Gahanna

Population: 35,438
Median household income: $106,004
Median home value: $322,300

Located in Franklin County, Ohio, Gahanna is a community with a population of 35,438. At $106,004, its median household income sits above Franklin County's $73,795.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gahanna's population held roughly steady from 35,268 to 35,438, while its median home value rose 49.1% from $216,100 to $322,300.

The typical home was built around 1985. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,438
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $106,004
Median home value: $322,300
Median gross rent: $1,442
Housing units: 14,898
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,26835,438

Median household income

$88,475$106,004

Median home value

$216,100$322,300

Median gross rent

$1,076$1,442

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,268	$88,475	$216,100	$1,076
2020	35,442	$89,945	$228,800	$1,153
2021	35,626	$95,547	$249,700	$1,208
2022	35,529	$104,555	$298,800	$1,318
2023	35,438	$106,004	$322,300	$1,442

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,993	5.6%
5 to 17	6,832	19.3%
18 to 24	1,897	5.4%
25 to 34	5,057	14.3%
35 to 44	4,630	13.1%
45 to 54	4,603	13.0%
55 to 64	4,523	12.8%
65 to 74	3,847	10.9%
75 and over	2,056	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,286	71.4%
Black or African American	5,334	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	1,250	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.1%
Some other race	360	1.0%
Two or more races	2,195	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	979	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree32.1%

Graduate or professional degree20.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	875	3.5%
High school graduate	4,799	19.4%
Some college or associate's	5,941	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,923	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,178	20.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,766	69.0%
Carpooled	1,127	6.1%
Public transit	96	0.5%
Walked	184	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,055	21.9%
Other means	282	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,917	27.1%
15 to 29 min	7,664	53.0%
30 to 44 min	2,382	16.5%
45 to 59 min	193	1.3%
60+ min	299	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 5.6% (1,969 of 35,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,869	68.3%
Nonfamily households	4,591	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,460	97.1%
Vacant	438	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,043	69.5%
Renter-occupied	4,417	30.5%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,195	68.4%
1-unit, attached	1,509	10.1%
2 to 4 units	903	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1,225	8.2%
20 or more units	1,029	6.9%
Mobile home & other	37	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3929106
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 40.0367, -82.8799