Defiance is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 17,043 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Defiance is the 114th largest community in Ohio.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Defiance is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.82% of the Defiance workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Defiance is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Defiance who work in office and administrative support (11.79%), management occupations (9.06%), and sales jobs (7.23%). Defiance is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Defiance citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.84% of adults in Defiance have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Defiance in 2022 was $34,890, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,560 for a family of four. However, Defiance contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Defiance is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Defiance home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Defiance residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Defiance also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.96% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Defiance include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Defiance is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.