Columbiana vs East Palestine

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

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

Columbiana has the higher population (6,800 vs 4,699 in East Palestine). Columbiana has the higher median household income ($49,873 vs $49,006 in East Palestine). Columbiana has the higher median home value ($187,000 vs $114,100 in East Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiana	East Palestine
Population	6,800	4,699
Median age	50.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,873	$49,006
Median home value	$187,000	$114,100
Median gross rent	$656	$824
Housing units	3,515	2,282
Homeownership rate	60.3%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiana	East Palestine
Population	6,247 → 6,800 (+8.9%)	4,493 → 4,699 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$44,107 → $49,873 (+13.1%)	$49,615 → $49,006 (-1.2%)
Median home value	$148,300 → $187,000 (+26.1%)	$87,600 → $114,100 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $656 (+12.3%)	$822 → $824 (+0.2%)

Columbiana

Population

6,2476,800

Median household income

$44,107$49,873

Median home value

$148,300$187,000

Median gross rent

$584$656

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)

	Columbiana	East Palestine
Under 5	3.6%	8.7%
5 to 17	11.3%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	16.5%	8.6%
75 and over	14.8%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiana	East Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiana	East Palestine
No high school diploma	3.6%	15.7%
High school graduate	35.7%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiana	East Palestine
Drove alone	76.0%	71.7%
Carpooled	13.0%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	6.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiana	East Palestine
1-unit, detached	43.0%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	22.4%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	5.3%
20 or more units	10.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbiana	East Palestine
Poverty rate	9.7%	9.5%
Average household size	1.95	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1978	1948