Medina vs Wadsworth

A side-by-side comparison of Medina and Wadsworth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Medina has the higher population (26,040 vs 24,302 in Wadsworth). Wadsworth has the higher median household income ($77,581 vs $76,099 in Medina). Wadsworth has the higher median home value ($235,600 vs $231,700 in Medina).

Population, income & housing

	Medina	Wadsworth
Population	26,040	24,302
Median age	40.4 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,099	$77,581
Median home value	$231,700	$235,600
Median gross rent	$1,025	$1,024
Housing units	11,231	10,568
Homeownership rate	68.7%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medina	Wadsworth
Population	26,095 → 26,040 (-0.2%)	23,426 → 24,302 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$66,155 → $76,099 (+15.0%)	$71,478 → $77,581 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$175,200 → $231,700 (+32.2%)	$171,200 → $235,600 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $1,025 (+28.4%)	$866 → $1,024 (+18.2%)

Medina

Population

26,09526,040

Median household income

$66,155$76,099

Median home value

$175,200$231,700

Median gross rent

$798$1,025

Wadsworth

Population

23,42624,302

Median household income

$71,478$77,581

Median home value

$171,200$235,600

Median gross rent

$866$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medina	Wadsworth
Under 5	5.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.3%
75 and over	7.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medina	Wadsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	94.6%
Black or African American	4.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medina	Wadsworth
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.8%
High school graduate	29.6%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medina	Wadsworth
Drove alone	80.4%	75.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	15.5%
Other means	1.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medina	Wadsworth
1-unit, detached	62.3%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	6.9%
20 or more units	6.9%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Medina	Wadsworth
Poverty rate	8.7%	7.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1981	1978