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Kettering, Ohio

City in Montgomery County, Ohio · ZIP 45409, 45419, 45420

  • Montgomery County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 13 public schools
  • 57,028 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 26,192Households
  • $71,619Median household income
  • $192,500Median home value
  • 13Public schools
  • 5ZIP codes

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Population, 2000 to 2020+0.6%
56k57k58k2000: 57,50220002010: 56,16320102020: 57,862202057,50257,862
Population of Kettering at each census
CensusPopulation
200057,502
201056,163
202057,862

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Kettering
Under $50k34.9%
$50k to $100k33.6%
$100k to $150k19.2%
$150k to $200k6%
$200k and over6.3%

Median household income $71,619 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Kettering
Owner occupied
16,996 units
Renter occupied
9,196 units
Vacancy rate
4.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Kettering compared with its county and state
Kettering compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureKetteringMontgomery CountyOhio
Population57,442535,52811,780,046
Median household income$71,619$64,403$69,680
Median age38.638.839.6
Median home value$192,500$167,400$199,200
Bachelor’s degree or higher41.1%30.5%30.9%
Foreign-born residents5.6%5.1%5.0%
Owner-occupied homes64.9%62.3%67.0%
Mean commute to work20.4 minutes22.0 minutes23.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Kettering13
Public schools in Kettering, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Beavertown Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Kettering City School District
Greenmont Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Kettering City School District
Indian Riffle Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Kettering City School District
J F Kennedy Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Kettering City School District
Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary SchoolPublicKOakwood City
Oakview Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Kettering City School District
Orchard Park Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Kettering City School District
Prass Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Kettering City School District
Southdale Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Kettering City School District
Kettering Middle SchoolPublic6–8Kettering City School District
Van Buren Middle SchoolPublic6–8Kettering City School District
Dayton Regional STEM SchoolPublic6–12Dayton Regional STEM School
Kettering Fairmont High SchoolPublic9–12Kettering City School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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