Chardon vs Chesterland

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

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

Chesterland has the higher population (6,862 vs 5,246 in Chardon). Chesterland has the higher median household income ($98,234 vs $86,618 in Chardon). Chesterland has the higher median home value ($285,000 vs $274,500 in Chardon).

Population, income & housing

	Chardon	Chesterland
Population	5,246	6,862
Median age	37.1 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$86,618	$98,234
Median home value	$274,500	$285,000
Median gross rent	$1,035	$840
Housing units	2,218	3,093
Homeownership rate	65.2%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chardon	Chesterland
Population	5,167 → 5,246 (+1.5%)	2,215 → 6,862 (+209.8%)
Median household income	$65,262 → $86,618 (+32.7%)	$76,667 → $98,234 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$190,200 → $274,500 (+44.3%)	$173,400 → $285,000 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,035 (+39.5%)	$388 → $840 (+116.5%)

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

Chesterland

Population

2,2156,862

Median household income

$76,667$98,234

Median home value

$173,400$285,000

Median gross rent

$388$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chardon	Chesterland
Under 5	4.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	9.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	15.8%	8.2%
45 to 54	5.9%	15.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	16.5%
75 and over	8.8%	17.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chardon	Chesterland
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chardon	Chesterland
No high school diploma	7.1%	8.2%
High school graduate	26.4%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.6%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chardon	Chesterland
Drove alone	80.8%	80.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chardon	Chesterland
1-unit, detached	66.2%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.7%
20 or more units	10.2%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Chardon	Chesterland
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1973	1968