Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

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2023 Population

1,560

0.386% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

24.6

1.65% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

6.81%

22.2% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$79,205

13.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

538

6.11% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH had a population of 1.56k people with a median age of 24.6 and a median household income of $79,205. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH grew from 1,554 to 1,560, a 0.386% increase and its median household income grew from $69,962 to $79,205, a 13.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.58%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (3.14%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.63%).

None of the households in Wright-Patterson AFB, 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.

97.5% of the residents in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management (572 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH is home to a population of 1.56k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.74% of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH residents were born outside of the country (74 people).

In 2023, there were 4.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.1k people) in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 242 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 87 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

97.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.5% of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.1k ± 341
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
242 ± 100
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
87 ± 63.3

5.9%

Hispanic Population

92 people

5.9% of the people in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are hispanic (92 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wright-Patterson AFB, 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

4.74%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

74 people

4.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

73 people

As of 2023, 4.74% of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH residents (74 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 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH was 4.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
151 ± 64
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 31
Vietnam
0 ± 23

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.19 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH employs 538 people. The largest industries in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Retail Trade (63 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (62 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,250), Manufacturing ($44,583), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,097).

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

538

2023 Value

± 143

−6.11%

1 Year decline

± 37.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH declined at a rate of −6.11%, from 573 employees to 538 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (84 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (62 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (59 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wright-Patterson AFB, 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

538

2023 Value

± 143

−6.11%

1 Year decline

± 37.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH declined at a rate of −6.11%, from 573 employees to 538 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Retail Trade (63 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, though some of these residents may live in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,077

Median earning men ± $6,516

$20,568

Median earning women ± $13,628

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,889), Manufacturing ($39,643), and Public Administration ($2,499).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,077), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($2,499), and Retail Trade ($2,499).

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 Wright-Patterson AFB, 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 2023, universities in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH awarded 572 degrees. The student population of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 834 male students and 171 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are White (402 and 71.2%), followed by Unknown (39 and 6.9%), Hispanic or Latino (38 and 6.73%), and Asian (36 and 6.37%).

The largest universities in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH by number of degrees awarded are Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management (572 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are Engineering Physics & Applied Physics (106 and 18.5%), Systems Engineering (85 and 14.9%), and Operations Research (84 and 14.7%).

The median tuition cost in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH for a public four year colleges is $N/A for in-state students and $N/A for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,005 students enrolled in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 83% men and 17% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 1,005 records, of which 17% were women and 83% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Systems Engineering
50 degrees awarded
Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering
42 degrees awarded
Operations Research
32 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH was Systems Engineering with 50 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

572 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management with 572 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 491 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, which is 6.06 times more than the 81 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 402 degrees mean that there were 10.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 39 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

People in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH have an average commute time of 12.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2803
Census Tract 2001.04

The following map shows all of the places in Wright-Patterson AFB, 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.

$79,205

Median Household Income

± $14,374

415

Number of Households

± 131

In 2023, the median household income of the 415 households in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH grew to $79,205 from the previous year's value of $69,962.

The following chart displays the households in Wright-Patterson AFB, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wright-Patterson AFB, 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 (66.7%)
Carpooled (13.2%)
Public Transit (9.1%)

In 2023, 66.7% of workers in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.1%).

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

12.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH have a shorter commute time (12.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (87 out of 1.28k 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 16 - 17 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

97.2% of the population of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH has health coverage, with 25.9% on employee plans, 7.12% on Medicaid, 6.41% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 43.2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Greene County, OH see 1070 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.753% increase from the previous year (1062 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1080 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 293 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,070 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Greene County, OH

Primary care physicians in Greene County, OH see an average of 1,070 patients per year. This represents a 0.753% increase from the previous year (1,062 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 35.2% under 18 years, 40.9% between 18 and 34 years, 23.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 0% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.85%

Uninsured

25.9%

Employer Coverage

7.12%

Medicaid

6.41%

Medicare

14.5%

Non-Group

43.2%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH grew by 28% from 2.22% to 2.85%.

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

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