Demographics of Waterville city, Ohio

Waterville city, Ohio had 6,037 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Waterville city, in four figures

6,037
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,017 ±19.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +15 people.; 41.3 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $104,114 ±$5,387
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Waterville city, Ohio's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Waterville city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Waterville city, Ohio's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Waterville city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,022	100.0	100.0
2021	6,038	100.3	100.2
2022	6,019	100.0	100.7
2023	6,011	99.8	101.6
2024	6,027	100.1	102.5
2025	6,037	100.2	103.1

Population of Waterville city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,022	—
2021	6,038	+16
2022	6,019	−19
2023	6,011	−8
2024	6,027	+16
2025	6,037	+10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±3.2: for men 38.2 ±4.1 and for women 42.8 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Waterville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	268 ±103	4.5% ±1.7	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,282 ±256	21.3% ±4.3	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	340 ±125	5.7% ±2.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,490 ±266	24.8% ±4.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,462 ±270	24.3% ±4.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,175 ±219	19.5% ±3.6	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $104,114 ±$5,387, and income per person $56,267 ±$8,653, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Waterville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	30 to 198	1.3% to 8.2%	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	427 ±149	17.7% ±6.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	240 ±92	9.9% ±3.7	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	318 ±110	13.2% ±4.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	650 ±174	26.9% ±6.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	340 ±101	14.1% ±4.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	329 ±108	13.6% ±4.3	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Waterville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	56 to 446	1.0% to 7.6%	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 176	0.1% to 11.3%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	24 to 226	0.9% to 8.3%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1 to 75	0.1% to 4.6%	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Waterville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Waterville city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	2,563 ±186	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.3% ±3.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% to 8.8%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.0% ±5.8	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.0% ±6.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$308,400 ±$18,860	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,415 ±$98	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±4	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Waterville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	168 to 584	2.8% to 9.7%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,122 ±285	85.1% ±4.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 1.3%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10 to 180	0.2% to 3.0%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	183 to 581	3.0% to 9.7%	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Waterville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	4,387 ±299	72.9% ±5.0	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,411 ±279	23.5% ±4.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 70	< 0.1% to 1.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	79 to 289	1.3% to 4.8%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	60 to 252	1.0% to 4.2%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 60	0% to 1.0%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Waterville city among the places of Ohio

265th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Waterville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Shawnee CDP	6,209 ±516
Willard city	6,164 ±30
Martins Ferry city	6,140 ±18
The Village of Indian Hill city	6,052 ±42
Rittman city	6,044 ±32
Waterville city	6,017 ±19
Granville village	5,999 ±22
Port Clinton city	5,970 ±28
Portage Lakes CDP	5,913 ±412
Montrose-Ghent CDP	5,903 ±643
Groveport city	5,900 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 20 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 21 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 28 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 39 Places in Ohio by median home value
No. 50 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026