Kettering.
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Ohio·Montgomery County
23 tracts·60K people·$209K median·3,219/mi²
White 83 · Black 6 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 35 · Other 21
Health 35 · Professional 35 · Retail 10 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 20 · Service 15 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kettering is $208,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Kettering has 57,206 residents across 23 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.5; the population is 83.2% White, 6.0% Black, 5.0% Multiracial, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 41.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.3% (Census ACS).
Prass Elementary School (90%), Indian Riffle Elementary School (89%) and Orchard Park Elementary School (86%) lead the elementary schools; Van Buren Middle School (72%) and Kettering Middle School (67%) lead the middle schools; Dayton Regional STEM School (82%) and Kettering Fairmont High School (59%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,051/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kettering is $74,681 a year, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kettering, median rent is $1,051/month and the median home value is $208,500 (Census ACS).
Kettering reported 0.6 violent crimes and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kettering are landslide (80), ice storm (67) and hail (64), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kettering, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).