Kipton vs South Amherst

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

Kipton 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 237 in Kipton). South Amherst has the higher median household income ($83,654 vs $59,167 in Kipton). South Amherst has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $136,600 in Kipton).

Population, income & housing

	Kipton	South Amherst
Population	237	1,771
Median age	40.6 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$83,654
Median home value	$136,600	$186,000
Median gross rent	$863	$893
Housing units	98	767
Homeownership rate	73.3%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kipton	South Amherst
Population	240 → 237 (-1.3%)	1,820 → 1,771 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $59,167 (+14.7%)	$58,641 → $83,654 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $136,600 (+24.2%)	$137,700 → $186,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $863 (+14.2%)	$802 → $893 (+11.3%)

Kipton

Population

240237

Median household income

$51,563$59,167

Median home value

$110,000$136,600

Median gross rent

$756$863

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)

	Kipton	South Amherst
Under 5	4.2%	2.9%
5 to 17	26.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.4%	12.7%
25 to 34	5.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	21.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	13.7%
75 and over	6.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kipton	South Amherst
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	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	5.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kipton	South Amherst
No high school diploma	7.7%	5.7%
High school graduate	42.9%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kipton	South Amherst
Drove alone	71.6%	79.9%
Carpooled	14.7%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.8%
Other means	2.9%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kipton	South Amherst
1-unit, detached	87.8%	97.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kipton	South Amherst
Poverty rate	7.2%	5.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1938	1954