What is the population of Westerville city?

Westerville city has 38,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 1,265 in Ohio.

What is the median household income in Westerville city?

Median household income in Westerville city is $107,054 a year, 36.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,409 a month and the median home value is $343,200, so rent absorbs about 15.8% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Westerville 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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Westerville, OH population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Westerville, Ohio (Westerville, OH — Census place “Westerville city”) is 38,543 residents, ranking #34 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $107,054, the median home is worth $343,200 and median gross rent runs $1,409 a month. Looking for the Westerville Ohio ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Westerville, OH: 43081, 43082.

Population: 38,543Westerville city residents
Median household income: $107,054Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $343,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,409Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.4%Owner-occupied households

Westerville ZIP codes (Ohio)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Westerville.

The Westerville OH ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Westerville city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Westerville 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 74.4% of households own their home.

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

Westerville city, OH in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Westerville city is a small city in Ohio, with 38,543 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #34 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 40.9 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 Westerville city earn a median of $107,054 a year, 36.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 62% above the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Westerville city is valued at $343,200, 13.1% above the national figure and 104% above the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,409 a month, essentially level with the national figure, or roughly $16,908 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.4% 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.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 Westerville city?: Westerville city has 38,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 1,265 in Ohio.
What is the median household income in Westerville city?: Median household income in Westerville city is $107,054 a year, 36.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Westerville city?: Median gross rent is $1,409 a month and the median home value is $343,200, so rent absorbs about 15.8% of median household income.
Is Westerville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Westerville 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 Westerville 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.