Gordon vs North Star

A side-by-side comparison of Gordon and North Star: population, income, housing, and more.

Gordon and North Star are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gordon has the higher population (248 vs 188 in North Star). North Star has the higher median household income ($120,833 vs $75,500 in Gordon). North Star has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $118,500 in Gordon).

Population, income & housing

	Gordon	North Star
Population	248	188
Median age	42.3 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,500	$120,833
Median home value	$118,500	$245,000
Median gross rent	$807	—
Housing units	126	67
Homeownership rate	77.3%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gordon	North Star
Population	163 → 248 (+52.1%)	218 → 188 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$75,000 → $75,500 (+0.7%)	$63,571 → $120,833 (+90.1%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $118,500 (+28.1%)	$132,300 → $245,000 (+85.2%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $807 (+26.5%)	—

Gordon

Population

163248

Median household income

$75,000$75,500

Median home value

$92,500$118,500

Median gross rent

$638$807

North Star

Population

218188

Median household income

$63,571$120,833

Median home value

$132,300$245,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gordon	North Star
Under 5	5.6%	17.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	12.2%
18 to 24	10.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	8.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	16.1%	9.0%
45 to 54	5.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	24.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	5.9%
75 and over	5.2%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gordon	North Star
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gordon	North Star
No high school diploma	1.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	56.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gordon	North Star
Drove alone	86.4%	92.5%
Carpooled	0.8%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gordon	North Star
1-unit, detached	100.0%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gordon	North Star
Poverty rate	4.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1938	1963