Kettering is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 56,876 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Kettering is the 13th largest community in Ohio. Kettering has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Kettering, where the median household income is $129,625.00.Kettering is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 100.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Kettering is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kettering who work in healthcare (25.25%), office and administrative support (18.60%), and management occupations (16.28%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.51% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Kettering is home to many people who could 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. Because of many things, Kettering is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Kettering really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Kettering perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Kettering is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Kettering, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Kettering is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.16% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Kettering in 2022 was $73,721, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $294,884 for a family of four. Kettering is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kettering home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kettering residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kettering include German, English, Italian, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Kettering is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
