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.
Tiffin
SBA loans in Tiffin (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$6,800,000
- Average approval$453,333
- Median approval$279,000
- Largest approval$1,975,000
- Jobs supported100
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tiffin, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Tiffin
Flood risk in Tiffin
- NFIP communityCity of Tiffin
- NFIP community number390502
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/11
The City of Tiffin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390502 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.
Seneca County, not Tiffin
Seneca County context, not Tiffin figures
- Establishments in Seneca County1,053
- Covered employment, Seneca County19,092
- Average annual pay, Seneca County$49,201
- Housing units permitted, Seneca County43
Every figure in this section is published for Seneca County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tiffin.
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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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
Tiffin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tiffin, Ohio?
17,818, in 7,548 households. Tiffin city covers 7.23 square miles of land, which is 2,463 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tiffin in?
Seneca 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 Tiffin?
$56,198. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,200. Median gross rent is $890 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tiffin businesses?
39 7(a) approvals totaling $10.0 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $6.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tiffin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tiffin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tiffin. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tiffin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tiffin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tiffin, city of, community 390502, 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 Tiffin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Seneca 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 Tiffin.
Is zoning published for Tiffin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.