Kettering, Ohio

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The 2000 Census showed that Kettering had a population of 57,502 people^<1>. This represents 0.51% of the total population of Ohio, making it the state's 13th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
10	Lorain	NE	159 mi [255.9 km]	70,239	2.31% increase
11	Springfield	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	62,269	4.73% decrease
12	Hamilton	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	62,477	2.94% increase
-13-	Kettering			53,708	6.6% decrease
14	Lakewood	NE	174 mi [280 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease
15	Elyria	NE	158 mi [254.3 km]	54,979	1.74% decrease
16	Euclid	NE	190 mi [305.8 km]	47,415	10.06% decrease

Kettering had 26,936 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Kettering has an area^<4> of 18.69 square miles [48.39 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Kettering had a 2000 population density of 3,077 people per square mile [1,188 people/km²], making it the state's 74th most densely populated area.

Montgomery County

The city of Kettering is primarily located in Montgomery County. A portion of Kettering extends into Greene County.

The county had a population of 558,516 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 57,502 people, Kettering contained 10.3% of the Montgomery County total.

In addition, where the community of Kettering has a population density of 3,077 people per square mile [1,188 people/km²], Montgomery County averages 1,209 people per square mile [467.1 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Montgomery County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Kettering and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Kettering. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Kettering. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Kettering, it also contains a comparison between Kettering and the state of Ohio.

Click here for the Kettering QuickFact (QF-3940040).

The following communities are nearby Kettering and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beavercreek	QF-3904720	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	39,909	5.07% increase
	Dayton	QF-3921000	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	154,200	7.21% decrease
	Fairborn	QF-3925914	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	32,366	0.98% increase
	Huber Heights	QF-3936610	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	37,148	2.78% decrease
	Middletown	QF-3949840	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	51,422	0.35% decrease
	Springfield	QF-3974118	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	62,269	4.73% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Kettering.

A Census Quickfact is available for Montgomery County (QF-39113).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Montgomery County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Butler	QF-39017	SW	360,765	8.12% increase
	Clark	QF-39023	NE	139,859	3.32% decrease
	Darke	QF-39037	NW	52,027	2.37% decrease
	Greene	QF-39057	E	159,190	7.41% increase
	Miami	QF-39109	N	101,085	2.13% increase
	Preble	QF-39135	W	41,643	1.69% decrease
	Warren	QF-39165	S	207,353	29.04% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Kettering:

Kettering is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Kettering.

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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Kettering. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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