Calcutta vs East Palestine

A side-by-side comparison of Calcutta and East Palestine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Calcutta has the higher population (4,770 vs 4,699 in East Palestine). Calcutta has the higher median household income ($60,341 vs $49,006 in East Palestine). Calcutta has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $114,100 in East Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	Calcutta	East Palestine
Population	4,770	4,699
Median age	51.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,341	$49,006
Median home value	$159,700	$114,100
Median gross rent	$664	$824
Housing units	2,159	2,282
Homeownership rate	82.4%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calcutta	East Palestine
Population	3,755 → 4,770 (+27.0%)	4,493 → 4,699 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$54,196 → $60,341 (+11.3%)	$49,615 → $49,006 (-1.2%)
Median home value	$148,000 → $159,700 (+7.9%)	$87,600 → $114,100 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $664 (-5.3%)	$822 → $824 (+0.2%)

Calcutta

Population

3,7554,770

Median household income

$54,196$60,341

Median home value

$148,000$159,700

Median gross rent

$701$664

East Palestine

Population

4,4934,699

Median household income

$49,615$49,006

Median home value

$87,600$114,100

Median gross rent

$822$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calcutta	East Palestine
Under 5	2.5%	8.7%
5 to 17	14.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	18.2%	8.6%
75 and over	12.9%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calcutta	East Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	88.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
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%	0.7%
Two or more races	7.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calcutta	East Palestine
No high school diploma	10.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	40.9%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calcutta	East Palestine
Drove alone	80.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	19.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	6.8%
Other means	4.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calcutta	East Palestine
1-unit, detached	65.8%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	5.3%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Calcutta	East Palestine
Poverty rate	5.8%	9.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1971	1948