Yellow Springs, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

3,711

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

54.5

1.11% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.44%

51.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$85,982

27.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Yellow Springs, OH is home to a population of 3.71k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.43% of Yellow Springs, OH residents were born outside of the country (90 people).

In 2024, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.05k people) in Yellow Springs, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 266 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 187 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Yellow Springs, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yellow Springs, OH was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Yellow Springs, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yellow Springs, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.05k ± 243
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
266 ± 109
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
187 ± 116

2.96%

Hispanic Population

110 people

2.96% of the people in Yellow Springs, OH are hispanic (110 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Yellow Springs, 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

2.43%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

90 people

1.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

62 people

As of 2024, 2.43% of Yellow Springs, OH residents (90 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 Yellow Springs, OH was 1.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
42 ± 34
Gulf War (2001-)
24 ± 31
World War II
6 ± 10

Yellow Springs, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Yellow Springs, OH.

Economy

The economy of Yellow Springs, OH employs 1.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yellow Springs, OH were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (326 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (283 people), and Educational Services (207 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($109,276), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,125), and Public Administration ($81,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.75k

2024 Value

± 273

−0.342%

1 Year decline

± 22.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yellow Springs, OH declined at a rate of −0.342%, from 1.76k employees to 1.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yellow Springs, OH, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (215 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (203 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (160 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yellow Springs, 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

1.75k

2024 Value

± 273

−0.342%

1 Year decline

± 22.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yellow Springs, OH declined at a rate of −0.342%, from 1.76k employees to 1.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yellow Springs, OH, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (326 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (283 people), and Educational Services (207 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yellow Springs, OH, though some of these residents may live in Yellow Springs, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,525

Median earning men ± $13,031

$29,821

Median earning women ± $20,727

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($143,977), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,625), and Manufacturing ($65,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,268), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,845), and Information ($46,250).

Education

The student population of Yellow Springs, OH in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 158 male students and 449 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Yellow Springs, OH are White (66 and 45.2%), Unknown (24 and 16.4%), Hispanic or Latino (19 and 13%), and Black or African American (17 and 11.6%).

The largest universities in Yellow Springs, OH by number of degrees awarded are Antioch University (131 and 88.5%) and Antioch College (17 and 11.5%).

The most popular majors in Yellow Springs, OH are Organizational Leadership (28 and 18.9%), General Interdisciplinary Studies (23 and 15.5%), and General Business Administration & Management (20 and 13.5%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $26,399.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Yellow Springs, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 89.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 607 (26% men and 74% 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 2024 there were 607 students enrolled in Yellow Springs, OH, 26% men and 74% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 264 records, of which 74.6% were women and 25.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Human Development & Family Studies
19 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
14 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
10 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Yellow Springs, OH was General Human Development & Family Studies with 19 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Antioch University
131 degrees awarded
Antioch College
17 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Antioch University with 131 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 28 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Yellow Springs, OH, which is 0.233 times less than the 120 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 66 degrees mean that there were 2.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 24 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 ($26,399) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($660) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) 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

The median property value in Yellow Springs, OH was $332,000 in 2024, which is 0.998 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $279,700 to $332,000, a 18.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Yellow Springs, OH is 64.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yellow Springs, OH have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yellow Springs, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$332,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,037

$1,243

Median Property Taxes

±$184

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yellow Springs, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yellow Springs, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.5%

Homeownership

2024

59%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.5% of the housing units in Yellow Springs, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yellow Springs, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$85,982

Median Household Income

± $27,474

1.93k

Number of Households

± 281

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.93k households in Yellow Springs, OH grew to $85,982 from the previous year's value of $67,477.

The following chart displays the households in Yellow Springs, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yellow Springs, 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 (69.7%)
Worked At Home (18.4%)
Bicycle (4.43%)

In 2024, 69.7% of workers in Yellow Springs, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.4%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (4.43%).

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

20.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yellow Springs, OH have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.55% of the workforce in Yellow Springs, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yellow Springs, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yellow Springs, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yellow Springs, OH (303 out of 3.59k 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 Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yellow Springs, OH is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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

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

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

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