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Pataskala, Ohio

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Population in 2022: 18,229 (79% urban, 21% rural).
Population change since 2000: +77.9%
Males: 9,061  (49.7%)
Females: 9,168  (50.3%)
Median resident age:

36.5 years
Ohio median age:

39.9 years

Zip codes: 43062.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $85,189 (it was $51,684 in 2000)
Pataskala:

$85,189
OH:

$65,720

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,713 (it was $23,099 in 2000)

Pataskala city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $272,427 (it was $129,400 in 2000)
Pataskala:

$272,427
OH:

$204,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $289,595; detached houses: $303,465; townhouses or other attached units: $229,259; in 2-unit structures: $146,763; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,415; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $295,859; mobile homes: $63,213

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,123.

March 2022 cost of living index in Pataskala: 95.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.6%
(7.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.9% for Black residents, 7.8% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Pataskala, OH (2022)
    • 13,44974.3%White alone
    • 1,82210.1%Asian alone
    • 1,0936.0%Black alone
    • 9145.1%Two or more races
    • 7194.0%Hispanic
    • 230.1%American Indian alone

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According to our research of Ohio and other state lists, there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Pataskala, Ohio as of April 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Pataskala is 727 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.


Crime rates in Pataskala by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2019

2020

2021

2022
Murders
(per 100,000)		1
(7.7)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		2
(13.4)		3
(20.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(5.5)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		3
(23.1)		2
(13.4)		3
(20.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(6.6)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(6.2)		3
(16.4)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		2
(15.4)		1
(6.7)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		4
(24.8)		10
(54.7)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		47
(362.5)		51
(340.9)		44
(293.9)		50
(332.7)		7
(46.3)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		20
(124.1)		8
(43.8)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		186
(1,434)		205
(1,370)		158
(1,055)		184
(1,224)		15
(99.2)		1
(6.3)		3
(18.8)		103
(638.9)		99
(541.5)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		5
(38.6)		7
(46.8)		11
(73.5)		6
(39.9)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		12
(74.4)		11
(60.2)
Arson
(per 100,000)		2
(15.4)		4
(26.7)		0
(0.0)		1
(6.7)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index111.387.885.491.49.20.30.847.049.8

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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Crime rate in Pataskala detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 19 (18 officers - 17 male; 1 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.20
Ohio average:

1.99
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Ancestries: German (19.4%), English (8.9%), American (8.7%), Irish (7.5%), Sudanese (2.2%), Scottish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1997

Elevation: 1005 feet

Land area: 28.5 square miles.

Population density: 639 people per square mile   (low).

Pataskala, Ohio map

1,522 residents are foreign born (5.4% Asia, 1.3% Europe, 1.1% Africa).

This city:

8.4%
Ohio:

4.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,984 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,883 (1.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbus, OH (15.6 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (289.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Etna, OH (1.7 miles ),
Beechwood Trails, OH (1.7 miles ),
Kirkersville, OH (2.5 miles ),
Reynoldsburg, OH (2.5 miles ),
Alexandria, OH (2.8 miles),
Pickerington, OH (2.8 miles ),
New Albany, OH (2.9 miles ),
Granville South, OH (3.0 miles )

Latitude: 40.00 N, Longitude: 82.70 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,640 (-14.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,370 (26.1%)

Area code: 740

Distribution of median household income in Pataskala, OH in 2022
Distribution of house value in Pataskala, OH in 2022
Pataskala satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $70,500
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.7%
Ohio:

3.1%
Population change in the 1990s: +2,770 (+37.0%).
Most common industries in Pataskala, OH (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (8.0%)
  • Public administration (8.0%)
  • Finance & insurance (7.1%)
  • Educational services (6.7%)
  • Health care (6.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.8%)
  • Computer & electronic products (4.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (14.5%)
  • Public administration (6.7%)
  • Computer & electronic products (4.8%)
  • Finance & insurance (3.8%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (3.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (3.6%)
  • Utilities (3.4%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Finance & insurance (10.6%)
  • Educational services (10.4%)
  • Health care (10.3%)
  • Public administration (9.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.1%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (3.5%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (3.4%)
Most common occupations in Pataskala, OH (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
  • Computer specialists (3.3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.7%)
  • Computer specialists (4.7%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.7%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.6%)

Average climate in Pataskala, Ohio

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Pataskala, Ohio environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 86.3. This is about average.

