Blanchester vs Port William

A side-by-side comparison of Blanchester and Port William: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blanchester has the higher population (4,681 vs 366 in Port William). Port William has the higher median household income ($47,250 vs $45,179 in Blanchester). Blanchester has the higher median home value ($160,200 vs $80,000 in Port William).

Population, income & housing

	Blanchester	Port William
Population	4,681	366
Median age	36.3 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,179	$47,250
Median home value	$160,200	$80,000
Median gross rent	$833	$725
Housing units	1,862	130
Homeownership rate	57.9%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blanchester	Port William
Population	4,263 → 4,681 (+9.8%)	338 → 366 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$39,932 → $45,179 (+13.1%)	$46,250 → $47,250 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $160,200 (+67.2%)	$68,000 → $80,000 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $833 (+16.8%)	$775 → $725 (-6.5%)

Blanchester

Population

4,2634,681

Median household income

$39,932$45,179

Median home value

$95,800$160,200

Median gross rent

$713$833

Port William

Population

338366

Median household income

$46,250$47,250

Median home value

$68,000$80,000

Median gross rent

$775$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blanchester	Port William
Under 5	9.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.2%	31.4%
18 to 24	15.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	7.9%	13.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.9%
75 and over	7.1%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blanchester	Port William
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blanchester	Port William
No high school diploma	16.2%	16.5%
High school graduate	52.9%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blanchester	Port William
Drove alone	71.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	8.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blanchester	Port William
1-unit, detached	72.8%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Blanchester	Port William
Poverty rate	18.7%	33.6%
Average household size	2.67	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1962	1950