Tallmadge is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 18,317 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tallmadge is the 101st largest community in Ohio.
A relatively large number of people in Tallmadge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Tallmadge is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Tallmadge a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Tallmadge has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Tallmadge’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tallmadge spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.50 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Tallmadge is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Tallmadge is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.46% of adults in Tallmadge have a college degree.
The per capita income in Tallmadge in 2022 was $33,406, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,624 for a family of four. However, Tallmadge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tallmadge also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.09% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Tallmadge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tallmadge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tallmadge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Tallmadge include Italian, Czech, Irish, German, and European.
The most common language spoken in Tallmadge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Serbo-Croatian.