Kettering, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 54,136 (All urban)

Kettering, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 26,930 (25,675 occupied: 17,082 owner occupied, 8,593 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1441 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $17,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $596 (lower quartile is $476, upper quartile is $728)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $639

Median gross rent in Kettering, OH in 2007: $711

Housing units in Kettering with a mortgage: 10,959 (1,399 second mortgage, 1,874 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,220

Kettering,OH index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 57,098

In family households: 45,643 (12,199 male householders, 3,562 female householders)
12,706 spouses, 15,435 children (14,045 natural, 317 adopted, 1,073 stepchildren), 449 grandchildren, 253 brothers or sisters, 211 parents, 277 other relatives, 551 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,455 (3,968 male householders (3,365 living alone)), 5,922 female householders (5,183 living alone)), 1,565 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 433 (260 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,910 2-persons, 3,524 3-persons, 2,790 4-persons, 1,115 5-persons, 284 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,548 1-person, 1,200 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

9,245 married couples with children.
3,000 single-parent households (630 men, 2,370 women).

95.4% of residents of Kettering speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,558 (2.7%)
(64.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kettering, Ohio:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 114 4 rooms: 735 5 rooms: 3,265 6 rooms: 4,589 7 rooms: 3,598 8 rooms: 2,271 9 or more rooms: 2,482

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kettering, Ohio:
	1 room: 398 2 rooms: 536 3 rooms: 1,726 4 rooms: 2,461 5 rooms: 2,136 6 rooms: 918 7 rooms: 295 8 rooms: 84 9 or more rooms: 39

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 34
1995 to 1998: 316
1990 to 1994: 296
1980 to 1989: 1,612
1970 to 1979: 3,346
1960 to 1969: 6,660
1950 to 1959: 9,520
1940 to 1949: 3,633
1939 or earlier: 1,513

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kettering:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 130 2 bedrooms: 2,516 3 bedrooms: 10,123 4 bedrooms: 3,678 5 or more bedrooms: 627

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kettering:
	no bedroom: 466 1 bedroom: 2,534 2 bedrooms: 3,923 3 bedrooms: 1,543 4 bedrooms: 117 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Kettering in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 515 1 vehicle: 5,119 2 vehicles: 8,113 3 vehicles: 2,547 4 vehicles: 546 5 or more vehicles: 242

Cars and other vehicles available in Kettering in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,023 1 vehicle: 4,883 2 vehicles: 2,224 3 vehicles: 357 4 vehicles: 82 5 or more vehicles: 24

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Kettering, OH:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $49,999: 37
$50,000 to $59,999: 281
$60,000 to $69,999: 716
$70,000 to $79,999: 1193
$80,000 to $89,999: 2157
$90,000 to $99,999: 2088
$100,000 to $124,999: 3591
$125,000 to $149,999: 2826
$150,000 to $174,999: 1307
$175,000 to $199,999: 572
$200,000 to $249,999: 479
$250,000 to $299,999: 338
$300,000 to $399,999: 221
$400,000 to $499,999: 175
$500,000 to $749,999: 124
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 39

Kettering rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kettering:

Less than $100: 89 people
$100 to $149: 63
$150 to $199: 395
$200 to $249: 52
$250 to $299: 37
$300 to $349: 250
$350 to $399: 641
$400 to $449: 890
$450 to $499: 906
$500 to $549: 1,388
$550 to $599: 1,127
$600 to $649: 782
$650 to $699: 993
$700 to $749: 578
$750 to $799: 536
$800 to $899: 516
$900 to $999: 162
$1,000 to $1,249: 160
$1,250 to $1,499: 71
$1,500 to $1,999: 100
$2,000 or more: 156
No cash rent: 254

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 213 1990 to 1994: 264 1985 to 1989: 72 1980 to 1984: 175 1975 to 1979: 76 1970 to 1974: 86 1970 to 1974: 176 1965 to 1969: 496

Kettering, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.3%
Number of people working at home: 842 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 904
5 to 9 minutes: 3237
10 to 14 minutes: 5338
15 to 19 minutes: 6438
20 to 24 minutes: 6016
25 to 29 minutes: 1712
30 to 34 minutes: 2150
35 to 39 minutes: 284
40 to 44 minutes: 545
45 to 59 minutes: 774
60 to 89 minutes: 426
90 or more minutes: 413

