City safety & data profile

PataskalaOH

Pataskala, OH is a 15K-resident city in Licking County with a median household income of $92,033.

Licking County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Pataskala, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Pataskala has a population larger than 28% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $314,500.

Data updated 2026-09-03

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 29%
By size
$92,033
Median income (place)
$314,500
Median home (place)
6.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Pataskala

Pataskala posts a median household income higher than 62% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 38%
by median income, US cities

Where Pataskala income ranks nationally

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

$92,033 Top 38% higher than 62% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Pataskala $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 Pataskala, OH beyond the headline numbers

Pataskala sits inside Licking County, Ohio, at roughly 40.00°N, -82.67°W. Population 15,245, $92,033 median household income. Median home value $314,500, median rent $1,387. Poverty rate 6.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6.5% of Pataskala, OH residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Pataskala costs roughly 3.4 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

18.8% of Pataskala workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Pataskala 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)
15,245
Pataskala · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$92,033
+3% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$314,500
-24% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Licking County): Pataskala'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
182K+9%
Median Income
$84,426+53%
Median Home Value
$275,200+84%
Poverty Rate
10.2%-15%
Unemployment
3.2%-61%

Economics

Economics indicators for Pataskala, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,387/mo
Poverty Rate
6.5% -48% vs avg
Unemployment 3.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 29.2%
Work From Home 18.8%
Public Transit 0.4%

Population

White 69.7%
African American 9.6%
Asian 12.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.9%
Obesity
37.1%
High Blood Pressure
34%
Physical Inactivity
23.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.8%
Binge Drinking
15.5%
Current Smoking
14.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.7%
Diabetes
12.2%
Current Asthma
10.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.1%
Annual Checkup 79%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.1%
Stroke
3.1%

What alerts and safety updates affect Pataskala?

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

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Sheet OH-PATASKALA · Pataskala

Pataskala: 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 Pataskala; 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 Pataskala, OH? ▼
Pataskala, OH has a population of 15,245 people, located in Licking County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Pataskala? ▼
The median household income in Pataskala, OH is $92,033 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.5%.
What is the median home value in Pataskala? ▼
The median home value in Pataskala, OH is $314,500. Median rent is $1,387/month.
What are the top health concerns in Pataskala? ▼
The top health indicators in Pataskala include Short Sleep Duration (37.9%), Obesity (37.1%), High Blood Pressure (34%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Pataskala? ▼
The median age in Pataskala, OH is 37.1 years. 29.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (6.5% here).

Petaluma, CA 6.5% Oro Valley, AZ 6.5% Goose Creek, SC 6.5% Oak Forest, IL 6.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($92,033 here).

Moss Bluff, LA $92,036 Glen Cove, NY $92,064 Oak Forest, IL $91,990 Leland, NC $91,977

Compare Pataskala with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Pickerington, OH 20K Reynoldsburg, OH 37K Gahanna, OH 35K Whitehall, OH 19K Heath, OH 10K Bexley, OH 14K Newark, OH 48K Westerville, OH 38K
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Using Pataskala'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 Pataskala 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.
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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 (Licking 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.