Gahanna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 32,523 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Gahanna is the 38th largest community in Ohio.

Gahanna is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Gahanna is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gahanna who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.76%), management occupations (13.35%), and sales jobs (12.91%).

Also of interest is that Gahanna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Gahanna is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One notable thing about Gahanna is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Gahanna is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 98% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Gahanna Information and Demographics

The population of Gahanna is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 40.43% of adults in Gahanna have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gahanna in 2000 was $29,040, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,160 for a family of four. However, Gahanna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gahanna is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gahanna home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gahanna is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gahanna include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Gahanna is English.