Chardon vs Middlefield

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

Chardon and Middlefield 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 2,749 in Middlefield). Chardon has the higher median household income ($86,618 vs $64,406 in Middlefield). Chardon has the higher median home value ($274,500 vs $200,400 in Middlefield).

Population, income & housing

	Chardon	Middlefield
Population	5,246	2,749
Median age	37.1 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,618	$64,406
Median home value	$274,500	$200,400
Median gross rent	$1,035	$791
Housing units	2,218	1,364
Homeownership rate	65.2%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chardon	Middlefield
Population	5,167 → 5,246 (+1.5%)	2,704 → 2,749 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$65,262 → $86,618 (+32.7%)	$48,025 → $64,406 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$190,200 → $274,500 (+44.3%)	$160,100 → $200,400 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,035 (+39.5%)	$692 → $791 (+14.3%)

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

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)

	Chardon	Middlefield
Under 5	4.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	17.5%	9.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	10.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	5.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	18.7%
75 and over	8.8%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chardon	Middlefield
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	96.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	2.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chardon	Middlefield
No high school diploma	7.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	26.4%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chardon	Middlefield
Drove alone	80.8%	88.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	2.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chardon	Middlefield
1-unit, detached	66.2%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	12.3%
20 or more units	10.2%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chardon	Middlefield
Poverty rate	10.0%	9.5%
Average household size	2.47	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1973	1978