Westerville

Population: 38,543
Median household income: $107,054
Median home value: $343,200

Westerville is a community in Franklin County, Ohio, home to 38,543 residents. At $107,054, its median household income sits above Franklin County's $73,795.

Between 2019 and 2023, Westerville's population declined 3.3% from 39,877 to 38,543, while its median home value rose 44.6% from $237,300 to $343,200.

The median resident is 40.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,543
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $107,054
Median home value: $343,200
Median gross rent: $1,409
Housing units: 15,878
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,87738,543

Median household income

$93,717$107,054

Median home value

$237,300$343,200

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,409

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,877	$93,717	$237,300	$1,102
2020	40,443	$92,287	$244,500	$1,113
2021	38,960	$96,279	$269,300	$1,164
2022	38,911	$103,617	$320,500	$1,361
2023	38,543	$107,054	$343,200	$1,409

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,527	6.6%
5 to 17	6,411	16.6%
18 to 24	3,018	7.8%
25 to 34	4,313	11.2%
35 to 44	5,060	13.1%
45 to 54	4,953	12.9%
55 to 64	4,092	10.6%
65 to 74	4,958	12.9%
75 and over	3,211	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,418	81.5%
Black or African American	3,210	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	1,066	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.1%
Two or more races	1,925	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	869	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate14.8%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree32.9%

Graduate or professional degree25.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	619	2.3%
High school graduate	3,933	14.8%
Some college or associate's	6,523	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,751	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,761	25.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home25.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,043	67.9%
Carpooled	576	3.0%
Public transit	62	0.3%
Walked	505	2.6%
Bicycle	40	0.2%
Worked from home	4,837	25.2%
Other means	144	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,258	29.6%
15 to 29 min	7,161	49.8%
30 to 44 min	2,033	14.1%
45 to 59 min	694	4.8%
60+ min	224	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 5.4% (1,983 of 36,794)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,756	71.2%
Nonfamily households	4,359	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,115	95.2%
Vacant	763	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,240	74.4%
Renter-occupied	3,875	25.6%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,739	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1,512	9.5%
2 to 4 units	1,128	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1,048	6.6%
20 or more units	1,425	9.0%
Mobile home & other	26	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3983342
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 40.1234, -82.9133