Heath, OH

Census Place

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2023 Population

10,545

0.505% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

42.5

1.19% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

7.55%

19.8% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$74,773

1.38% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$215,000

14.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

4,961

7.01% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Heath, OH had a population of 10.5k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $74,773. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Heath, OH grew from 10,492 to 10,545, a 0.505% increase and its median household income declined from $75,822 to $74,773, a −1.38% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Heath, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.21%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.62%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.48%), and White (Hispanic) (1.04%).

None of the households in Heath, 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.

99.4% of the residents in Heath, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Heath, OH are Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath (45 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Heath, OH was $215,000, and the homeownership rate was 71.5%.

Most people in Heath, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Heath, OH was 2 cars per household.

United States Ohio Licking County, OH Columbus, OH

Population & Diversity

Heath, OH is home to a population of 10.5k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.58% of Heath, OH residents were born outside of the country (167 people).

In 2023, there were 28.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.66k people) in Heath, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 338 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 171 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.4% of Heath, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Heath, OH was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Heath, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.66k ± 286
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
338 ± 129
Two+ (Hispanic)
171 ± 132

2.66%

Hispanic Population

281 people

2.66% of the people in Heath, OH are hispanic (281 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Heath, 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
65,962 ± 6,288 people
Mexico
43,233 ± 5,095 people
China
34,193 ± 4,533 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 65,962 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 43,233 and China with 34,193.

Foreign-Born Population

1.58%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

167 people

1.49%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

156 people

As of 2023, 1.58% of Heath, OH residents (167 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Heath, OH was 1.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
363 ± 168
Gulf War (1990s)
156 ± 89
Gulf War (2001-)
142 ± 91

Heath, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.33 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Heath, OH employs 4.96k people. The largest industries in Heath, OH are Health Care & Social Assistance (956 people), Retail Trade (689 people), and Manufacturing (678 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,524), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,250), and Public Administration ($79,167).

Males in Ohio have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,975. The income inequality in Ohio (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

4.96k

2023 Value

± 503

7.01%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Heath, OH grew at a rate of 7.01%, from 4.64k employees to 4.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Heath, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (708 people), Management Occupations (562 people), and Production Occupations (443 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Heath, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.96k

2023 Value

± 503

7.01%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Heath, OH grew at a rate of 7.01%, from 4.64k employees to 4.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Heath, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (956 people), Retail Trade (689 people), and Manufacturing (678 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Heath, OH, though some of these residents may live in Heath, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,541

Median earning men ± $4,186

$46,964

Median earning women ± $9,267

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($78,854), Construction ($68,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($80,536), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,200).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Heath, 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

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Heath, OH awarded 45 degrees. The student population of Heath, OH in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 86 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Heath, OH are White (43 and 95.6%), followed by Asian (1 and 2.22%), Black or African American (1 and 2.22%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Heath, OH by number of degrees awarded are Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath (45 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Heath, OH are General Cosmetology (30 and 66.7%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (11 and 24.4%), and Hair Styling & Design (4 and 8.89%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 87 students enrolled in Heath, OH, 1.15% men and 98.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 79 records, of which 98.7% were women and 1.27% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

21 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Heath, OH was General Cosmetology with 21 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Heath, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

45 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath with 45 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Heath, OH, which is 0 times less than the 45 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 43 degrees mean that there were 43 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.724% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.686% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.05M), Some college (1.98M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Heath, OH was $215,000 in 2023, which is 0.709 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $188,300 to $215,000, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Heath, OH is 71.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Heath, OH have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Heath, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Heath, OH is $74,773. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Heath, OH was Census Tract 7531 with a value of $61,729, followed by Census Tract 7507 and Census Tract 7590, with respective values of $47,294 and $34,556.

Housing

Property

$215,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,739

$3,098

Median Property Taxes

±$367

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

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

Rent vs Own

71.5%

Homeownership

2023

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 71.5% of the housing units in Heath, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 7531
Census Tract 7507
Census Tract 7590

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Heath, OH was Census Tract 7531 with a value of $61,729, followed by Census Tract 7507 and Census Tract 7590, with respective values of $47,294 and $34,556.

The following map shows all of the places in Heath, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$74,773

Median Household Income

± $13,683

4.33k

Number of Households

± 459

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.33k households in Heath, OH declined from $74,773 from the previous year's value of $75,822.

The following chart displays the households in Heath, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2022, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0361% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (81.1%)
Worked At Home (13%)
Carpooled (4.08%)

In 2023, 81.1% of workers in Heath, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (4.08%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Heath, OH have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.25% of the workforce in Heath, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Heath, OH (780 out of 10.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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

95.5% of the population of Heath, OH has health coverage, with 54.6% on employee plans, 13.6% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Licking County, OH see 2508 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.36% increase from the previous year (2358 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2615 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 676 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,508 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Licking County, OH

Primary care physicians in Licking County, OH see an average of 2,508 patients per year. This represents a 6.36% increase from the previous year (2,358 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Licking County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.45%

Uninsured

54.6%

Employer Coverage

13.6%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Heath, OH declined by 21.5% from 5.67% to 4.45%.

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

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