New London vs Wakeman

A side-by-side comparison of New London and Wakeman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New London has the higher population (2,742 vs 1,100 in Wakeman). Wakeman has the higher median household income ($70,393 vs $47,935 in New London). Wakeman has the higher median home value ($169,300 vs $98,400 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Wakeman
Population	2,742	1,100
Median age	39.9 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,935	$70,393
Median home value	$98,400	$169,300
Median gross rent	$819	$776
Housing units	1,224	423
Homeownership rate	68.3%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Wakeman
Population	2,517 → 2,742 (+8.9%)	1,060 → 1,100 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$36,360 → $47,935 (+31.8%)	$51,369 → $70,393 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$81,000 → $98,400 (+21.5%)	$126,000 → $169,300 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $819 (+17.8%)	$676 → $776 (+14.8%)

New London

Population

2,5172,742

Median household income

$36,360$47,935

Median home value

$81,000$98,400

Median gross rent

$695$819

Wakeman

Population

1,0601,100

Median household income

$51,369$70,393

Median home value

$126,000$169,300

Median gross rent

$676$776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Wakeman
Under 5	7.8%	13.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	23.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	16.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.4%	7.5%
75 and over	4.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Wakeman
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	92.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Wakeman
No high school diploma	13.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	46.8%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Wakeman
Drove alone	77.2%	88.8%
Carpooled	10.7%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	4.8%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Wakeman
1-unit, detached	63.6%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	New London	Wakeman
Poverty rate	13.7%	8.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1953	1961