Gambier

Population: 2,064
Median home value: $254,000

Gambier, a community in Knox County, Ohio, has 2,064 residents. At $254,000, its median home value sits above Knox County's $218,300.

From 2019 to 2023, Gambier's population declined 15.5% from 2,442 to 2,064, while its median home value rose 8.1% from $234,900 to $254,000.

30.6% of workers drive to work alone. 66.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,064
Median age: 20.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $254,000
Median gross rent: $786
Housing units: 308
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 77.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4422,064

Median household income

$76,250$90,625

Median home value

$234,900$254,000

Median gross rent

$648$786

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,442	$76,250	$234,900	$648
2020	2,339	$78,864	$265,600	$670
2021	2,311	$107,411	$319,200	$734
2022	2,000	$90,625	$275,000	$761
2023	2,064	—	$254,000	$786

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 170.5%

18 to 2480.7%

25 to 342.5%

35 to 440.8%

45 to 541.3%

55 to 642.2%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	1.8%
5 to 17	11	0.5%
18 to 24	1,666	80.7%
25 to 34	52	2.5%
35 to 44	16	0.8%
45 to 54	27	1.3%
55 to 64	46	2.2%
65 to 74	135	6.5%
75 and over	74	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,801	87.3%
Black or African American	15	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	90	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.3%
Two or more races	31	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	121	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's4.0%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree57.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	2.3%
High school graduate	57	16.3%
Some college or associate's	14	4.0%
Bachelor's degree	69	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	202	57.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone30.6%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked51.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	229	30.6%
Carpooled	43	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	386	51.5%
Bicycle	3	0.4%
Worked from home	88	11.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	514	77.8%
15 to 29 min	50	7.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	12	1.8%
60+ min	85	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.68
Poverty rate: 28.8% (132 of 458)

	Count	Share
Family households	107	39.2%
Nonfamily households	166	60.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	273	88.6%
Vacant	35	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	175	64.1%
Renter-occupied	98	35.9%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	204	66.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	54	17.5%
5 to 19 units	50	16.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3929246
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3762, -82.3946