Middlefield vs South Russell

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

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

South Russell has the higher population (3,972 vs 2,749 in Middlefield). South Russell has the higher median household income ($166,481 vs $64,406 in Middlefield). South Russell has the higher median home value ($414,700 vs $200,400 in Middlefield).

Population, income & housing

	Middlefield	South Russell
Population	2,749	3,972
Median age	49.9 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,406	$166,481
Median home value	$200,400	$414,700
Median gross rent	$791	$2,176
Housing units	1,364	1,423
Homeownership rate	61.4%	98.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middlefield	South Russell
Population	2,704 → 2,749 (+1.7%)	3,776 → 3,972 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$48,025 → $64,406 (+34.1%)	$119,457 → $166,481 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$160,100 → $200,400 (+25.2%)	$335,100 → $414,700 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $791 (+14.3%)	$1,940 → $2,176 (+12.2%)

Middlefield

Population

2,7042,749

Median household income

$48,025$64,406

Median home value

$160,100$200,400

Median gross rent

$692$791

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)

	Middlefield	South Russell
Under 5	2.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	9.0%	20.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	16.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	18.7%	10.5%
75 and over	11.2%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middlefield	South Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middlefield	South Russell
No high school diploma	8.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	38.2%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	43.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middlefield	South Russell
Drove alone	88.1%	80.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	2.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middlefield	South Russell
1-unit, detached	57.2%	98.6%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Middlefield	South Russell
Poverty rate	9.5%	4.2%
Average household size	1.96	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	17	29
Median year structure built	1978	1979