Humidity & wind
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Population
57,396
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$208,500
Owner-occupied units
Kettering, OH
Ohio · 39.696° N, 84.150° W · 19 sq mi
Kettering is a city in Ohio, with a population of 57,396 and about 3,067 residents per square mile. The median household earns $74,681 a year, and the median home is worth $208,500.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
19 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,067
People per square mile
Rank by population
#776
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#666
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$74,681
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,051
Per month
Homeownership
64.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.3 min
One way
People
Median age
38.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
41.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.4%
Households
25,987
2.18 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 28.5%
Manufacturing 10.9%
Retail trade 10.8%
Professional & business services 10.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Ohio
Name
Les Wexner & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New Albany
Source of wealth
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Ohio · private sector
Employer
Cleveland Clinic
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Ohio
Company
Cardinal Health
Revenue
$226.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Dublin
Ticker
CAH
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Ohio
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Scarlet Carnation
State capital
Columbus
Nickname
The Buckeye State
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Cities near Kettering
- Dayton, OH7 mi · 136,688
- Middletown, OH18 mi · 52,146
- Springfield, OH25 mi · 58,281
- Hamilton, OH30 mi · 64,644
- Cincinnati, OH43 mi · 314,367
- Columbus, OH65 mi · 938,396
- Muncie, IN75 mi · 65,466
- Anderson, IN86 mi · 56,153
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- Highland, CA57,614
- Bonita Springs, FL57,634