Hemlock vs New Straitsville

A side-by-side comparison of Hemlock and New Straitsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Straitsville has the higher population (682 vs 285 in Hemlock). Hemlock has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $53,203 in New Straitsville). Hemlock has the higher median home value ($84,300 vs $61,000 in New Straitsville).

Population, income & housing

	Hemlock	New Straitsville
Population	285	682
Median age	35.5 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	$53,203
Median home value	$84,300	$61,000
Median gross rent	$1,097	$392
Housing units	99	319
Homeownership rate	44.9%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemlock	New Straitsville
Population	134 → 285 (+112.7%)	632 → 682 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $76,250 (+76.0%)	$38,355 → $53,203 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $84,300 (+29.7%)	$66,800 → $61,000 (-8.7%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $1,097 (+49.0%)	$538 → $392 (-27.1%)

Hemlock

Population

134285

Median household income

$43,333$76,250

Median home value

$65,000$84,300

Median gross rent

$736$1,097

New Straitsville

Population

632682

Median household income

$38,355$53,203

Median home value

$66,800$61,000

Median gross rent

$538$392

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hemlock	New Straitsville
Under 5	2.5%	1.5%
5 to 17	32.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	6.7%	7.3%
35 to 44	29.5%	17.3%
45 to 54	7.0%	21.6%
55 to 64	9.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	10.4%
75 and over	0.4%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemlock	New Straitsville
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemlock	New Straitsville
No high school diploma	32.5%	11.9%
High school graduate	24.3%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.6%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemlock	New Straitsville
Drove alone	74.8%	84.3%
Carpooled	23.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemlock	New Straitsville
1-unit, detached	84.8%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Hemlock	New Straitsville
Poverty rate	13.7%	18.9%
Average household size	3.20	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	43	31
Median year structure built	1941	1944