Westerville, OH

About

N/A of the households in Westerville, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Westerville, OH are Otterbein University (713 degrees awarded in 2023) and Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus (41 degrees).

Most people in Westerville, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Westerville, OH was N/A per household.

United States Ohio Delaware County, OH Franklin County, OH Columbus, OH Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH Columbus (North) & Westerville Cities PUMA, OH

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 9.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.2k people) in Westerville, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.56k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Westerville, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
31.2k ± 930
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.3k ± 672
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.56k ± 584

2.81%

Hispanic Population

1.09k people

In 2024, there were 9.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.2k people) in Westerville, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.56k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.81% of the people in Westerville, OH are hispanic (1.09k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Westerville, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

5.88%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.27k people

6.23%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.4k people

As of 2024, 5.88% of Westerville, OH residents (2.27k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Westerville, OH was 6.23%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Westerville, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

Employment

Occupations

19.5k

2024 Value

± 1,102

0.041%

1 Year growth

± 8.05%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Westerville, OH grew at a rate of 0.041%, from 19.5k employees to 19.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Westerville, OH, are Management Occupations (3,214 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,929 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,831 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Westerville, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

19.5k

2024 Value

± 1,102

0.041%

1 Year growth

± 8.05%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Westerville, OH grew at a rate of 0.041%, from 19.5k employees to 19.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Westerville, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,982 people), Educational Services (2,755 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,007 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Westerville, OH, though some of these residents may live in Westerville, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,512

Median earning men ± $7,191

$57,287

Median earning women ± $4,092

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($113,611), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($109,073), and Public Administration ($99,519).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($79,583), Public Administration ($78,026), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,296).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Westerville, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In N/A, universities in Westerville, OH awarded N/A degrees. The student population of Westerville, OH in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 902 male students and 1,465 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Westerville, OH are White (583 and 77.4%), Black or African American (70 and 9.3%), Hispanic or Latino (38 and 5.05%), and Two or More Races (32 and 4.25%).

The largest universities in Westerville, OH by number of degrees awarded are Otterbein University (713 and NaNN%) and Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus (41 and NaNN%).

The most popular majors in Westerville, OH are General Business Administration & Management (56 and NaNN%), Registered Nursing (47 and NaNN%), and Dental Assisting (41 and NaNN%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $34,424.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Westerville, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 83.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,367 (38.1% men and 61.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,367 students enrolled in Westerville, OH, 38.1% men and 61.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
47 degrees awarded
General Psychology
39 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
38 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Westerville, OH was Registered Nursing with 47 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Westerville, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Otterbein University
713 degrees awarded
Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus
41 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Otterbein University with 713 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 253 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Westerville, OH, which is 0.505 times less than the 501 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 583 degrees mean that there were 8.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 70 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($34,424) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($475) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,410) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

People in Westerville, OH have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Westerville, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$109,404

Median Household Income

± $5,891

15.2k

Number of Households

± 985

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.2k households in Westerville, OH grew to $109,404 from the previous year's value of $107,054.

The following chart displays the households in Westerville, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Westerville, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.8%)
Worked At Home (27%)
Carpooled (3.42%)

In 2024, 65.8% of workers in Westerville, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27%) and those who carpooled to work (3.42%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Westerville, OH have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.392% of the workforce in Westerville, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Westerville, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Westerville, OH (2.06k out of 37k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Westerville, OH is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.5% of the population of Westerville, OH has health coverage, with 62.8% on employee plans, 5.74% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0.762% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.47%

Uninsured

62.8%

Employer Coverage

5.74%

Medicaid

15.4%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

0.762%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Westerville, OH declined by 1.3% from 3.52% to 3.47%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Westerville, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring