Eaton vs West Alexandria

A side-by-side comparison of Eaton and West Alexandria: population, income, housing, and more.

Eaton and West Alexandria 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 1,599 in West Alexandria). West Alexandria has the higher median household income ($58,480 vs $51,731 in Eaton). West Alexandria has the higher median home value ($145,000 vs $134,700 in Eaton).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton	West Alexandria
Population	8,353	1,599
Median age	42.2 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,731	$58,480
Median home value	$134,700	$145,000
Median gross rent	$769	$695
Housing units	3,972	698
Homeownership rate	66.7%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton	West Alexandria
Population	8,183 → 8,353 (+2.1%)	1,567 → 1,599 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$45,894 → $51,731 (+12.7%)	$45,781 → $58,480 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$98,200 → $134,700 (+37.2%)	$94,400 → $145,000 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $769 (+19.2%)	$782 → $695 (-11.1%)

Eaton

Population

8,1838,353

Median household income

$45,894$51,731

Median home value

$98,200$134,700

Median gross rent

$645$769

West Alexandria

Population

1,5671,599

Median household income

$45,781$58,480

Median home value

$94,400$145,000

Median gross rent

$782$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eaton	West Alexandria
Under 5	3.8%	9.8%
5 to 17	18.7%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	21.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.6%
75 and over	9.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton	West Alexandria
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	88.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton	West Alexandria
No high school diploma	6.8%	10.5%
High school graduate	42.9%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton	West Alexandria
Drove alone	82.9%	77.9%
Carpooled	9.9%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton	West Alexandria
1-unit, detached	74.3%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	5.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eaton	West Alexandria
Poverty rate	12.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.15	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1976	1953