Kettering mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 25,436 (87%)
Carpooled: 1,879 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 321 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 36 (0%)
Bicycle: 34 (0%)
Walked: 402 (1%)
Other means: 116 (0%)
Worked at home: 842 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1301
$10,000 to $14,999: 1088
$15,000 to $19,999: 1529
$20,000 to $24,999: 1765
$25,000 to $29,999: 1747
$30,000 to $34,999: 1821
$35,000 to $39,999: 1860
$40,000 to $44,999: 1701
$45,000 to $49,999: 1169
$50,000 to $59,999: 2937
$60,000 to $74,999: 3068
$75,000 to $99,999: 2810
$100,000 to $124,999: 1143
$125,000 to $149,999: 664
$150,000 to $199,999: 446
$200,000 or more: 602

First ancestries reported:

German: 14789
Irish: 5302
United States or American: 4970
English: 4790
Other groups: 3838
Italian: 2069
French (except Basque): 1084
Scottish: 1012
Scotch-Irish: 935
Polish: 914
Dutch: 672
European: 621
Hungarian: 575
Welsh: 318
Greek: 301
French Canadian: 295
Norwegian: 268
Swedish: 227
Russian: 197
British: 186
Arab:: 170
Swiss: 154
Slovak: 152
Czechoslovakian: 138
Ukrainian: 88
Canadian: 85
Danish: 85
Lithuanian: 77
Austrian: 73
Pennsylvania German: 72
Portuguese: 68
Eastern European: 67
Northern European: 66
Czech: 59
Lebanese: 48
Iranian: 46
Jordanian: 37
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 35
Slovene: 33
Romanian: 33
Finnish: 31
Arab/Arabic: 29
Subsaharan African:: 29
Egyptian: 28
Slavic: 27
Scandinavian: 23
Syrian: 22
Serbian: 18
Macedonian: 18
Croatian: 17
Nigerian: 16
Jamaican: 14
Albanian: 13
Armenian: 13
Belgian: 11
Barbadian: 11
West Indian: 10
African: 7
Kenyan: 6
Celtic: 6
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
Other Arab: 6
Turkish: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (10%)
Germany (8%)
Italy (8%)
Vietnam (8%)
Japan (6%)
India (6%)
Canada (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 40830
Northeast: 2831
Midwest: 4350
South: 6074
West: 1369

59% of Kettering residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 250
9th grade: 162
10th grade: 338
11th grade: 308
12th grade, no diploma: 354
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,434
Less than 1 year of college: 1,494
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,979
Associate degree: 1,435
Bachelor's degree: 4,157
Master's degree: 1,563
Professional school degree: 712
Doctorate degree: 296

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 44
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 75
7th and 8th grade: 288
9th grade: 325
10th grade: 480
11th grade: 482
12th grade, no diploma: 401
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,321
Less than 1 year of college: 2,052
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,398
Associate degree: 1,976
Bachelor's degree: 3,768
Master's degree: 1,450
Professional school degree: 399
Doctorate degree: 113

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $52,854
Black householders: $38,022
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $58,626
Asian householders: $65,317
Some other race householders: $32,976
Two or more races householders: $43,323
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,768

Kettering household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kettering household income for Black householders

Kettering household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Kettering household income for Asian householders

Kettering household income for Some other race householders

Kettering household income for Two or more races householders

Kettering household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Kettering marital status for males

Kettering marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $148,032
Black or African American householders: $143,912
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $143,912
Asian householders: $121,721
Some other race householders: $112,950
Two or more races householders: $105,908
Hispanic or Latino householders: $156,802

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 18,402
One, attached: 817
Two: 584
3 or 4: 2,728
5 to 9: 1,500
10 to 19: 1,384
20 to 49: 787
50 or more: 692
Mobile homes: 29
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,067

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kettering:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (35%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,083

Here:	18.0%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 415

Here:	14.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 672

Here:	23.6%
Ohio:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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