Worthington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 14,320 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Worthington is the 128th largest community in Ohio.

Worthington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Worthington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Worthington who work in management occupations (15.27%), office and administrative support jobs (13.09%), and teaching (11.24%).

Of important note, Worthington is also a city of artists. Worthington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Worthington's character.

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

Worthington, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Worthington is also home to many people who can 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.

Worthington is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Worthington's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Residents of Worthington by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 96.5% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Worthington may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

As is often the case in a small city, Worthington doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Worthington Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Worthington is a pretty powerful place. 59.71% of the adults in Worthington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Worthington in 2000 was $34,495, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,980 for a family of four. However, Worthington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Worthington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Worthington is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Worthington include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Worthington is English.