What is the population of Wadsworth city?

Wadsworth city has 24,302 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #68 of 1,265 in Ohio.

What is the median household income in Wadsworth city?

Median household income in Wadsworth city is $77,581 a year, 1.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wadsworth city?

Median gross rent is $1,024 a month and the median home value is $235,600, so rent absorbs about 15.8% of median household income.

Is Wadsworth city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wadsworth city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Wadsworth, OH population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Wadsworth, Ohio (Wadsworth, OH — Census place “Wadsworth city”) is 24,302 residents, ranking #68 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $77,581, the median home is worth $235,600 and median gross rent runs $1,024 a month. Looking for the Wadsworth Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wadsworth, OH: 44281.

Population: 24,302Wadsworth city residents
Median household income: $77,581Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $235,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,024Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 67.1%Owner-occupied households

Wadsworth ZIP codes (Ohio)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wadsworth.

The Wadsworth OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

44281

What the numbers mean in Wadsworth city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wadsworth city median would spend about 15.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.5% of residents and 67.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Wadsworth city, OH in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Wadsworth city is a mid-size town in Ohio, with 24,302 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #68 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 39.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Wadsworth city earn a median of $77,581 a year, 1.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 17% above the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Wadsworth city is valued at $235,600, 22.3% below the national figure and 40% above the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,024 a month, 27.2% below the national figure, or roughly $12,288 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Wadsworth city?: Wadsworth city has 24,302 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #68 of 1,265 in Ohio.
What is the median household income in Wadsworth city?: Median household income in Wadsworth city is $77,581 a year, 1.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wadsworth city?: Median gross rent is $1,024 a month and the median home value is $235,600, so rent absorbs about 15.8% of median household income.
Is Wadsworth city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wadsworth city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Wadsworth city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.