Obetz

Population: 6,293
Median household income: $81,200
Median home value: $191,700

Obetz is a community in Franklin County, Ohio, home to 6,293 residents. Its median household income of $81,200 runs above the Franklin County figure of $73,795.

Between 2019 and 2023, Obetz's population grew 25.3% from 5,024 to 6,293, while its median home value rose 54.1% from $124,400 to $191,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,293
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,200
Median home value: $191,700
Median gross rent: $1,165
Housing units: 2,215
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0246,293

Median household income

$65,466$81,200

Median home value

$124,400$191,700

Median gross rent

$958$1,165

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,024	$65,466	$124,400	$958
2020	5,205	$68,762	$135,400	$961
2021	5,351	$71,967	$147,400	$1,039
2022	5,580	$77,171	$164,800	$1,167
2023	6,293	$81,200	$191,700	$1,165

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 646.7%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	453	7.2%
5 to 17	1,520	24.2%
18 to 24	416	6.6%
25 to 34	1,003	15.9%
35 to 44	812	12.9%
45 to 54	1,031	16.4%
55 to 64	421	6.7%
65 to 74	363	5.8%
75 and over	274	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,063	80.5%
Black or African American	590	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.3%
Two or more races	201	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	408	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	496	12.7%
High school graduate	1,465	37.5%
Some college or associate's	1,141	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	641	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	161	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,427	84.6%
Carpooled	195	6.8%
Public transit	38	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	210	7.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	756	28.4%
15 to 29 min	1,108	41.7%
30 to 44 min	596	22.4%
45 to 59 min	138	5.2%
60+ min	62	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 18.2% (1,119 of 6,146)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,573	72.6%
Nonfamily households	594	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,167	97.8%
Vacant	48	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,584	73.1%
Renter-occupied	583	26.9%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,784	80.5%
1-unit, attached	105	4.7%
2 to 4 units	49	2.2%
5 to 19 units	122	5.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	155	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3957862
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 39.8644, -82.9446