Wilberforce vs Wright-Patterson AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Wilberforce and Wright-Patterson AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Wilberforce and Wright-Patterson AFB are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wilberforce has the higher population (1,992 vs 1,560 in Wright-Patterson AFB). Wilberforce has the higher median household income ($83,036 vs $79,205 in Wright-Patterson AFB). Since 2019, Wilberforce's population has grown faster (-13.8% vs -34.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Wilberforce	Wright-Patterson AFB
Population	1,992	1,560
Median age	19.9 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,036	$79,205
Median home value	$208,100	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,434
Housing units	383	448
Homeownership rate	75.4%	1.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.4%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wilberforce	Wright-Patterson AFB
Population	2,311 → 1,992 (-13.8%)	2,387 → 1,560 (-34.6%)
Median household income	$76,036 → $83,036 (+9.2%)	$70,183 → $79,205 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$141,700 → $208,100 (+46.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $1,113 (-1.1%)	$1,321 → $1,434 (+8.6%)

Wilberforce

Population

2,3111,992

Median household income

$76,036$83,036

Median home value

$141,700$208,100

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,113

Wright-Patterson AFB

Population

2,3871,560

Median household income

$70,183$79,205

Median gross rent

$1,321$1,434

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wilberforce	Wright-Patterson AFB
Under 5	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	5.2%	14.6%
18 to 24	74.7%	26.9%
25 to 34	4.7%	28.2%
35 to 44	0.5%	7.9%
45 to 54	4.0%	7.8%
55 to 64	3.3%	3.7%
65 to 74	2.9%	0.0%
75 and over	4.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wilberforce	Wright-Patterson AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	30.8%	70.4%
Black or African American	60.8%	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wilberforce	Wright-Patterson AFB
No high school diploma	7.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	14.0%	7.5%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wilberforce	Wright-Patterson AFB
Drove alone	42.3%	66.7%
Carpooled	4.2%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	9.1%
Walked	44.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.9%	8.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wilberforce	Wright-Patterson AFB
1-unit, detached	85.6%	43.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	41.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.7%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Wilberforce	Wright-Patterson AFB
Poverty rate	11.7%	6.8%
Average household size	2.29	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	18	12
Median year structure built	1975	1974