Buchtel vs Chauncey

A side-by-side comparison of Buchtel and Chauncey: population, income, housing, and more.

Buchtel and Chauncey are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chauncey has the higher population (822 vs 425 in Buchtel). Buchtel has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $36,356 in Chauncey). Buchtel has the higher median home value ($128,300 vs $74,000 in Chauncey).

Population, income & housing

	Buchtel	Chauncey
Population	425	822
Median age	38.8 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$36,356
Median home value	$128,300	$74,000
Median gross rent	$613	$743
Housing units	182	430
Homeownership rate	80.4%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buchtel	Chauncey
Population	524 → 425 (-18.9%)	1,056 → 822 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$41,607 → $60,625 (+45.7%)	$29,677 → $36,356 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $128,300 (+39.9%)	$62,100 → $74,000 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $613 (-25.1%)	$631 → $743 (+17.7%)

Buchtel

Population

524425

Median household income

$41,607$60,625

Median home value

$91,700$128,300

Median gross rent

$818$613

Chauncey

Population

1,056822

Median household income

$29,677$36,356

Median home value

$62,100$74,000

Median gross rent

$631$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buchtel	Chauncey
Under 5	22.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	5.9%	9.5%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.9%
25 to 34	7.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	20.4%
55 to 64	16.9%	22.3%
65 to 74	14.6%	7.4%
75 and over	4.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buchtel	Chauncey
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	95.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	18.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buchtel	Chauncey
No high school diploma	11.8%	14.9%
High school graduate	40.5%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buchtel	Chauncey
Drove alone	89.6%	80.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buchtel	Chauncey
1-unit, detached	74.7%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Buchtel	Chauncey
Poverty rate	10.0%	29.5%
Average household size	2.61	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1963	1959