Urbancrest, Ohio

Urbancrest, Ohio
FIPS code		39-79100[3]
GNIS feature ID	2400032[2]

Urbancrest is a

.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.60 square miles (1.55 km²), all land.^[4]

Urbancrest borders Columbus, Ohio and Grove City, Ohio.

It is entirely located in the South-Western City School District.^[5]

History

Urbancrest was first settled in 1889, with the first church, later known as Union Baptist Church, being founded in 1892. The village was then incorporated in 1948. In 1971, Urbancrest elected Ellen Walker Craig-Jones as mayor, making her the first African-American female mayor elected in the United States of America.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1950	823		—
1960	1,029		25.0%
1970	754		−26.7%
1980	880		16.7%
1990	862		−2.0%
2000	868		0.7%
2010	960		10.6%
2020	1,031		7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8]

2020 census

Urbancrest, Ohio – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2000[9]	Pop 2010[10]	Pop 2020[11]	% 2000	% 2010	2020
White alone (NH)	194	231	255	22.35%	24.06%	24.73%
Black or African American alone (NH)	503	523	599	57.95%	54.48%	58.10%
Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	1	0	0.46%	0.10%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	122	28	18	14.06%	2.92%	1.75%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	84	2	0.00%	8.75%	0.19%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	3	6	8	0.35%	0.31%	0.78%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	30	54	60	3.46%	5.63%	5.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	36	89	1.38%	3.75%	8.63%
Total	868	960	1,031	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 337 households, of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were married couples living together, 33.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.41.

The median age in the village was 25.3 years. 38.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 19.7% were from 45 to 64; and 7.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.0% male and 55.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 321 households, out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.6% were married couples living together, 42.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 41.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 72.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 62.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $20,333, and the median income for a family was $23,929. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $25,268 for females. The

, including 44.7% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

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