Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety76#3,708/15,637
Economy52#7,518/15,631
Housing—
Health62#5,924/15,609
Healthcare83#2,736/15,650
Environment34#10,218/15,453
Education71#4,489/15,649
Infrastructure100#43/15,650
Community52#7,495/15,651
Leisure & amenities40#9,361/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Greene County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.273
99/100Ohio 0.467United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Broadband subscriptions · high100.0%
99/100Ohio 90.1%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Average commute time · low12.4 min
98/100Ohio 23.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Public transit commuters · high9.3%
97/100Ohio 1.0%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301High uncertainty
Natural hazard risk · low3.1
96/100Ohio 14.52025Federal Emergency Management AgencyGreene County value
Rent as share of income · low21.2%
96/100Ohio 28.3%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Weaknesses

Comfortable days · low22.6%
5/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationGreene County value
Unemployment rate · high10.8%
8/100Ohio 4.7%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Job growth · low-2.6%
9/100Ohio -0.2%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataGreene County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high8.8 µg/m³
19/100Ohio 8.5 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyGreene County value
Students per teacher · high17.3×
19/100Ohio 16.8×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsGreene County value
Adult obesity · high40.4%
20/100Ohio 39.3%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
2,387 (2015-2019) → 1,508 (2020-2024)
−37%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateImproving
10.8% (2015-2019) → 0.0% (2020-2024)
−11 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Public transit commutersImproving
0.0% (2015-2019) → 9.3% (2020-2024)
+9.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B08301US 5.0% → 3.2%
Unemployment rateWorsening
2.7% (2015-2019) → 10.8% (2020-2024)
+8.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherWorsening
43.4% (2015-2019) → 37.3% (2020-2024)
−6.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Median household incomeImproving
$70,183 (2015-2019) → $89,615 (2020-2024)
+28%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio improved on 1 of 8 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 7 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Rent / income−4.3 points25.5% → 21.2%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 8 measures

Change of every measure of Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	11.2 min2015-2019	12.5 min2020-2024	+1.2 min	Within the margin of error	34%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%2015-2019	37.3%2020-2024	−6.1 points	Within the margin of error	5%
Broadband subscriptions	96.9%2015-2019	100.0%2020-2024	+3.1 points	Within the margin of error	21%
High school diploma or higher	91.1%2015-2019	95.0%2020-2024	+4 points	Within the margin of error	76%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3362015-2019	0.2732020-2024	−0.063	Within the margin of error	88%
Median household income	$70,1832015-2019	$89,6152020-2024	+28%	Within the margin of error	50%
Rent as share of income	25.5%2015-2019	21.2%2020-2024	−4.3 points	Improved	80%
Rent-burdened households	26.2%2015-2019	23.0%2020-2024	−3.2 points	Within the margin of error	67%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio itself moved +3.4 points in standing on average over the same 8 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,508 residents (±304)

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 women (−7.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,508 residents (±304)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

White71%1,075
Black14%†209
Hispanic or Latino8.5%†128
Asian1.2%†18
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races5.2%†78

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

786 residents (±169)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma5.0%†39
High school or GED11%†85
Some college21%†163
Associate degree26%†206
Bachelor's degree26%†203
Graduate degree11%†90

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Graduate degree (−10.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

426 households (±89)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k0.7%†3
$25k–50k15%†66
$50k–75k24%†102
$75k–100k14%†61
$100k–150k31%†131
$150k–200k14%†58
$200k or more1.2%†5

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+17.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

426 households (±89)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

Own2.6%†11
Rent97%415

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Rent (−2.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

373 households (±87)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.5%†2
$1,000–1,50067%†251

Home values

11 homes (±18)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k100%†11
$150k–250k0.0%0
$250k–400k0.0%0

Age of homes

461 homes (±86)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later2.2%†10
2000–200926%†119
1980–19998.7%†40

Size of homes

461 homes (±86)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom0.0%0
2 bedrooms13%†58

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

900 workers (±139)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone72%651
Carpool5.3%†48
Public transit9.3%†84
Walk1.8%†16
Bike2.2%†20
Work from home9.0%†81
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−17.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

819 workers (±135)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min54%439
15–29 min40%331
30–44 min6.0%†49

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Greene County, the county holding most of Wright-Patterson AFB's residents.

