Kettering, Ohio demographics

Kettering, OH demographics: median age 38.5; 41.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kettering city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3940040. The survey estimates a population of 57,206 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kettering is 38.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 25,987 households (±512). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.5 ±1.1	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 57,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	11,956 ±732	20.9% ±1.3 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	14,007 ±893	24.5% ±1.6 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	19,987 ±874	34.9% ±1.5 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	11,256 ±591	19.7% ±1.0 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 57,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	27,562 ±573	48.2% ±1.0 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	29,644 ±554	51.8% ±1.0 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 57,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	47,919 ±982	83.8% ±1.7 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,458 ±718	6.0% ±1.3 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	18 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	954 ±256	1.7% ±0.4 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	626 ±207	1.1% ±0.4 pp	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,231 ±673	7.4% ±1.2 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 57,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,101 ±522	96.3% ±0.9 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,105 ±490	3.7% ±0.9 pp	4.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,987
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,379 ±465	43.8% ±1.6 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,082 ±234	4.2% ±0.9 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,572 ±417	9.9% ±1.6 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,143 ±520	35.2% ±1.9 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,811 ±274	7.0% ±1.0 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,987
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,540 ±412	25.2% ±1.5 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	19,447 ±676	74.8% ±2.1 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,987
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,143 ±520	35.2% ±1.9 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,351 ±622	36.0% ±2.3 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,637 ±346	14.0% ±1.3 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,498 ±279	9.6% ±1.1 pp	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	969 ±203	3.7% ±0.8 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	250 ±90	1.0% ±0.3 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	139 ±73 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 57,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	54,131 ±585	94.6% ±1.0 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,075 ±557	5.4% ±1.0 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 54,047
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	50,567 ±752	93.6% ±1.2 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,010 ±281	1.9% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	184 ±137 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	80 ±53 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	105 ±87 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	361 ±157	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	18 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	177 ±86	0.3% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	24 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	214 ±182 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	91 ±77 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	340 ±172 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	876 ±473 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 40,623
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,903 ±312	4.7% ±0.8 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,618 ±608	21.2% ±1.5 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,171 ±638	22.6% ±1.5 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,003 ±419	9.9% ±1.0 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	10,116 ±719	24.9% ±1.7 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,812 ±521	16.8% ±1.3 pp	12.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 56,587
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	48,966 ±786	86.5% ±1.3 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,071 ±682	9.0% ±1.2 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,363 ±346	2.4% ±0.6 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	851 ±265	1.5% ±0.5 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	336 ±201 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.6% of Kettering residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 94.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kettering	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.6% ±0.8 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.0% ±1.0 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.8% ±0.8 pp	6.6%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kettering . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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