Chardon vs South Russell

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

Chardon and South Russell 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 3,972 in South Russell). South Russell has the higher median household income ($166,481 vs $86,618 in Chardon). South Russell has the higher median home value ($414,700 vs $274,500 in Chardon).

Population, income & housing

	Chardon	South Russell
Population	5,246	3,972
Median age	37.1 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$86,618	$166,481
Median home value	$274,500	$414,700
Median gross rent	$1,035	$2,176
Housing units	2,218	1,423
Homeownership rate	65.2%	98.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chardon	South Russell
Population	5,167 → 5,246 (+1.5%)	3,776 → 3,972 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$65,262 → $86,618 (+32.7%)	$119,457 → $166,481 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$190,200 → $274,500 (+44.3%)	$335,100 → $414,700 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,035 (+39.5%)	$1,940 → $2,176 (+12.2%)

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

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)

	Chardon	South Russell
Under 5	4.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	20.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	8.4%
35 to 44	15.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	5.9%	16.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.5%
75 and over	8.8%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chardon	South Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	95.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chardon	South Russell
No high school diploma	7.1%	0.9%
High school graduate	26.4%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	43.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.6%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chardon	South Russell
Drove alone	80.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chardon	South Russell
1-unit, detached	66.2%	98.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chardon	South Russell
Poverty rate	10.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1973	1979