Burton vs Middlefield

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

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

Middlefield has the higher population (2,749 vs 1,634 in Burton). Burton has the higher median household income ($66,058 vs $64,406 in Middlefield). Burton has the higher median home value ($206,600 vs $200,400 in Middlefield).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	Middlefield
Population	1,634	2,749
Median age	47.5 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,058	$64,406
Median home value	$206,600	$200,400
Median gross rent	$892	$791
Housing units	892	1,364
Homeownership rate	58.8%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	Middlefield
Population	1,375 → 1,634 (+18.8%)	2,704 → 2,749 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$51,875 → $66,058 (+27.3%)	$48,025 → $64,406 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$157,400 → $206,600 (+31.3%)	$160,100 → $200,400 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $892 (+4.2%)	$692 → $791 (+14.3%)

Burton

Population

1,3751,634

Median household income

$51,875$66,058

Median home value

$157,400$206,600

Median gross rent

$856$892

Middlefield

Population

2,7042,749

Median household income

$48,025$64,406

Median home value

$160,100$200,400

Median gross rent

$692$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burton	Middlefield
Under 5	3.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	9.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.2%
25 to 34	16.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	18.7%
75 and over	13.9%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	Middlefield
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burton	Middlefield
No high school diploma	7.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	37.9%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	Middlefield
Drove alone	83.8%	88.1%
Carpooled	4.8%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	4.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	1.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burton	Middlefield
1-unit, detached	70.4%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	12.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burton	Middlefield
Poverty rate	15.4%	9.5%
Average household size	2.14	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1950	1978