East Palestine vs Lisbon

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

East Palestine and Lisbon 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 2,567 in Lisbon). East Palestine has the higher median household income ($49,006 vs $44,740 in Lisbon). East Palestine has the higher median home value ($114,100 vs $107,600 in Lisbon).

Population, income & housing

	East Palestine	Lisbon
Population	4,699	2,567
Median age	40.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,006	$44,740
Median home value	$114,100	$107,600
Median gross rent	$824	$815
Housing units	2,282	1,322
Homeownership rate	66.7%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Palestine	Lisbon
Population	4,493 → 4,699 (+4.6%)	2,695 → 2,567 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$49,615 → $49,006 (-1.2%)	$29,659 → $44,740 (+50.8%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $114,100 (+30.3%)	$85,700 → $107,600 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $824 (+0.2%)	$697 → $815 (+16.9%)

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

Lisbon

Population

2,6952,567

Median household income

$29,659$44,740

Median home value

$85,700$107,600

Median gross rent

$697$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Palestine	Lisbon
Under 5	8.7%	9.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	14.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	13.4%
75 and over	12.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Palestine	Lisbon
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Palestine	Lisbon
No high school diploma	15.7%	11.8%
High school graduate	51.1%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Palestine	Lisbon
Drove alone	71.7%	83.9%
Carpooled	19.0%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	3.7%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Palestine	Lisbon
1-unit, detached	83.8%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	24.3%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	East Palestine	Lisbon
Poverty rate	9.5%	24.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1948	1944