New Paris vs West Alexandria

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

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

West Alexandria has the higher population (1,599 vs 1,338 in New Paris). West Alexandria has the higher median household income ($58,480 vs $45,592 in New Paris). West Alexandria has the higher median home value ($145,000 vs $86,500 in New Paris).

Population, income & housing

	New Paris	West Alexandria
Population	1,338	1,599
Median age	37.9 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,592	$58,480
Median home value	$86,500	$145,000
Median gross rent	$730	$695
Housing units	688	698
Homeownership rate	63.5%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Paris	West Alexandria
Population	1,479 → 1,338 (-9.5%)	1,567 → 1,599 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$45,682 → $45,592 (-0.2%)	$45,781 → $58,480 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$74,600 → $86,500 (+16.0%)	$94,400 → $145,000 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $730 (+7.0%)	$782 → $695 (-11.1%)

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

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)

	New Paris	West Alexandria
Under 5	6.6%	9.8%
5 to 17	18.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	21.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	7.3%	6.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.3%	6.6%
75 and over	8.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Paris	West Alexandria
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Paris	West Alexandria
No high school diploma	13.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	46.0%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Paris	West Alexandria
Drove alone	75.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	13.2%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.1%	4.3%
Other means	1.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Paris	West Alexandria
1-unit, detached	69.5%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Paris	West Alexandria
Poverty rate	18.6%	9.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1953	1953