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.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kettering is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

"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.