Westerville is home to 38,645 people in Ohio. 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That is roughly 53% ahead of the Ohio median. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 3,067 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 6%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,404, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Westerville
What changed most since 1990
Black share1.7% → 8.5%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 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)28.1%(571)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(412)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.1%(773)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(122)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,029 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
Westerville, decade by decade
Westerville 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
30,193
$115,712
$258,967
40.1%
10.1
2000
35,318
$125,940
$291,100
44.6%
17.0
2010
36,120
$115,381
$306,128
49.9%
29.0
2020
39,190
$111,855
$296,344
55.5%
40.5
2024
38,645
$109,404
$374,500
57.9%
42.2
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.
