Mentor-on-the-Lake vs North Madison

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

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

North Madison has the higher population (8,309 vs 7,117 in Mentor-on-the-Lake). Mentor-on-the-Lake has the higher median household income ($61,320 vs $60,875 in North Madison). Mentor-on-the-Lake has the higher median home value ($171,200 vs $146,200 in North Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Mentor-on-the-Lake	North Madison
Population	7,117	8,309
Median age	46.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,320	$60,875
Median home value	$171,200	$146,200
Median gross rent	$1,021	$1,109
Housing units	3,867	3,799
Homeownership rate	60.3%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mentor-on-the-Lake	North Madison
Population	7,391 → 7,117 (-3.7%)	8,630 → 8,309 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$54,642 → $61,320 (+12.2%)	$54,507 → $60,875 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $171,200 (+28.5%)	$122,300 → $146,200 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,021 (+13.2%)	$949 → $1,109 (+16.9%)

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

North Madison

Population

8,6308,309

Median household income

$54,507$60,875

Median home value

$122,300$146,200

Median gross rent

$949$1,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mentor-on-the-Lake	North Madison
Under 5	3.6%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	10.1%
25 to 34	16.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	7.1%	9.3%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	23.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.3%
75 and over	8.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mentor-on-the-Lake	North Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	90.1%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mentor-on-the-Lake	North Madison
No high school diploma	5.4%	7.1%
High school graduate	34.1%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mentor-on-the-Lake	North Madison
Drove alone	86.5%	79.6%
Carpooled	5.2%	10.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	9.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mentor-on-the-Lake	North Madison
1-unit, detached	61.3%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	27.6%	4.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Mentor-on-the-Lake	North Madison
Poverty rate	8.9%	9.4%
Average household size	1.97	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1974	1972