City:

86.3
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.293. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.293
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 8.03. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 13.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.03
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.155. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.155
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 33.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

33.1
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2006 was 23.7. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

23.7
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 8.34. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.34
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Pataskala-area historical tornado activity is near Ohio state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1971, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Pataskala city center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 48.2 miles away from the city center killed 36 people and injured 1150 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Pataskala-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 140.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 158.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 294.0 miles away from Pataskala center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 137.1 miles away from Pataskala center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from Pataskala center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 143.1 miles away from Pataskala center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Licking County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Mudslides: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Pataskala topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Pataskala:

  • PATASKALA OAKS CARE CENTER (144 EAST BROAD STREET)
  • TUSCANY GARDENS (7400 HAZELTON ETNA ROAD SW)
  • PATASKALA DIALYSIS (642 EAST BROAD STREET)

Amtrak station near Pataskala:

  • 17 miles: COLUMBUS (111 EAST TOWN ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pataskala:

  • Denison University (about 11 miles; Granville, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • Ohio Dominican University (about 13 miles; Columbus, OH; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • Capital University (about 14 miles; Columbus, OH; FT enrollment: 3,029)
  • DeVry University-Ohio (about 14 miles; Columbus, OH; FT enrollment: 3,896)
  • Ohio State University-Newark Campus (about 15 miles; Newark, OH; FT enrollment: 2,028)
  • Central Ohio Technical College (about 15 miles; Newark, OH; FT enrollment: 2,995)
  • Otterbein University (about 16 miles; Westerville, OH; FT enrollment: 2,933)

Public high schools in Pataskala:

Public elementary/middle schools in Pataskala:

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Library in Pataskala:

  • PATASKALA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $963,788; Location: 101 S. VINE ST.; 76,288 books; 4,669 audio materials; 7,600 video materials; 266 state licensed databases; 26 print serial subscriptions; 26 electronic serial subscriptions)

User-submitted facts and corrections:

  • The city also has a second high school. It is located at 4000 Mink St. and the school system is Licking Heights, hence Licking Heights High School. Call the city admin office at 740-927-2121 for confirmation added by Pataskala 530

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Pataskala: Pataskala Town Hall (A), West Licking Joint Fire District Station 3 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pataskala include: Bethel Baptist Church (A), First United Presbyterian Church of Pataskala (B), Pataskala United Methodist Church (C), Summit Station Freewill Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Moreland Cemetery (1), Swisher Cemetery (2), Wickliff Cemetery (3), Pataskala Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Fork (A), Mile Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Licking County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Pataskala and their reported violations in the past:

JERSEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 240, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
NEW HOPE BIBLE CHURCH PWS (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2007 and SEP-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2007), St Compliance achieved (APR-24-2008)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2007 and JUN-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-23-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-23-2007), St Compliance achieved (APR-24-2008)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2006 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-29-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-29-2007), St Compliance achieved (APR-24-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2007 and MAR-2007, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-23-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-23-2007), St Compliance achieved (APR-24-2008)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-11-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-24-2008)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
LYND FRUIT FARM-MIGRANT (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
NEW LIFE TABERNACLE MINISTRIES PWS (Population served: 46, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In NOV-01-2012, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-11-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-26-2012), St Boil Water Order (NOV-26-2012), St Public Notif received (DEC-26-2012), St Compliance achieved (JAN-29-2013)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-2012 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-11-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-26-2012), St Boil Water Order (NOV-26-2012), St Public Notif received (DEC-26-2012), St Compliance achieved (FEB-25-2013)
  • 15 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
This city:

2.7 people
Ohio:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

73.9%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

7.2%
Whole state:

6.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
91 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
77 people in nursing homes in 2000

Banks with branches in Pataskala (2011 data):

