Thurston, Ohio Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 555. Estimated population in July 2024: 611 (+10.1% change)
Males: 272 (49.0%), Females: 283 (51.0%)
Fairfield County
Zip code: 43157
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $29,911
Median house value: $82,900
Population by Race
Races in Thurston:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
Ancestries: United States (27.9%), German (22.7%), Irish (15.5%), English (8.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), Dutch (2.0%).
Elevation: 881 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Thurston
- High school or higher: 76.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Thurston village
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 13.0%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Thurston:
- FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; LANCASTER, OH)
- LICKING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; NEWARK, OH)
- HOCKING VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LOGAN, OH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thurston:
- PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 26 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: CMH)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: LCK)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: OSU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thurston:
- MILLER FARM LANDING STRIP (about 4 miles; BALTIMORE, OH; Abbreviation: 7B4)
- FAIRFIELD COUNTY (about 10 miles; LANCASTER, OH; Abbreviation: LHQ)
- NEWARK-HEATH (about 14 miles; NEWARK, OH; Abbreviation: VTA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thurston:
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 28 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,999)
- OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,226)
- COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,583)
- FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,048)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 35 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 42,666)