Heath vs Pataskala

A side-by-side comparison of Heath and Pataskala: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pataskala has the higher population (18,049 vs 10,545 in Heath). Pataskala has the higher median household income ($90,513 vs $74,773 in Heath). Pataskala has the higher median home value ($277,600 vs $215,000 in Heath).

Population, income & housing

	Heath	Pataskala
Population	10,545	18,049
Median age	42.5 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,773	$90,513
Median home value	$215,000	$277,600
Median gross rent	$1,094	$1,271
Housing units	4,451	6,937
Homeownership rate	71.5%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heath	Pataskala
Population	10,745 → 10,545 (-1.9%)	15,585 → 18,049 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$55,956 → $74,773 (+33.6%)	$77,514 → $90,513 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$150,700 → $215,000 (+42.7%)	$184,400 → $277,600 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$871 → $1,094 (+25.6%)	$976 → $1,271 (+30.2%)

Heath

Population

10,74510,545

Median household income

$55,956$74,773

Median home value

$150,700$215,000

Median gross rent

$871$1,094

Pataskala

Population

15,58518,049

Median household income

$77,514$90,513

Median home value

$184,400$277,600

Median gross rent

$976$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heath	Pataskala
Under 5	4.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.4%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.0%
75 and over	10.1%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heath	Pataskala
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	73.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heath	Pataskala
No high school diploma	5.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	34.2%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heath	Pataskala
Drove alone	81.1%	75.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	14.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heath	Pataskala
1-unit, detached	62.5%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	10.9%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Heath	Pataskala
Poverty rate	7.6%	5.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1978	1998