Defiance is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 17,180 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Defiance is the 114th largest community in Ohio.

One of the benefits of Defiance is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.07 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Defiance does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Defiance citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.06% of adults in Defiance have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Defiance in 2022 was $35,146, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,584 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 17.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Defiance include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Defiance is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.