Life Skills and Money Education in Holloway, OH
Holloway, Ohio is home to about 324 people. It has lost residents since 2020, slipping 2.1% from 331 down to 324. The median age is 33.
Among adults 25 and older in Holloway, 0.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That sits 16.6 points below the Ohio average of 17.5%. Flip that figure and it describes 99.1% of the 223 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 221 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.
Median household income is $39,792. That is $23,958 below the Ohio median. Roughly 39.6% of residents live below the poverty line, which puts real weight on decisions about credit, rent and emergency savings. The median home is valued at $30,000, roughly 0.8× median household income.
Holloway by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 324 |
| Change since 2020 | -2.1% |
| Median household income | $39,792 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 0.9% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 90.1% |
| Median age | 33 |
| Poverty rate | 39.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 1.4% |
| Median home value | $30,000 |
| Land area | 0.949 sq mi |
| Population density | 341 / sq mi |
What Ohio teaches — and to whom
Ohio already requires 1 semester of personal finance for a high school diploma, a rule in force since the graduating class of 2026. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Holloway, is most of the people reading this.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to.
Where to start in Holloway
Build a buffer before anything else
With 39.6% of Holloway living below the poverty line, the single highest-return skill here is cash-flow control: knowing what actually lands each month, what leaves automatically, and how to build even a small buffer between the two. A few hundred dollars of slack is the difference between a car repair being an inconvenience and it being a payday loan.
Questions people ask about Holloway
Do high school students in Holloway, Ohio have to take a personal finance class?
Yes. Ohio requires 1 semester to graduate, in force since the class of 2026.
How many adults in Holloway, Ohio have a college degree?
0.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 99.1% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Holloway, Ohio?
$39,792, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Holloway, Ohio learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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