Candlewood Lake vs Marengo

A side-by-side comparison of Candlewood Lake and Marengo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Candlewood Lake has the higher population (1,108 vs 240 in Marengo). Candlewood Lake has the higher median household income ($101,250 vs $81,667 in Marengo). Candlewood Lake has the higher median home value ($245,100 vs $193,100 in Marengo).

Population, income & housing

	Candlewood Lake	Marengo
Population	1,108	240
Median age	54.5 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$101,250	$81,667
Median home value	$245,100	$193,100
Median gross rent	—	$959
Housing units	639	112
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candlewood Lake	Marengo
Population	630 → 1,108 (+75.9%)	294 → 240 (-18.4%)
Median household income	$101,182 → $101,250 (+0.1%)	$36,607 → $81,667 (+123.1%)
Median home value	$176,100 → $245,100 (+39.2%)	$120,300 → $193,100 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $959 (+42.1%)

Candlewood Lake

Population

6301,108

Median household income

$101,182$101,250

Median home value

$176,100$245,100

Marengo

Population

294240

Median household income

$36,607$81,667

Median home value

$120,300$193,100

Median gross rent

$675$959

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candlewood Lake	Marengo
Under 5	8.8%	9.6%
5 to 17	8.1%	8.8%
18 to 24	2.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	26.7%
35 to 44	16.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	5.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	28.8%	6.7%
65 to 74	19.6%	7.5%
75 and over	0.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candlewood Lake	Marengo
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	91.3%
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	1.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candlewood Lake	Marengo
No high school diploma	1.9%	14.4%
High school graduate	47.0%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candlewood Lake	Marengo
Drove alone	68.5%	88.7%
Carpooled	31.5%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candlewood Lake	Marengo
1-unit, detached	90.0%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Candlewood Lake	Marengo
Poverty rate	7.1%	7.9%
Average household size	2.40	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	33	35
Median year structure built	2003	1974