Trotwood is a city of 23,041 people in Ohio. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 44.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $113,200. Households here earn about 30% less than in Ohio as a whole. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,113, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 23%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Trotwood
What changed most since 1990
Population8,816 → 23,041(+161%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share43.7% → 65.4%(+21.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$137,044 → $113,200(−17%)US over the same years: +67%
Trotwood's population equals 4.3% of Montgomery County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 2.8% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.9% 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)24.3%(404)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.5%(457)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.6%(376)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(79)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(26)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,662 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
Trotwood, decade by decade
Trotwood 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
8,816
$73,723
$137,044
17.5%
64.4
2000
27,420
$63,632
$147,008
15.0%
64.3
2010
24,431
$52,879
$129,184
16.8%
57.5
2020
23,070
$47,403
$89,933
18.1%
58.5
2024
23,041
$50,113
$113,200
19.3%
62.9
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.