  • The Pataskala Banking Company: Etna Township Branch at 9038 Hazelton-Etna Road, branch established on 2007/01/26; at 354 S. Main St., branch established on 1888/01/01. Info updated 2010/06/07: Bank assets: $33.2 mil, Deposits: $30.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 3 total offices
  • The Park National Bank: 0526 Pataskala Branch at 350 East Broad Street, branch established on 1997/06/23. Info updated 2008/09/29: Bank assets: $6,281.7 mil, Deposits: $4,611.6 mil, headquarters in Newark, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 123 total offices, Holding Company: Park National Corporation
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Pataskala Branch at 7200 Hazelton-Etna Road, branch established on 2007/11/14. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • The Vinton County National Bank of McArthur: Pataskala Branch at 700 Corylus Drive, branch established on 2006/12/19. Info updated 2009/02/27: Bank assets: $726.1 mil, Deposits: $641.3 mil, headquarters in Mcarthur, OH, positive income, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares, Inc.
  • The Huntington National Bank: Pataskala Branch at 36 West Broad Street, branch established on 1900/01/01. Info updated 2012/04/02: Bank assets: $54,183.4 mil, Deposits: $44,300.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 878 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
  • First Federal Savings and Loan Association: 182 West Broad Street Branch at 182 West Broad Street, branch established on 1988/06/30. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $176.6 mil, Deposits: $136.5 mil, headquarters in Newark, OH, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Pataskala Branch at 84 West Broad Street, branch established on 1964/07/13. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.

For population 15 years and over in Pataskala:

Marital status in Pataskala, OH
  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

For population 25 years and over in Pataskala:

  • High school or higher: 92.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.9
Ohio average:

11.0

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Pataskala
Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Pataskala, OH (based on Licking County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant21,87997
Mainline Protestant17,18982
Catholic16,0007
Other1,1676
Black Protestant6973
None109,560-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 25
This county:

1.60 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Licking County:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
Licking County:

0.64 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
Here:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 69
Here:

4.40 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

11.1%
Ohio:

10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

30.1%
State:

29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

12.7%
Ohio:

11.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

51.2%
Ohio:

50.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

49.7%
Ohio:

47.8%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.7
Ohio:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Pataskala:

21.6%
Ohio:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Pataskala:

9.2%
Ohio:

10.4%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Pataskala:

6.9
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Pataskala:

33.7%
Ohio:

34.3%

General health condition:
Pataskala:

59.2%
Ohio:

57.0%

Average condition of hearing:
Pataskala:

80.2%
Ohio:

79.1%

More about Health and Nutrition of Pataskala, OH Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 20$121,113$72,6680$0
Streets and Highways 8$42,065$63,0980$0
Water Supply 5$24,355$58,4520$0
Other and Unallocable 5$29,102$69,8458$4,300
Sewerage 5$24,355$58,4520$0
Other Government Administration 4$27,774$83,3220$0
Financial Administration 3$19,528$78,1120$0
Parks and Recreation 1$5,937$71,2441$795
Police - Other 1$3,674$44,0881$1,083
Totals for Government 52$297,901$68,74610$6,178

Pataskala government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - Regular Highways: $3,678,000 ($201.77)
    Water Utilities: $337,000 ($18.49)
    Sewerage: $258,000 ($14.15)
    Parks and Recreation: $57,000 ($3.13)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,147,000 ($117.78)
    Water Utilities: $1,277,000 ($70.05)
    Regular Highways: $1,199,000 ($65.77)
    Sewerage: $1,166,000 ($63.96)
    Central Staff Services: $787,000 ($43.17)
    Financial Administration: $575,000 ($31.54)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $425,000 ($23.31)
    Parks and Recreation: $360,000 ($19.75)
    Health - Other: $63,000 ($3.46)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $163,000 ($8.94)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000 ($1.81)
    Financial Administration: $6,000 ($0.33)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,905,000 ($159.36)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $827,000 ($45.37)

Pataskala government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $2,061,000 ($113.06)
    Parks and Recreation: $44,000 ($2.41)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $845,000 ($46.35)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $180,000 ($9.87)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $242,000 ($13.28)
    Fines and Forfeits: $150,000 ($8.23)
    Interest Earnings: $128,000 ($7.02)
    Rents: $94,000 ($5.16)
    Special Assessments: $21,000 ($1.15)
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000 ($0.05)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,129,000 ($116.79)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,150,000 ($63.09)
    General Local Government Support: $432,000 ($23.70)
  • Tax - Individual Income: $4,889,000 ($268.20)
    Property: $1,043,000 ($57.22)
    Corporation Net Income: $234,000 ($12.84)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $85,000 ($4.66)

Pataskala government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,666,000 ($1133.69)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,690,000 ($1080.15)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,436,000 ($353.06)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,460,000 ($299.52)
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $500,000 ($27.43)

