Grove City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 42,782 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Grove City is the 30th largest community in Ohio. Grove City 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 Grove City, where the median household income is $90,888.00. Grove City real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Grove City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Grove City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Grove City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grove City who work in office and administrative support (15.09%), management occupations (12.04%), and sales jobs (7.70%). Also of interest is that Grove City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Grove City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The population of Grove City is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.29% of adults in Grove City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Grove City in 2022 was $46,488, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,952 for a family of four. However, Grove City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grove City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grove City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grove City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grove City include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Grove City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
