Julia Rice Seney (Toledo Women Writers of Yesterday, 1924), 1924
Kalida’s story
192 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1924.
- 1834Kalida is settled
KalidaOH
Population
1,481
2025 Census estimate · +1.4% since 2020
Median home value
$196K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
40.7
years
Jobs based here
1,641
A job hub
Is Kalida a good place to live?
The best of Kalida’s subject grades are an A+ for schools and cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 57 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on cost of living. Kalida has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Kalida stand out
Where Kalida beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Jobs here1,641
Residents who work705
Work
2.3 jobs for every working resident
A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 96% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Kalida6.6
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA−
69% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1834
A long history
A history going back 192 years.
Small town
1,481 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Kalida grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Kalida is from typical.
SchoolsBeat 99% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationA+Open →Cost of livingA+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Jobs & incomeA−Open →HealthHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns; Bluffton Hospital 16.4 miles awayBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 6.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksCOpen →History4 notable people born hereB−Open →Civic life6.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Kalida: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kalida, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterKalida Village PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kalida’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Putnam County Board of ElectionsPutnam County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code4585345853 99%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kalida.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
A smaller share of residents in Kalida live below the poverty line than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
1.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Kalida, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Kalida’s median household income is $88,000. Since 2013, Kalida has added 1,018 jobs, to 1,641 in 2023.
15%work in town
| Kalida | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Kalida15%
Lima14%
Ottawa8%
Findlay4%
American Township3%
18 mi
median commute distance
1,641
jobs based in Kalida
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Kalida faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kalida.
74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 1981
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Kalida, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Kalida has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
11″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–36°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, fewer of Kalida’s adults sleep under 7 hours
31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Kalida, where Ohio’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 36%. 18% of Kalida adults binge drink. Kalida beats the Ohio average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
63%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Kalida | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
12 better19 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Kalida | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.3% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.7% |
Bluffton Hospital
16.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
An age mix much like Ohio’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Kalida.
40.7median age · OH 39.7
| Kalida | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
KalidaOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
19%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma2%
High school25%
Some college23%
Associate’s13%
Bachelor’s28%
Graduate10%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 34% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of Kalida’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Kalida | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kalida
18pages on Kalida
The big questions
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kalida; the nearest are
University of Northwestern OhioUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lima15.4 mi$13,875 tuitionOhio State University-Lima CampusUniversity or college · Public · Lima19 mi$9,488 in-state tuitionNorthwest State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Archbold32.7 mi$4,698 in-state tuition
About 9 of every 100 Kalida residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A job hub
Every workday, about 1,533 people come to Kalida for work
Where Kalida’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,641jobs based in Kalida
15%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Kalida
4 notable people were born in Kalida.
About Kalida
Village in Ohio, United States
Kalida ( kə-LY-də) is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,455 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 725 ft
- ZIP code
- 45853
Questions about Kalida
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kalida, OH expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $196,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
What is Kalida, OH known for?
4 notable people were born here, including Edward Settle Godfrey and John Wesley Hill.