Eaton Estates vs South Amherst

A side-by-side comparison of Eaton Estates and South Amherst: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Amherst has the higher population (1,771 vs 1,217 in Eaton Estates). South Amherst has the higher median household income ($83,654 vs $77,318 in Eaton Estates). South Amherst has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $134,700 in Eaton Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton Estates	South Amherst
Population	1,217	1,771
Median age	56.1 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,318	$83,654
Median home value	$134,700	$186,000
Median gross rent	—	$893
Housing units	445	767
Homeownership rate	94.8%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton Estates	South Amherst
Population	1,366 → 1,217 (-10.9%)	1,820 → 1,771 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$61,493 → $77,318 (+25.7%)	$58,641 → $83,654 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$90,100 → $134,700 (+49.5%)	$137,700 → $186,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$802 → $893 (+11.3%)

Eaton Estates

Population

1,3661,217

Median household income

$61,493$77,318

Median home value

$90,100$134,700

South Amherst

Population

1,8201,771

Median household income

$58,641$83,654

Median home value

$137,700$186,000

Median gross rent

$802$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eaton Estates	South Amherst
Under 5	1.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	8.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	7.3%	9.5%
35 to 44	18.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	6.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	28.0%	15.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	13.7%
75 and over	14.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton Estates	South Amherst
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton Estates	South Amherst
No high school diploma	18.6%	5.7%
High school graduate	33.5%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton Estates	South Amherst
Drove alone	92.2%	79.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	8.8%
Other means	5.6%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton Estates	South Amherst
1-unit, detached	98.2%	97.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eaton Estates	South Amherst
Poverty rate	2.5%	5.2%
Average household size	2.73	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1956	1954