Kettering is home to 14,014 people in Maryland. The median age is 49.4, about 10 years above the US median. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Getting to work takes 41 minutes on average. Households take in $126,938 a year at the median, 54% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $126,938, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kettering
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.7 → 49.4(+16.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree36.2% → 41.6%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants93.3% → 85.6%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37%(466)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.2%(469)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.4%(307)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.4%(144)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,260 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kettering, decade by decade
Kettering population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,901
$143,399
$306,489
36.2%
43.9
2000
11,008
$143,428
$280,717
34.3%
22.7
2010
12,790
$134,217
$485,374
38.1%
20.6
2020
14,424
$121,723
$388,822
44.9%
23.4
2024
14,014
$126,938
$418,500
41.6%
37.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
