Chesterland vs South Russell

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

Chesterland and South Russell 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 3,972 in South Russell). South Russell has the higher median household income ($166,481 vs $98,234 in Chesterland). South Russell has the higher median home value ($414,700 vs $285,000 in Chesterland).

Population, income & housing

	Chesterland	South Russell
Population	6,862	3,972
Median age	53.6 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$98,234	$166,481
Median home value	$285,000	$414,700
Median gross rent	$840	$2,176
Housing units	3,093	1,423
Homeownership rate	87.0%	98.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesterland	South Russell
Population	2,215 → 6,862 (+209.8%)	3,776 → 3,972 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$76,667 → $98,234 (+28.1%)	$119,457 → $166,481 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$173,400 → $285,000 (+64.4%)	$335,100 → $414,700 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$388 → $840 (+116.5%)	$1,940 → $2,176 (+12.2%)

Chesterland

Population

2,2156,862

Median household income

$76,667$98,234

Median home value

$173,400$285,000

Median gross rent

$388$840

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)

	Chesterland	South Russell
Under 5	4.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	9.5%	20.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.1%	8.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	16.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	16.5%	10.5%
75 and over	17.2%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesterland	South Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesterland	South Russell
No high school diploma	8.2%	0.9%
High school graduate	22.5%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	43.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesterland	South Russell
Drove alone	80.6%	80.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	2.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesterland	South Russell
1-unit, detached	88.5%	98.6%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chesterland	South Russell
Poverty rate	10.7%	4.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1968	1979