Greene County has 3,266 employer establishments, 192 for every 10,000 residents (0.77× the US rate of 248; 0.89× Ohio's), with 58,026 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,135. The Census Bureau also counts 11,920 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,266; 11,920 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 192; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 58,026
Average annual pay: $56,135; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Greene County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	320	18.8	1.02×About typical	7,464	$20,344	36
Ambulatory health care services	287	16.9	0.81×About typical	3,064	$67,787	704
Limited-service restaurants	154	9.1	1.13×About typical	3,178	$18,672	16
Specialty trade contractors	144	8.5	0.55×Fewer than typical	1,309	$60,914	799
Lessors of real estate	129	7.6	0.62×Fewer than typical	401	$46,219	1,197
Religious organizations	127	7.5	1.35×More than typical	965	$25,165	—
Computer systems design and related services	120	7.1	1.63×More than typical	3,972	$89,342	185
Full-service restaurants	118	6.9	0.90×About typical	3,515	$22,880	16
Offices of physicians	100	5.9	0.91×About typical	1,114	$105,359	187
Services to buildings and dwellings	99	5.8	0.86×About typical	651	$37,065	639
Clothing and accessories stores	92	5.4	1.49×More than typical	1,151	$18,713	117
Construction of buildings	78	4.6	0.61×Fewer than typical	436	$79,651	345

Rank places for an industry Open Greene County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 170,072 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $1.2B of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: $767,796 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1.2B; −31% vs FY2025
Per resident: $767,796; US $1,994
Sole-source: 32%; US 30%
Single offer: 19%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Air Force$903.1M78%
Federal Acquisition Service$167.5M14%
Department of the Army$39.6M3.4%
Defense Logistics Agency$15.2M1.3%
Defense Health Agency$9.6M0.8%
Defense Information Systems Agency$9.1M0.8%
Department of the Navy$7.7M0.7%
Defense Contract Management Agency$3.5M0.3%

Top recipients

MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$61.1M5.3%
HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP$58.2M5.0%
RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INC$58M5.0%
ALTAMIRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP$48.2M4.2%
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$44M3.8%

Spending by fiscal year

680MFY2017
709.7MFY2018
734.5MFY2019
827.8MFY2020
783.7MFY2021
849.2MFY2022
1.3BFY2023
1.4B

Top industries (NAICS)

Scientific research and development services · 5417$517.5M45%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$270M23%
Other professional, scientific, and technical services · 5419$69.5M6.0%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$44.7M3.9%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$43.3M3.7%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

DEAMS SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND AGILE DEVELOPMENT$159M
CACI-ISS, LLC· Greene County, OH· IT & telecom· Aug 6, 2021 – May 4, 2026· FA877021FB002
ADD/ALTER IPC - WPAFB$145.9M
MESSER CONSTRUCTION CO· Greene County, OH· Construction & real property· Aug 12, 2020 – Jan 23, 2026· W912QR20C0030
UTILITY SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE WATER DISTRIBUTION AND WASTEWATER COLLECTION UTILITY SYSTEMS AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO$128.8M
AMERICAN WATER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, LLC· Greene County, OH· Facilities & utilities· Sep 27, 2017 – Jun 3, 2026· SP060017C8322
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, so they do not add up across cities.

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio's figures are part of those of Greene County, OH ($1.7B in FY2026), never added to them: 70% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Wright-Patterson AFB is mostly in Greene County.

See federal money in Greene County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Michael R. TurnerR-OH-10 · 100% of residentsWith party 93%Missed 3.0%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Greene County84100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH58

Other cities and towns in Greene County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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