Yellow Springs

Population: 3,655
Median household income: $67,477
Median home value: $279,700

Located in Greene County, Ohio, Yellow Springs is a community with a population of 3,655. The median household income of $67,477 is below the Greene County median ($85,218).

From 2019 to 2023, Yellow Springs's population declined 5.6% from 3,872 to 3,655, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $215,500 to $279,700.

The median gross rent is $849. 62.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,655
Median age: 53.9 yrs
Median household income: $67,477
Median home value: $279,700
Median gross rent: $849
Housing units: 2,016
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8723,655

Median household income

$61,522$67,477

Median home value

$215,500$279,700

Median gross rent

$916$849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,872	$61,522	$215,500	$916
2020	3,972	$62,610	$237,000	$693
2021	3,750	$59,391	$253,900	$729
2022	3,739	$77,750	$271,400	$784
2023	3,655	$67,477	$279,700	$849

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7418.1%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	4.2%
5 to 17	376	10.3%
18 to 24	278	7.6%
25 to 34	292	8.0%
35 to 44	320	8.8%
45 to 54	516	14.1%
55 to 64	528	14.4%
65 to 74	661	18.1%
75 and over	531	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,019	82.6%
Black or African American	353	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.1%
Two or more races	168	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate15.7%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree36.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	3.3%
High school graduate	447	15.7%
Some college or associate's	532	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	748	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,027	36.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled1.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle3.7%

Worked from home19.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,192	69.1%
Carpooled	25	1.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	96	5.6%
Bicycle	63	3.7%
Worked from home	330	19.1%
Other means	20	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	472	33.8%
15 to 29 min	576	41.3%
30 to 44 min	189	13.5%
45 to 59 min	29	2.1%
60+ min	130	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 5.6% (197 of 3,537)

	Count	Share
Family households	832	44.5%
Nonfamily households	1,039	55.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,871	92.8%
Vacant	145	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,230	65.7%
Renter-occupied	641	34.3%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units17.2%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,416	70.2%
1-unit, attached	77	3.8%
2 to 4 units	347	17.2%
5 to 19 units	136	6.7%
20 or more units	40	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3986940
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7984, -83.8920