Castalia vs Kelleys Island

A side-by-side comparison of Castalia and Kelleys Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Castalia and Kelleys Island are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Castalia has the higher population (1,348 vs 198 in Kelleys Island). Kelleys Island has the higher median household income ($91,875 vs $51,798 in Castalia). Kelleys Island has the higher median home value ($333,300 vs $179,300 in Castalia).

Population, income & housing

	Castalia	Kelleys Island
Population	1,348	198
Median age	29.2 yrs	64.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,798	$91,875
Median home value	$179,300	$333,300
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	511	966
Homeownership rate	51.5%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	49.4%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	28.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castalia	Kelleys Island
Population	953 → 1,348 (+41.4%)	236 → 198 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$66,985 → $51,798 (-22.7%)	$59,444 → $91,875 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $179,300 (+21.1%)	$293,500 → $333,300 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $775 (+3.3%)	$850 → $950 (+11.8%)

Castalia

Population

9531,348

Median household income

$66,985$51,798

Median home value

$148,100$179,300

Median gross rent

$750$775

Kelleys Island

Population

236198

Median household income

$59,444$91,875

Median home value

$293,500$333,300

Median gross rent

$850$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castalia	Kelleys Island
Under 5	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.1%	1.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	7.6%	2.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	5.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	26.3%
65 to 74	7.3%	44.4%
75 and over	3.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castalia	Kelleys Island
White (non-Hispanic)	67.7%	93.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	25.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castalia	Kelleys Island
No high school diploma	8.3%	3.3%
High school graduate	40.4%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castalia	Kelleys Island
Drove alone	74.8%	50.8%
Carpooled	20.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	11.9%
Worked from home	2.0%	32.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castalia	Kelleys Island
1-unit, detached	83.8%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Castalia	Kelleys Island
Poverty rate	31.7%	3.1%
Average household size	2.89	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1953	1986