Gahanna, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

35,486

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

5.59%

0.173% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$109,061

2.88% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$350,900

8.87% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Gahanna, OH is home to a population of 35.5k people, from which 97.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.22% of Gahanna, OH residents were born outside of the country (2.21k people).

In 2024, there were 4.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.7k people) in Gahanna, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.74k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.96k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Gahanna, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gahanna, OH was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gahanna, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.7k ± 1.15k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.74k ± 1.03k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.96k ± 581

3.08%

Hispanic Population

1.09k people

3.08% of the people in Gahanna, OH are hispanic (1.09k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gahanna, 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

6.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.21k people

5.78%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.05k people

As of 2024, 6.22% of Gahanna, OH residents (2.21k 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 Gahanna, OH was 5.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
698 ± 237
Gulf War (2001-)
317 ± 140
Gulf War (1990s)
265 ± 142

Gahanna, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Gahanna, OH employs 18.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gahanna, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,633 people), Retail Trade (2,150 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,128 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($130,313), Finance & Insurance ($110,867), and Information ($109,219).

Employment

Occupations

18.5k

2024 Value

± 1,099

−1.62%

1 Year decline

± 8.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gahanna, OH declined at a rate of −1.62%, from 18.8k employees to 18.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gahanna, OH, are Management Occupations (2,980 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,353 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,790 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gahanna, 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

18.5k

2024 Value

± 1,099

−1.62%

1 Year decline

± 8.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gahanna, OH declined at a rate of −1.62%, from 18.8k employees to 18.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gahanna, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,633 people), Retail Trade (2,150 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,128 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gahanna, OH, though some of these residents may live in Gahanna, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,498

Median earning men ± $5,056

$64,502

Median earning women ± $3,699

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,820), Information ($102,841), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,931).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($121,875), Wholesale Trade ($120,886), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,331).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gahanna, OH was $350,900 in 2024, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $322,300 to $350,900, a 8.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Gahanna, OH is 70.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gahanna, OH have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gahanna, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$350,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,156

$10,064

Median Property Taxes

±$669

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 Gahanna, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.6%

Homeownership

2024

58.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.6% of the housing units in Gahanna, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gahanna, 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.

$109,061

Median Household Income

± $6,421

14.3k

Number of Households

± 992

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.3k households in Gahanna, OH grew to $109,061 from the previous year's value of $106,004.

The following chart displays the households in Gahanna, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gahanna, 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 (67.9%)
Worked At Home (24.7%)
Carpooled (5.44%)

In 2024, 67.9% of workers in Gahanna, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.7%) and those who carpooled to work (5.44%).

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

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gahanna, OH have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.25% of the workforce in Gahanna, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.59% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gahanna, OH (1.96k out of 35.1k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gahanna, OH is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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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