CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Philadelphia

Ohio · 15,698 residents · 8.15 sq mi

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New Philadelphia is home to 15,698 people in Ohio. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $51,200. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 22%. Median rent is $309 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,698

−8%vs 2000

vs 17,056 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,045)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,111)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(962)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,043)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,013)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(2,543)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(2,264)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(1,722)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,462)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(1,477)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(772)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(284)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,405

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,235 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,612

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,745 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,200

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $431 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

34.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(16,384)

Black1%(165)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(227)

Asian0.5%(84)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(15,428)

Black1.1%(177)

Hispanic / Latino1%(160)

Asian0.3%(47)

Other0.3%(46)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.2%(907)

Central American2.9%(509)

Guatemalan2.9%(509)

Mexican1.8%(310)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(75)

Nepalese0.4%(64)

Chinese0.2%(28)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(10)

Ancestry

German26%(4,554)

English15.8%(2,762)

Irish10.5%(1,844)

Italian10.1%(1,761)

American6.7%(1,170)

Scottish3.4%(597)

Swiss2.6%(464)

Welsh2.1%(372)

French2%(356)

Scotch-Irish2%(354)

Polish1.4%(253)

Russian0.7%(128)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.6%(113)

Dutch0.6%(110)

Arab0.6%(100)

Moroccan0.6%(100)

Hungarian0.5%(95)

Austrian0.5%(93)

Serbian0.4%(63)

Swedish0.4%(63)

Romanian0.3%(49)

Slovak0.2%(43)

Greek0.2%(38)

Czech0.2%(31)

Portuguese0.2%(31)

Croatian0.1%(26)

British0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

Danish0.1%(11)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

West Indian0%(4)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.3 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.5%(2,664)

Married46.1%(3,556)

Widowed6.2%(479)

Divorced13.2%(1,021)

Women 15+

Never married29.9%(2,054)

Married50.2%(3,447)

Widowed8.5%(583)

Divorced11.4%(786)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)16%(154)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(219)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.9%(424)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(62)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 965 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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