| Official Name: | Congress, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Wayne County Ohio Highlighting Congress Village.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Congress in Wayne County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.41 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Est: | 132 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 132 |
| Population Density Km2: | 318.66 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 825.00 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1178 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9253°N -82.0558°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44287 |
| Area Code: | 419 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-18308[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398617 |
Congress is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 132 at the 2020 census.
Congress was originally called Waynesburg, and under the latter name was laid out in 1827.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.16sqmi, all of it land.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 185 people, 65 households, and 48 families living in the village. The population density was 1156.3PD/sqmi. There were 72 housing units at an average density of 450/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.
There were 65 households, of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.2% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.15.
The median age in the village was 35.7 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.4% male and 54.6% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 192 people, 64 households, and 52 families living in the village. The population density was 1154.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 68 housing units at an average density of 408.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.40% White, and 2.60% from two or more races.
There were 64 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 111.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $22,321 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,911. About 9.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.