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A town of 4,996.
Licking Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 582nd of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $92K. A typical home there costs about $318K, 3.9 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Licking Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where Ohio’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Licking Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Anthony Pitzer Jr. House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where Licking Township beats most towns.
4.5% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Licking Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1909 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Licking Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Licking Township.
35 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Dawes Arboretum, 502 acres with 8.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dawes Arboretum | 8.8 mi | 502 |
| 2. Dawes Arboretum North | 6.6 mi | 301 |
| 3. Dawes Arboretum East | 3.2 mi | 221 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Lakewood Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lakewood High School, with 450 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 421 | – |
| Lakewood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 450 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Licking Township for work: only 3% work in town. 7% of Licking Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Columbus (20%), Newark (15%) and Heath (8%).
| Licking Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $92,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Licking Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Licking Township has grown 3.7% since 2020, to 4,996 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 21% of Licking Township residents are 65 or older.
| Licking Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Licking Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 5,000, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 2020, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Licking Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,710 U.S. towns with household incomes like Licking Township’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Licking Township beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of adults binge drink in Licking Township.
| Licking Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Licking Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Licking Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
39 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
32 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
8 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy MoundOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Licking Township
About 5 of every 100 Licking Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Licking Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Licking Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Licking Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,824.
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9 towns share a border with Licking Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Township | #582 | B− | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Union Township | #308 | B+ | B− | — | A | B− |
| Heath | #717 | C+ | B | D | B | B− |
| Franklin Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
| Hebron | — | — | A | B | B− | C+ |
| Harbor Hills | — | — | C− | — | B− | B |
| Bowling Green Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B− |
| Thornport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Franklin Township, Hebron, Harbor Hills and Bowling Green Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Licking Township, Union Township, Franklin Township, Harbor Hills and Bowling Green Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Thornport isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Licking Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Licking Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #582 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
