Kettering

Population & Demographics

Kettering, OH

Kettering is home to 57,206 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,941 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
57,206
people
Population

57,206 residents

Median age 38.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kettering population & demographics

Who lives in Kettering — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
57,206
Median age
38.5yrs
Median household income
$74,681
Median home value
$208,500
Median gross rent
$1,051/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
41.7%
Poverty rate
8.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kettering

How Kettering breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White83.1%
Black6.0%
Two or more races5.0%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Asian1.7%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Kettering

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kettering.

Kettering at a glance
Employed Residents
27,941
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dayton
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kettering proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kettering commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

73
Commute Score

73 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kettering

27,941 commutes, one dot at a time

Kettering

Where 27,941 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kettering, by worker count.

1Dayton5.0 mi5,270
2Kettering0.0 mi3,883
3Beavercreek5.2 mi1,656
4Centerville4.2 mi1,029
5Moraine4.2 mi962
6Miamisburg7.6 mi755
7Columbus65.2 mi670
8Fairborn10.2 mi535

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kettering.

1Kettering0.0 mi3,883
2Dayton5.0 mi2,970
3Beavercreek5.2 mi1,313
4Centerville4.2 mi886
5Huber Heights11.2 mi836
6Fairborn10.2 mi786
7Riverside5.9 mi649
8Miamisburg7.6 mi508

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kettering’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance27.9%
FIFinance and Insurance8.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.3%
INInformation7.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.0%
RTRetail Trade6.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.8%
EDEducational Services6.3%
MFManufacturing5.0%
Connectivity

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