Eaton vs New Paris

A side-by-side comparison of Eaton and New Paris: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eaton has the higher population (8,353 vs 1,338 in New Paris). Eaton has the higher median household income ($51,731 vs $45,592 in New Paris). Eaton has the higher median home value ($134,700 vs $86,500 in New Paris).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton	New Paris
Population	8,353	1,338
Median age	42.2 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,731	$45,592
Median home value	$134,700	$86,500
Median gross rent	$769	$730
Housing units	3,972	688
Homeownership rate	66.7%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton	New Paris
Population	8,183 → 8,353 (+2.1%)	1,479 → 1,338 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$45,894 → $51,731 (+12.7%)	$45,682 → $45,592 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$98,200 → $134,700 (+37.2%)	$74,600 → $86,500 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $769 (+19.2%)	$682 → $730 (+7.0%)

Eaton

Population

8,1838,353

Median household income

$45,894$51,731

Median home value

$98,200$134,700

Median gross rent

$645$769

New Paris

Population

1,4791,338

Median household income

$45,682$45,592

Median home value

$74,600$86,500

Median gross rent

$682$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eaton	New Paris
Under 5	3.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	10.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	7.3%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	14.3%
75 and over	9.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton	New Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	96.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton	New Paris
No high school diploma	6.8%	13.5%
High school graduate	42.9%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton	New Paris
Drove alone	82.9%	75.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	13.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	9.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton	New Paris
1-unit, detached	74.3%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	3.1%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Eaton	New Paris
Poverty rate	12.9%	18.6%
Average household size	2.15	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1976	1953