Kettering vs Trotwood

A side-by-side comparison of Kettering and Trotwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kettering has the higher population (57,442 vs 23,041 in Trotwood). Kettering has the higher median household income ($71,619 vs $49,082 in Trotwood). Kettering has the higher median home value ($192,500 vs $99,500 in Trotwood).

Population, income & housing

	Kettering	Trotwood
Population	57,442	23,041
Median age	38.6 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,619	$49,082
Median home value	$192,500	$99,500
Median gross rent	$983	$974
Housing units	27,480	11,746
Homeownership rate	64.9%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kettering	Trotwood
Population	55,390 → 57,442 (+3.7%)	24,375 → 23,041 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$58,970 → $71,619 (+21.4%)	$36,778 → $49,082 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $192,500 (+43.9%)	$72,400 → $99,500 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $983 (+21.8%)	$763 → $974 (+27.7%)

Kettering

Population

55,39057,442

Median household income

$58,970$71,619

Median home value

$133,800$192,500

Median gross rent

$807$983

Trotwood

Population

24,37523,041

Median household income

$36,778$49,082

Median home value

$72,400$99,500

Median gross rent

$763$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kettering	Trotwood
Under 5	6.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	16.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.5%
75 and over	7.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kettering	Trotwood
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	27.7%
Black or African American	6.0%	63.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kettering	Trotwood
No high school diploma	5.1%	8.6%
High school graduate	21.6%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kettering	Trotwood
Drove alone	77.7%	75.4%
Carpooled	7.7%	11.7%
Public transit	1.5%	3.9%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	7.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kettering	Trotwood
1-unit, detached	69.2%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	11.8%
20 or more units	5.2%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Kettering	Trotwood
Poverty rate	8.5%	21.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1961	1963