With 14,451 people, Powell is a city in Ohio. Households here earn about 174% more than in Ohio as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 78% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 8,204 people. The median household earns $195,495, about 138% above the national median. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $195,495, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
78% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Powell
What changed most since 1990
Population2,154 → 14,451(+571%)US over the same years: +35%
Asian share1.3% → 14.7%(+13.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Homes owned by their occupants95.2% → 88.0%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Powell's population equals 6.4% of Delaware County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.0% 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)6.7%(32)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(167)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47%(226)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.2%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 481 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
Powell, decade by decade
Powell 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
2,154
$217,830
$572,176
60.8%
8.9
2000
6,247
$211,137
$474,177
68.6%
15.7
2010
11,500
$182,342
$486,093
70.0%
28.5
2020
14,163
$193,160
$468,089
74.1%
42.4
2024
14,451
$195,495
$561,500
78.1%
47.7
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.
