Powell Jobs

Powell is a city in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,247 at the 2000 census. The U.S. Census Bureau's official population estimate as of 2006 was 11,494. The community was first settled around 1801, two years before Ohio became a state. It was named "Middlebury" at the time, because the first settlers came from the Middlebury, Connecticut area. In 1857, Judge Thomas Powell established the first post office in the community, and the residents decided to adopt his name. Powell was finally incorporated as a municipality in 1947. The population remained small until the late 1980s, when residential development expanding from the northern Columbus metropolitan area reached Powell. In twenty years, the population rose from less than 400 to over 6,000. In July of 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Powell 18 on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. The general Powell area is usually interpreted to mean not only the incorporated...more

Among the most common occupations in Powell are Management, professional, and related occupations, 63%; Sales and office occupations, 25%; and Service occupations, 5%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in Powell, Ohio work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Powell, Ohio are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 18%; and Manufacturing, 12%. Simply Hired's Powell job listings indicate that the following industries in Powell are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Powell, Ohio is $60,901, and the median income of households in Powell was $115,904.

According to our Powell Trends data, the number of Powell, Ohio jobs has increased by 23% since October 2011.

Population of Powell Total population 6,247 Male 50.22% Female 49.78% Median age 34.7     Powell Housing Owner-occupied homes 97.8% Median cost of a home $259,200 Median mortgage payment $1,436 Renter-occupied homes 2.2% Vacant housing 2.8% Median monthly rent $1,359     Average Income Median for all male full-time $79,146 Median for all female full-time $42,656     Household Income Less than $10,000 0% $10,000 to $14,999 1% $15,000 to $24,999 3% $25,000 to $34,999 2% $35,000 to $49,999 4% $50,000 to $74,999 12% $75,000 to $99,999 17% $100,000 to $149,999 33% $150,000 to $199,999 12% $200,000 or more 16%

Education Less than 9th grade 0% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1% High school graduate 8% Some college, no degree 16% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 43% Graduate degree 25%     Marital Status Never married 11% Currently married 82% Separated 1% Widowed 1% Divorced 5%     Race White 95% Black or African American 2% Asian 3% Other 0%     Powell Commute Carpool 7.2% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 27 minutes