CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Worthington

Ohio · 14,882 residents · 5.47 sq mi

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With 14,882 people, Worthington is a city in Ohio. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 74% more than in Ohio as a whole. The median age is 39.6, about 7 years above the US median. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Households take in $49,851 a year at the median, 65% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

55% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,882

+5%vs 2000

vs 14,125 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 43.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.47 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(808)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,094)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,188)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,031)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(544)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.7%(1,593)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.7%(2,787)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414%(2,085)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(1,686)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,307)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(504)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(255)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$49,851

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,568 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,647

−34%vs 2000

vs $34,495 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$118,700

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $163,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$465

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $612 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.4%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(13,172)

Black1.7%(239)

Hispanic / Latino1%(138)

Asian2.8%(390)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(14,112)

Black2.6%(386)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(102)

Asian2.1%(318)

Other0.4%(66)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(248)

South American0.6%(89)

Colombian0.3%(45)

Chilean0.2%(24)

Ecuadorian0.1%(20)

Central American0.1%(18)

Guatemalan0.1%(18)

Puerto Rican0%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.8%(118)

Asian Indian0.5%(72)

Filipino0.3%(42)

Korean0.2%(24)

Thai0.1%(22)

Taiwanese0.1%(20)

Cambodian0%(7)

Ancestry

German27%(4,038)

English20.8%(3,112)

Irish16.6%(2,475)

Italian6.6%(991)

American4.6%(684)

Scottish4%(599)

Polish3.3%(497)

French2.4%(359)

Welsh2%(299)

Swedish1.4%(203)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(184)

Hungarian1.2%(175)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Slovene1%(153)

British1%(148)

Dutch0.8%(118)

Subsaharan African0.8%(117)

Greek0.7%(111)

Russian0.7%(110)

Ukrainian0.6%(83)

Canadian0.5%(76)

Swiss0.5%(75)

Norwegian0.5%(74)

Austrian0.4%(64)

Slovak0.4%(59)

Czech0.4%(58)

French Canadian0.3%(44)

Croatian0.3%(42)

Portuguese0.2%(37)

Belgian0.2%(25)

Romanian0.2%(24)

Lithuanian0.1%(22)

Arab0.1%(19)

Finnish0.1%(18)

West Indian0.1%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(13)

Lebanese0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(12)

Serbian0.1%(12)

Ethiopian0.1%(11)

Somali0.1%(10)

Palestinian0%(7)

Brazilian0%(7)

Ghanaian0%(7)

Iranian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

54.8%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

25.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+76%vs 2000

vs 11.5 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 married24.8%(1,418)

Married61.2%(3,493)

Widowed5.8%(332)

Divorced8.1%(464)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(1,174)

Married59.8%(3,614)

Widowed6.7%(408)

Divorced14.1%(851)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 5.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 87.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% 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)10.9%(92)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(162)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48%(406)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War21.2%(179)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 845 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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