Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

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2020 Population

2,414

1.13% 1-year growth

US Senator

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Party

US Senator

Rob Portman

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

22.6

0% 1-year change

2020 Poverty Rate

4.64%

34.9% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$61,570

12.3% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH had a population of 2.41k people with a median age of 22.6 and a median household income of $61,570. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH grew from 2,387 to 2,414, a 1.13% increase and its median household income declined from $70,183 to $61,570, a −12.3% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (17.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.46%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.43%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.52%).

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.

97.4% 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 (426 degrees awarded in 2020).

Most people in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH is home to a population of 2.41k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 6.71% of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH residents were born outside of the country (162 people).

In 2020, there were 3.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.48k people) in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 418 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 180 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.4%

2020 Citizenship

96.9%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 97.4% of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
1.48k ± 468
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
418 ± 189
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
180 ± 134

10.2%

Hispanic Population

247 people

10.2% of the people in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are hispanic (247 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.71%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

162 people

8.21%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

196 people

As of 2020, 6.71% of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH residents (162 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH was 8.21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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-)
251 ± 99
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 32
Vietnam
0 ± 21

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 5.46 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH employs 632 people. The largest industries in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are Public Administration (144 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (92 people), and Educational Services (87 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($59,143), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($49,107), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,276).

Employment

Occupations

632

2020 Value

± 159

2.93%

1 Year growth

± 34.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH grew at a rate of 2.93%, from 614 employees to 632 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (86 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (77 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (40 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

632

2020 Value

± 159

2.93%

1 Year growth

± 34.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH grew at a rate of 2.93%, from 614 employees to 632 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, are Public Administration (144 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (92 people), and Educational Services (87 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

$36,099

Median earning men ± $5,940

$29,491

Median earning women ± $10,332

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($59,926), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,327), and Manufacturing ($32,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($58,403), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,243), and Retail Trade ($2,499).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Ohio to other states, or from other states to Ohio.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Ohio product (by dollars) was Machinery with $57.8B, followed by Motorized vehicles ($53.5B) and Mixed freight ($52.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Ohio products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$685B

2020 Value in Ohio

$1.25T

Projected 2050 Value in Ohio

81.7% growth

In 2020, total outbound Ohio trade was $685B. This is expected to increase 81.7% to $1.25T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Ohio trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Ohio to other states, or from other states to Ohio.

Most Common Trade Partners

Michigan
$46.1B
Indiana
$39.9B
Pennsylvania
$32.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Ohio domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Michigan with $46.1B, followed by Indiana with $39.9B and Pennsylvania and $32.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Ohio shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman 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 16 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Sherrod Brown

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Rob Portman

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman 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 Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 16 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 2020, universities in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH awarded 426 degrees. The student population of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH in 2020 is skewed towards men, with 936 male students and 193 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are White (309 and 73.7%), followed by Unknown (38 and 9.07%), Hispanic or Latino (29 and 6.92%), and Asian (20 and 4.77%).

The largest universities in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH by number of degrees awarded are Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management (426 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH are Engineering Physics & Applied Physics (76 and 17.8%), Systems Engineering (72 and 16.9%), and Operations Research (61 and 14.3%).

Completions

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 2020, 0.598% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.606% 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 2020 were High School or Equivalent (3.02M), Some college (2.03M), and Bachelors Degree (1.54M).

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 10.2 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.

$61,570

Median Household Income

± $4,289

576

Number of Households

± 165

In 2020, the median household income of the 576 households in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH declined from $61,570 from the previous year's value of $70,183.

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.

0.457

2020 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.46

2019 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2020, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.751% decline from 2019 to 2020, 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 2020

Drove Alone (77.4%)
Carpooled (19.3%)
Walked (2.1%)

In 2020, 77.4% of workers in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.3%) and those who walked to work (2.1%).

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

10.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH have a shorter commute time (10.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 0.292% 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

4.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (80 out of 1.72k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 16 - 17, followed by Females 18 - 24 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 Two Or More and Black.

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

99% of the population of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH has health coverage, with 25.5% on employee plans, 17.7% on Medicaid, 7.9% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 35.9% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Ohio was $8,712 in 2014. This is a 5.14% increase from the previous year ($8,286).

Primary care physicians in Greene County, OH see 1105 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.58% decrease from the previous year (1158 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 356 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Ohio, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,105 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Greene County, OH

Primary care physicians in Greene County, OH see an average of 1,105 patients per year. This represents a 4.58% decrease from the previous year (1,158 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.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Ohio across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 41.8% under 18 years, 34.1% between 18 and 34 years, 22.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 1.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.05%

Uninsured

25.5%

Employer Coverage

17.7%

Medicaid

7.9%

Medicare

12%

Non-Group

35.9%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wright-Patterson AFB, OH declined by 86.3% from 7.65% to 1.05%.

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.