Chesterland vs Middlefield

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

Chesterland and Middlefield 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 2,749 in Middlefield). Chesterland has the higher median household income ($98,234 vs $64,406 in Middlefield). Chesterland has the higher median home value ($285,000 vs $200,400 in Middlefield).

Population, income & housing

	Chesterland	Middlefield
Population	6,862	2,749
Median age	53.6 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$98,234	$64,406
Median home value	$285,000	$200,400
Median gross rent	$840	$791
Housing units	3,093	1,364
Homeownership rate	87.0%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesterland	Middlefield
Population	2,215 → 6,862 (+209.8%)	2,704 → 2,749 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$76,667 → $98,234 (+28.1%)	$48,025 → $64,406 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $285,000 (+64.4%)	$160,100 → $200,400 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$388 → $840 (+116.5%)	$692 → $791 (+14.3%)

Chesterland

Population

2,2156,862

Median household income

$76,667$98,234

Median home value

$173,400$285,000

Median gross rent

$388$840

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)

	Chesterland	Middlefield
Under 5	4.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	9.5%	9.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.0%
65 to 74	16.5%	18.7%
75 and over	17.2%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesterland	Middlefield
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesterland	Middlefield
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.0%
High school graduate	22.5%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesterland	Middlefield
Drove alone	80.6%	88.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.3%	1.1%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesterland	Middlefield
1-unit, detached	88.5%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	12.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chesterland	Middlefield
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.5%
Average household size	2.35	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1968	1978