North Star vs Rossburg

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

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

Rossburg has the higher population (272 vs 188 in North Star). North Star has the higher median household income ($120,833 vs $68,854 in Rossburg). North Star has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $114,600 in Rossburg).

Population, income & housing

	North Star	Rossburg
Population	188	272
Median age	35.1 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$120,833	$68,854
Median home value	$245,000	$114,600
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	67	115
Homeownership rate	90.9%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	0.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Star	Rossburg
Population	218 → 188 (-13.8%)	248 → 272 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$63,571 → $120,833 (+90.1%)	$50,000 → $68,854 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$132,300 → $245,000 (+85.2%)	$65,300 → $114,600 (+75.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$709 → $625 (-11.8%)

North Star

Population

218188

Median household income

$63,571$120,833

Median home value

$132,300$245,000

Rossburg

Population

248272

Median household income

$50,000$68,854

Median home value

$65,300$114,600

Median gross rent

$709$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Star	Rossburg
Under 5	17.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	12.2%	19.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	7.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	15.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	21.3%
65 to 74	5.9%	11.8%
75 and over	11.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Star	Rossburg
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Star	Rossburg
No high school diploma	6.8%	14.4%
High school graduate	34.7%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Star	Rossburg
Drove alone	92.5%	79.7%
Carpooled	4.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Star	Rossburg
1-unit, detached	91.0%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Star	Rossburg
Poverty rate	6.4%	15.8%
Average household size	2.85	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1963	1956