East Palestine vs Leetonia

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

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

East Palestine has the higher population (4,699 vs 1,900 in Leetonia). Leetonia has the higher median household income ($60,893 vs $49,006 in East Palestine). East Palestine has the higher median home value ($114,100 vs $94,000 in Leetonia).

Population, income & housing

	East Palestine	Leetonia
Population	4,699	1,900
Median age	40.2 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,006	$60,893
Median home value	$114,100	$94,000
Median gross rent	$824	$772
Housing units	2,282	979
Homeownership rate	66.7%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Palestine	Leetonia
Population	4,493 → 4,699 (+4.6%)	2,218 → 1,900 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$49,615 → $49,006 (-1.2%)	$60,197 → $60,893 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $114,100 (+30.3%)	$83,400 → $94,000 (+12.7%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $824 (+0.2%)	$837 → $772 (-7.8%)

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

Leetonia

Population

2,2181,900

Median household income

$60,197$60,893

Median home value

$83,400$94,000

Median gross rent

$837$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Palestine	Leetonia
Under 5	8.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	14.7%
75 and over	12.9%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Palestine	Leetonia
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Palestine	Leetonia
No high school diploma	15.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	51.1%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Palestine	Leetonia
Drove alone	71.7%	84.0%
Carpooled	19.0%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Palestine	Leetonia
1-unit, detached	83.8%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	East Palestine	Leetonia
Poverty rate	9.5%	11.5%
Average household size	2.32	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1948	1946