Grove City is home to 42,517 people in Ohio. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 15,442 people. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 30% ahead of the Ohio median. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Density works out to 2,276 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,161, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Grove City
What changed most since 1990
Population19,653 → 42,517(+116%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.4% → 4.2%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share98.6% → 86.7%(−11.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Grove City's population equals 3.2% of Franklin County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's.
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)15.9%(392)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(599)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(925)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(150)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(83)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,462 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
Grove City, decade by decade
Grove City 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
19,653
$82,442
$179,765
15.0%
3.6
2000
27,075
$94,843
$218,234
22.0%
11.1
2010
35,575
$90,902
$240,529
26.1%
20.8
2020
41,252
$94,375
$242,044
33.4%
33.3
2024
42,517
$93,161
$310,400
34.4%
30.3
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.
