Castalia vs Vermilion

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

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

Vermilion has the higher population (10,451 vs 1,348 in Castalia). Vermilion has the higher median household income ($73,052 vs $51,798 in Castalia). Castalia has the higher median home value ($179,300 vs $172,000 in Vermilion).

Population, income & housing

	Castalia	Vermilion
Population	1,348	10,451
Median age	29.2 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,798	$73,052
Median home value	$179,300	$172,000
Median gross rent	$775	$1,123
Housing units	511	5,249
Homeownership rate	51.5%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castalia	Vermilion
Population	953 → 1,348 (+41.4%)	10,479 → 10,451 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$66,985 → $51,798 (-22.7%)	$63,715 → $73,052 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $179,300 (+21.1%)	$140,800 → $172,000 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $775 (+3.3%)	$890 → $1,123 (+26.2%)

Castalia

Population

9531,348

Median household income

$66,985$51,798

Median home value

$148,100$179,300

Median gross rent

$750$775

Vermilion

Population

10,47910,451

Median household income

$63,715$73,052

Median home value

$140,800$172,000

Median gross rent

$890$1,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castalia	Vermilion
Under 5	7.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	27.1%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	7.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	9.9%	19.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	13.8%
75 and over	3.8%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castalia	Vermilion
White (non-Hispanic)	67.7%	93.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	25.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castalia	Vermilion
No high school diploma	8.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	40.4%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castalia	Vermilion
Drove alone	74.8%	80.9%
Carpooled	20.4%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castalia	Vermilion
1-unit, detached	83.8%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Castalia	Vermilion
Poverty rate	31.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.89	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1953	1966