Madison vs Mentor-on-the-Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Madison and Mentor-on-the-Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Madison and Mentor-on-the-Lake are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mentor-on-the-Lake has the higher population (7,117 vs 3,427 in Madison). Madison has the higher median household income ($95,313 vs $61,320 in Mentor-on-the-Lake). Madison has the higher median home value ($190,900 vs $171,200 in Mentor-on-the-Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Mentor-on-the-Lake
Population	3,427	7,117
Median age	44.7 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$95,313	$61,320
Median home value	$190,900	$171,200
Median gross rent	$888	$1,021
Housing units	1,427	3,867
Homeownership rate	91.5%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Mentor-on-the-Lake
Population	3,172 → 3,427 (+8.0%)	7,391 → 7,117 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$59,511 → $95,313 (+60.2%)	$54,642 → $61,320 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$154,200 → $190,900 (+23.8%)	$133,200 → $171,200 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $888 (+14.9%)	$902 → $1,021 (+13.2%)

Madison

Population

3,1723,427

Median household income

$59,511$95,313

Median home value

$154,200$190,900

Median gross rent

$773$888

Mentor-on-the-Lake

Population

7,3917,117

Median household income

$54,642$61,320

Median home value

$133,200$171,200

Median gross rent

$902$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Mentor-on-the-Lake
Under 5	4.7%	3.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	16.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	7.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	23.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.4%
75 and over	8.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Mentor-on-the-Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Mentor-on-the-Lake
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	36.2%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Mentor-on-the-Lake
Drove alone	79.7%	86.5%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Mentor-on-the-Lake
1-unit, detached	83.4%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	27.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Mentor-on-the-Lake
Poverty rate	5.8%	8.9%
Average household size	2.57	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1977	1974