South Zanesville vs Zanesville

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

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

Zanesville has the higher population (24,726 vs 2,137 in South Zanesville). Zanesville has the higher median household income ($39,085 vs $38,382 in South Zanesville). Zanesville has the higher median home value ($106,900 vs $80,000 in South Zanesville).

Population, income & housing

	South Zanesville	Zanesville
Population	2,137	24,726
Median age	38.5 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$38,382	$39,085
Median home value	$80,000	$106,900
Median gross rent	$896	$812
Housing units	1,104	12,139
Homeownership rate	63.9%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Zanesville	Zanesville
Population	2,194 → 2,137 (-2.6%)	25,200 → 24,726 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$35,260 → $38,382 (+8.9%)	$30,345 → $39,085 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$55,900 → $80,000 (+43.1%)	$79,600 → $106,900 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $896 (+32.3%)	$718 → $812 (+13.1%)

South Zanesville

Population

2,1942,137

Median household income

$35,260$38,382

Median home value

$55,900$80,000

Median gross rent

$677$896

Zanesville

Population

25,20024,726

Median household income

$30,345$39,085

Median home value

$79,600$106,900

Median gross rent

$718$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Zanesville	Zanesville
Under 5	8.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	16.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.9%
75 and over	8.7%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Zanesville	Zanesville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	80.6%
Black or African American	2.8%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Zanesville	Zanesville
No high school diploma	13.1%	14.7%
High school graduate	53.9%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Zanesville	Zanesville
Drove alone	84.6%	78.5%
Carpooled	11.3%	13.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.6%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Zanesville	Zanesville
1-unit, detached	61.4%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	27.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	South Zanesville	Zanesville
Poverty rate	16.2%	26.8%
Average household size	2.06	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1981	1951