Leetonia vs New Waterford

A side-by-side comparison of Leetonia and New Waterford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leetonia has the higher population (1,900 vs 982 in New Waterford). Leetonia has the higher median household income ($60,893 vs $51,932 in New Waterford). New Waterford has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $94,000 in Leetonia).

Population, income & housing

	Leetonia	New Waterford
Population	1,900	982
Median age	48.1 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,893	$51,932
Median home value	$94,000	$131,300
Median gross rent	$772	$533
Housing units	979	452
Homeownership rate	76.2%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leetonia	New Waterford
Population	2,218 → 1,900 (-14.3%)	945 → 982 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$60,197 → $60,893 (+1.2%)	$46,354 → $51,932 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$83,400 → $94,000 (+12.7%)	$93,800 → $131,300 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $772 (-7.8%)	$525 → $533 (+1.5%)

Leetonia

Population

2,2181,900

Median household income

$60,197$60,893

Median home value

$83,400$94,000

Median gross rent

$837$772

New Waterford

Population

945982

Median household income

$46,354$51,932

Median home value

$93,800$131,300

Median gross rent

$525$533

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leetonia	New Waterford
Under 5	3.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	10.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	11.5%
25 to 34	11.9%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	14.7%	11.4%
75 and over	14.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leetonia	New Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.5%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leetonia	New Waterford
No high school diploma	7.7%	9.5%
High school graduate	51.3%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leetonia	New Waterford
Drove alone	84.0%	92.1%
Carpooled	3.5%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	3.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leetonia	New Waterford
1-unit, detached	86.3%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Leetonia	New Waterford
Poverty rate	11.5%	17.3%
Average household size	2.13	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1946	1972