Alger vs Patterson

A side-by-side comparison of Alger and Patterson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alger has the higher population (787 vs 182 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median household income ($49,583 vs $36,131 in Alger). Alger has the higher median home value ($73,600 vs $73,100 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Alger	Patterson
Population	787	182
Median age	33.4 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$36,131	$49,583
Median home value	$73,600	$73,100
Median gross rent	$635	$682
Housing units	388	71
Homeownership rate	60.7%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.5%	1.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	17.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alger	Patterson
Population	906 → 787 (-13.1%)	188 → 182 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$38,264 → $36,131 (-5.6%)	$39,792 → $49,583 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$53,900 → $73,600 (+36.5%)	$63,800 → $73,100 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $635 (+16.9%)	$725 → $682 (-5.9%)

Alger

Population

906787

Median household income

$38,264$36,131

Median home value

$53,900$73,600

Median gross rent

$543$635

Patterson

Population

188182

Median household income

$39,792$49,583

Median home value

$63,800$73,100

Median gross rent

$725$682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alger	Patterson
Under 5	11.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	12.6%	22.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	16.9%	7.7%
35 to 44	7.2%	19.8%
45 to 54	14.5%	18.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	4.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	12.6%
75 and over	9.3%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alger	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alger	Patterson
No high school diploma	21.8%	19.3%
High school graduate	64.0%	72.3%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	6.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alger	Patterson
Drove alone	79.8%	72.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alger	Patterson
1-unit, detached	59.5%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Alger	Patterson
Poverty rate	37.3%	37.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1972	1964