Demographics of Westerville city, Ohio

Westerville city, Ohio had 38,165 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,071 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Westerville city, in four figures

38,165
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 38,645 ±93.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −1,071 people.; 40.7 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $109,404 ±$5,891
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.

Westerville city, Ohio's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westerville 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

Westerville city, Ohio's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westerville 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	39,236	100.0	100.0
2021	38,615	98.4	100.2
2022	38,426	97.9	100.7
2023	38,330	97.7	101.6
2024	38,371	97.8	102.5
2025	38,165	97.3	103.1

Population of Westerville city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	39,236	—
2021	38,615	−621
2022	38,426	−189
2023	38,330	−96
2024	38,371	+41
2025	38,165	−206

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±1.8: for men 39.0 ±1.7 and for women 42.6 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westerville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,434 ±370	6.3% ±1.0	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,302 ±549	16.3% ±1.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,159 ±404	8.2% ±1.0	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,385 ±777	24.3% ±2.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,059 ±745	23.4% ±1.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,306 ±670	21.5% ±1.7	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $109,404 ±$5,891, and income per person $52,858 ±$2,487, 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 Westerville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,276 ±289	8.4% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,704 ±359	11.2% ±2.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,986 ±428	13.1% ±2.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,897 ±373	12.5% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,131 ±454	20.6% ±2.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,298 ±377	15.1% ±2.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,916 ±297	19.2% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Westerville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,057 ±484	5.6% ±1.3	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	466 ±191	5.4% ±2.2	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	852 ±229	4.7% ±1.2	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	739 ±272	7.3% ±2.6	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Westerville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westerville city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	15,912 ±381	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±0.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±1.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±2.6	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±3.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$374,500 ±$8,578	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,364 ±$72	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Westerville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,086 ±405	2.8% ±1.0	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,186 ±930	80.7% ±2.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,301 ±672	8.5% ±1.7	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,071 ±336	2.8% ±0.9	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 31	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 192	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,888 ±612	4.9% ±1.6	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 Westerville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	26,321 ±1,034	68.1% ±2.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,663 ±937	25.0% ±2.4	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	139 to 601	0.4% to 1.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,291 ±537	5.9% ±1.4	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,574 ±449	4.1% ±1.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	717 ±233	1.9% ±0.6	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%.

Westerville city among the places of Ohio

34th 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 Westerville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grove City city	42,517 ±51
Lancaster city	41,249 ±155
Reynoldsburg city	41,224 ±933
Findlay city	40,287 ±32
Warren city	38,912 ±33
Westerville city	38,645 ±93
Hilliard city	38,033 ±594
North Ridgeville city	36,627 ±46
Upper Arlington city	36,293 ±47
Marion city	35,669 ±104
Mason city	35,509 ±55

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Westerville city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 20 Places in Ohio by median home value
No. 23 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 24 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 33 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 35 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 37 Places in Ohio by median age

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

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