City safety & data profile

LondonOH

London, OH is a 10K-resident city in Madison County with a median household income of $60,231.

Madison County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for London, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. London has a population larger than 0% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $201,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 1%
By size
$60,231
Median income (place)
$201,000
Median home (place)
10.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on London

London posts a median household income higher than 22% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the London area.

Bottom 23%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near London

Where London income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$60,231 Bottom 22% higher than 22% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

London $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading London, OH beyond the headline numbers

London sits inside Madison County, Ohio, at roughly 39.89°N, -83.45°W. Population 10,060, $60,231 median household income. Median home value $201,000, median rent $916. Poverty rate 10.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around London, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 10.8%, poverty in London, OH runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in London costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

13.8% of London workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 17.4% in London, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of London workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 41.9 years, London's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for London from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,060
London · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$60,231
-33% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$201,000
-51% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Madison County): London's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
44K+3%
Median Income
$87,045+58%
Median Home Value
$250,100+74%
Poverty Rate
8.5%-23%
Unemployment
3.5%-46%

Economics

Economics indicators for London, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$916/mo
Poverty Rate
10.8% -13% vs avg
Unemployment 4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 22.3%
Work From Home 13.8%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 89.9%
African American 1.1%
Asian 2%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
38.8%
Short Sleep Duration
38.7%
Obesity
37.8%
Physical Inactivity
29.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.7%
Current Smoking
17.4%
Binge Drinking
16.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.8%
Diabetes
13.4%
Current Asthma
11.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.4%
Annual Checkup 79.4%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.5%
Stroke
3.8%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
★★★
1
★★
0
★
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MADISON HEALTH
LONDON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect London?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for London right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OH-LONDON · London

London: 42 tagged alerts; lead category Environment Agency flood warning.

  • VOL-HEAVY 42 on record
  • MIX-LED 90% uk-floods
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
  • NEAR-PEER 36 · Somerset

Tagged alert mix: London

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 42 tagged notices on record for London.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Somerset, NJ (36 tagged · Δ6)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to London; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (42 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Somerset, NJ 36 alerts El Paso, TX 16 alerts Phoenix, AZ 15 alerts California, MD 15 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of London, OH? ▼
London, OH has a population of 10,060 people, located in Madison County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in London? ▼
The median household income in London, OH is $60,231 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.8%.
What is the median home value in London? ▼
The median home value in London, OH is $201,000. Median rent is $916/month.
What are the top health concerns in London? ▼
The top health indicators in London include High Blood Pressure (38.8%), Short Sleep Duration (38.7%), Obesity (37.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in London? ▼
London has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in London? ▼
The median age in London, OH is 41.9 years. 22.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for London, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (10.8% here).

Santa Ana, CA 10.8% Irvine, CA 10.8% Cedar Rapids, IA 10.8% Kent, WA 10.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($60,231 here).

Clinton, IA $60,230 Stuart, FL $60,225 Selma, CA $60,241 Madison Heights, VA $60,215

Compare London with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Hilliard, OH 34K Washington Court House, OH 14K Grove City, OH 39K Marysville, OH 23K Springfield, OH 60K Urbana, OH 12K Dublin, OH 45K Upper Arlington, OH 35K
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Using London's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the London area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare London against Ohio peers on any ranking lens. Explore Ohio

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Madison County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.