Pataskala government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $466,000 ($25.56)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,663,000 ($749.52)
Businesses in Pataskala, OH
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1MasterBrand Cabinets1
CVS1McDonald's2
Chevrolet1Sprint Nextel1
Curves1Starbucks1
Dairy Queen1Subway1
Domino's Pizza1Taco Bell1
FedEx2Tim Hortons1
H&R Block1True Value1
KFC1U-Haul2
Kroger1UPS3
Long John Silver's1Wendy's1

Strongest AM radio stations in Pataskala:

  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBNS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIOHIO, INCORPORATED)
  • WOSU (820 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHTH (790 AM; 1 kW; HEATH, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDLR (1550 AM; 4 kW; DELAWARE, OH; Owner: THE FIFTEEN FIFTY CORPORATION)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WMNI (920 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pataskala:

  • WCVO (104.9 FM; GAHANNA, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN VOICE OF CENTRAL OHIO)
  • W201AK (88.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOSU-FM (89.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WNKO (101.7 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, INC.)
  • WBZX (99.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WBNS-FM (97.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIO OHIO, INC.)
  • WUFM (88.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WCOL-FM (92.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WXMG (98.9 FM; UPPER ARLINGTON, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES, LTD)
  • WLVQ (96.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSNY (94.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNCI (97.9 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCBE (90.5 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: BD.OF EDUC.,CITY SCH.DIST.,COLUMBUS)
  • WFJX (105.7 FM; HILLIARD, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHOK-FM (95.5 FM; LANCASTER, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSMZ (103.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, OH; Owner: STOP 26- RIVERBEND, INC.)
  • WCKX (107.5 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES, LTD)
  • WRVT (88.7 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WCLT-FM (100.3 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: WCLT RADIO, INC.)
  • WFCB (93.3 FM; CHILLICOTHE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pataskala:

  • WOSU-TV (Channel 34; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WSYX (Channel 6; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WSYX LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WBNS-TV (Channel 10; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WBNS-TV, INC.)
  • WTTE (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: COLUMBUS (WTTE-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WCMH-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WINJ-LP (Channel 8; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES)
  • WCLL-LP (Channel 19; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: JONATHAN W. OWENS)
  • WDEM-LP (Channel 17; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: TRIPLETT & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWHO (Channel 53; CHILLICOTHE, OH; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • W43BZ (Channel 43; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W23BZ (Channel 23; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WCPX-LP (Channel 48; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WMFD-TV (Channel 68; MANSFIELD, OH; Owner: MID-STATE TELEVISION,INC.)
  • WSFJ-TV (Channel 51; NEWARK, OH; Owner: GUARDIAN VISION INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
Fatal accident count
See more detailed statistics of Pataskala fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 31Number of bridges
  • 203ft / 62.0mTotal length
  • 127,016Total average daily traffic
  • 6,520Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Pataskala, OH - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11900-1909
  • 11920-1929
  • 11930-1939
  • 11940-1949
  • 11960-1969
  • 11970-1979
  • 11980-1989
  • 91990-1999
  • 102000-2009
  • 52010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Pataskala, OH
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Pataskala)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 97 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers in Pataskala, OH)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 152 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Pataskala)

FAA Registered Aircraft: 21 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Pataskala)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED119$140,53654$119,846271$150,44512$64,8121$100,00014$106,9856$64,493
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED6$160,9935$126,62624$149,3610$00$00$02$40,200
APPLICATIONS DENIED26$135,69616$96,60497$164,89520$34,2680$02$208,3556$40,333
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN19$135,2436$89,89060$163,0805$53,2040$02$111,4750$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$144,5223$250,26711$165,7951$48,0600$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 7559.00 , 7565.00, 7568.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED10$151,8847$172,7960$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$169,0801$93,8700$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$129,9141$184,7001$179,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$133,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$45,4450$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 7559.00 , 7565.00, 7568.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Pataskala, OH
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Pataskala, OH - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 111. The highest number of fires - 171 took place in 2009, and the least - 76 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Pataskala, OH When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.0%), and Outside Fires (34.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Pataskala, OH
    • 84645.0%Structure Fires
    • 65534.8%Outside Fires
    • 35318.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 271.4%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Pataskala, OH
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Pataskala, OH
  • 73.6%Utility gas
  • 19.2%Electricity
  • 3.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Pataskala, OH
  • 70.1%Utility gas
  • 28.8%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Pataskala compared to Ohio state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.

Pataskala on our top lists:

  • #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest number of assaults per 100,000 residents (population 5,000+)"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
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