Groveport vs Obetz

A side-by-side comparison of Groveport and Obetz: population, income, housing, and more.

Groveport and Obetz are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Obetz has the higher population (6,293 vs 5,916 in Groveport). Groveport has the higher median household income ($91,545 vs $81,200 in Obetz). Groveport has the higher median home value ($245,200 vs $191,700 in Obetz).

Population, income & housing

	Groveport	Obetz
Population	5,916	6,293
Median age	41.4 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$91,545	$81,200
Median home value	$245,200	$191,700
Median gross rent	$1,088	$1,165
Housing units	2,433	2,215
Homeownership rate	68.8%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groveport	Obetz
Population	5,617 → 5,916 (+5.3%)	5,024 → 6,293 (+25.3%)
Median household income	$67,063 → $91,545 (+36.5%)	$65,466 → $81,200 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$167,600 → $245,200 (+46.3%)	$124,400 → $191,700 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $1,088 (+27.8%)	$958 → $1,165 (+21.6%)

Groveport

Population

5,6175,916

Median household income

$67,063$91,545

Median home value

$167,600$245,200

Median gross rent

$851$1,088

Obetz

Population

5,0246,293

Median household income

$65,466$81,200

Median home value

$124,400$191,700

Median gross rent

$958$1,165

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groveport	Obetz
Under 5	4.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	21.0%	24.2%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.4%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	16.4%
55 to 64	18.7%	6.7%
65 to 74	10.1%	5.8%
75 and over	3.4%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groveport	Obetz
White (non-Hispanic)	63.3%	80.5%
Black or African American	23.2%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groveport	Obetz
No high school diploma	3.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	36.6%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groveport	Obetz
Drove alone	77.9%	84.6%
Carpooled	12.0%	6.8%
Public transit	1.1%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	7.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groveport	Obetz
1-unit, detached	70.3%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Groveport	Obetz
Poverty rate	5.9%	18.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1990	1978