Burton vs Chardon

A side-by-side comparison of Burton and Chardon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chardon has the higher population (5,246 vs 1,634 in Burton). Chardon has the higher median household income ($86,618 vs $66,058 in Burton). Chardon has the higher median home value ($274,500 vs $206,600 in Burton).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	Chardon
Population	1,634	5,246
Median age	47.5 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,058	$86,618
Median home value	$206,600	$274,500
Median gross rent	$892	$1,035
Housing units	892	2,218
Homeownership rate	58.8%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	Chardon
Population	1,375 → 1,634 (+18.8%)	5,167 → 5,246 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$51,875 → $66,058 (+27.3%)	$65,262 → $86,618 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$157,400 → $206,600 (+31.3%)	$190,200 → $274,500 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $892 (+4.2%)	$742 → $1,035 (+39.5%)

Burton

Population

1,3751,634

Median household income

$51,875$66,058

Median home value

$157,400$206,600

Median gross rent

$856$892

Chardon

Population

5,1675,246

Median household income

$65,262$86,618

Median home value

$190,200$274,500

Median gross rent

$742$1,035

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burton	Chardon
Under 5	3.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	9.1%	15.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	5.9%
55 to 64	17.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.8%
75 and over	13.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	Chardon
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.3%
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	0.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burton	Chardon
No high school diploma	7.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	37.9%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	Chardon
Drove alone	83.8%	80.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	11.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burton	Chardon
1-unit, detached	70.4%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burton	Chardon
Poverty rate	15.4%	10.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1950	1973