Pickerington, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

24,477

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.559% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.61%

33.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$111,833

4.13% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Pickerington, OH is home to a population of 24.5k people, from which 97.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.51% of Pickerington, OH residents were born outside of the country (1.59k people).

In 2024, there were 2.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.1k people) in Pickerington, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.38k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.65k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Pickerington, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pickerington, OH was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pickerington, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.1k ± 785
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.38k ± 769
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.65k ± 527

3.52%

Hispanic Population

862 people

3.52% of the people in Pickerington, OH are hispanic (862 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pickerington, 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

6.51%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.59k people

5.11%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.22k people

As of 2024, 6.51% of Pickerington, OH residents (1.59k 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 Pickerington, OH was 5.11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
352 ± 144
Gulf War (1990s)
310 ± 146
Vietnam
283 ± 137

Pickerington, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Pickerington, OH employs 12.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pickerington, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,379 people), Finance & Insurance (1,218 people), and Educational Services (1,182 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($133,977), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,711), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,487).

Employment

Occupations

12.9k

2024 Value

± 977

−0.532%

1 Year decline

± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pickerington, OH declined at a rate of −0.532%, from 13k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pickerington, OH, are Management Occupations (1,845 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,556 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,081 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pickerington, 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

12.9k

2024 Value

± 977

−0.532%

1 Year decline

± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pickerington, OH declined at a rate of −0.532%, from 13k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pickerington, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,379 people), Finance & Insurance (1,218 people), and Educational Services (1,182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pickerington, OH, though some of these residents may live in Pickerington, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,846

Median earning men ± $5,682

$52,258

Median earning women ± $2,878

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,453), Construction ($106,442), and Public Administration ($103,533).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,227), Public Administration ($70,478), and Construction ($66,204).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pickerington, OH was $339,600 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $309,700 to $339,600, a 9.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Pickerington, OH is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pickerington, OH have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pickerington, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$339,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,404

$6,464

Median Property Taxes

±$570

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.8%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Pickerington, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pickerington, 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.

$111,833

Median Household Income

± $15,657

8.42k

Number of Households

± 719

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.42k households in Pickerington, OH declined from $111,833 from the previous year's value of $116,645.

The following chart displays the households in Pickerington, 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 Pickerington, 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 (72.1%)
Worked At Home (21.2%)
Carpooled (5.83%)

In 2024, 72.1% of workers in Pickerington, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.83%).

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

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pickerington, OH have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.741% of the workforce in Pickerington, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.61% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pickerington, OH (871 out of 24.2k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pickerington, 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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