Kettering

Population: 57,442
Median household income: $71,619
Median home value: $192,500

Kettering, a community in Montgomery County, Ohio, has 57,442 residents. At $71,619, its median household income sits above Montgomery County's $64,403.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kettering's population grew 3.7% from 55,390 to 57,442, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $133,800 to $192,500.

The median resident is 38.6 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57,442
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,619
Median home value: $192,500
Median gross rent: $983
Housing units: 27,480
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,39057,442

Median household income

$58,970$71,619

Median home value

$133,800$192,500

Median gross rent

$807$983

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,390	$58,970	$133,800	$807
2020	55,271	$61,974	$142,700	$835
2021	57,503	$65,054	$149,900	$864
2022	57,707	$69,818	$174,300	$942
2023	57,442	$71,619	$192,500	$983

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,418	6.0%
5 to 17	8,929	15.5%
18 to 24	4,486	7.8%
25 to 34	9,172	16.0%
35 to 44	7,161	12.5%
45 to 54	5,933	10.3%
55 to 64	7,456	13.0%
65 to 74	6,459	11.2%
75 and over	4,428	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,325	84.1%
Black or African American	3,455	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.1%
Asian	1,058	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	272	0.5%
Two or more races	2,667	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,629	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,065	5.1%
High school graduate	8,768	21.6%
Some college or associate's	13,087	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,071	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6,618	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,400	77.7%
Carpooled	2,218	7.7%
Public transit	419	1.5%
Walked	323	1.1%
Bicycle	76	0.3%
Worked from home	3,262	11.3%
Other means	122	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,972	31.2%
15 to 29 min	12,962	50.7%
30 to 44 min	2,684	10.5%
45 to 59 min	924	3.6%
60+ min	1,016	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 8.5% (4,838 of 56,845)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,097	57.6%
Nonfamily households	11,095	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,192	95.3%
Vacant	1,288	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,996	64.9%
Renter-occupied	9,196	35.1%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,023	69.2%
1-unit, attached	1,173	4.3%
2 to 4 units	3,403	12.4%
5 to 19 units	2,354	8.6%
20 or more units	1,426	5.2%
Mobile home & other	101	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3940040
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.6960, -84.1504