Kettering is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 57,531 people and 23 constituent neighborhoods, Kettering is the 13th largest community in Ohio.

Kettering is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Kettering is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kettering who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.88%), sales jobs (12.88%), and management occupations (9.54%).

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

One thing noticeable about Kettering, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Kettering is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Kettering a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Kettering is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

"If you live in Kettering, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Kettering residents do (96.7%). Kettering is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Kettering Information and Demographics

The education level of Kettering citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 31.01% of adults in Kettering have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kettering in 2000 was $27,009, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,036 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Kettering is English.