Bass Lake vs South Russell

A side-by-side comparison of Bass Lake and South Russell: population, income, housing, and more.

Bass Lake and South Russell are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Russell has the higher population (3,972 vs 718 in Bass Lake). South Russell has the higher median household income ($166,481 vs $133,482 in Bass Lake). South Russell has the higher median home value ($414,700 vs $290,500 in Bass Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Bass Lake	South Russell
Population	718	3,972
Median age	42.4 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$133,482	$166,481
Median home value	$290,500	$414,700
Median gross rent	—	$2,176
Housing units	211	1,423
Homeownership rate	100.0%	98.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.6%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bass Lake	South Russell
Population	499 → 718 (+43.9%)	3,776 → 3,972 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$77,308 → $133,482 (+72.7%)	$119,457 → $166,481 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$228,900 → $290,500 (+26.9%)	$335,100 → $414,700 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,940 → $2,176 (+12.2%)

Bass Lake

Population

499718

Median household income

$77,308$133,482

Median home value

$228,900$290,500

South Russell

Population

3,7763,972

Median household income

$119,457$166,481

Median home value

$335,100$414,700

Median gross rent

$1,940$2,176

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bass Lake	South Russell
Under 5	6.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	25.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.4%
35 to 44	15.6%	7.3%
45 to 54	22.4%	16.1%
55 to 64	4.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.5%
75 and over	6.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bass Lake	South Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bass Lake	South Russell
No high school diploma	6.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	11.5%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.1%	43.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bass Lake	South Russell
Drove alone	73.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.9%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bass Lake	South Russell
1-unit, detached	100.0%	98.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
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

	Bass Lake	South Russell
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.2%
Average household size	3.40	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1977	1979