City safety & data profile

New PhiladelphiaOH

New Philadelphia, OH is a 17K-resident city in Tuscarawas County with a median household income of $58,547.

Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for New Philadelphia, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. New Philadelphia has a population larger than 36% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $169,500.

Data updated 2026-09-04

17K
Population (place)
Bottom 37%
By size
$58,547
Median income (place)
$169,500
Median home (place)
15.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on New Philadelphia

New Philadelphia posts a median household income higher than 20% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 21%
by median income, US cities

Where New Philadelphia income ranks nationally

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

$58,547 Bottom 20% higher than 20% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

New Philadelphia $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 New Philadelphia, OH beyond the headline numbers

New Philadelphia sits inside Tuscarawas County, Ohio, at roughly 40.49°N, -81.45°W. Population 17,484, $58,547 median household income. Median home value $169,500, median rent $897. Poverty rate 15.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in New Philadelphia, OH stands at 15.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in New Philadelphia runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 8.8% of New Philadelphia workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 43.3% in New Philadelphia, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

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

At 43.2 years, New Philadelphia'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 New Philadelphia 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)
17,484
New Philadelphia · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$58,547
-35% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$169,500
-59% vs avg
Median Age (place)
43.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Tuscarawas County): New Philadelphia'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
92K-0%
Median Income
$65,044+49%
Median Home Value
$185,400+71%
Poverty Rate
13.4%-8%
Unemployment
4.5%-52%

Economics

Economics indicators for New Philadelphia, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$897/mo
Poverty Rate
15.9% +28% vs avg
Unemployment 3.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 24.4%
Work From Home 8.8%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 91.5%
African American 0.9%
Asian 1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
43.3%
Short Sleep Duration
40.2%
High Blood Pressure
38.9%
Physical Inactivity
29.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.5%
Current Smoking
17.1%
Binge Drinking
16.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.9%
Diabetes
13.3%
Current Asthma
11.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.7%
Annual Checkup 79.5%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.8%
Stroke
3.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect New Philadelphia?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OH-NEW-PHILADELPHIA · New Philadelphia

New Philadelphia: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of New Philadelphia, OH?
New Philadelphia, OH has a population of 17,484 people, located in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in New Philadelphia?
The median household income in New Philadelphia, OH is $58,547 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.9%.
What is the median home value in New Philadelphia?
The median home value in New Philadelphia, OH is $169,500. Median rent is $897/month.
What are the top health concerns in New Philadelphia?
The top health indicators in New Philadelphia include Obesity (43.3%), Short Sleep Duration (40.2%), High Blood Pressure (38.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in New Philadelphia?
The median age in New Philadelphia, OH is 43.2 years. 24.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (15.9% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($58,547 here).

Compare New Philadelphia 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.

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Nearby Cities 8

Using New Philadelphia'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 New Philadelphia 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 New Philadelphia 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 (Tuscarawas 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.