Lakemore vs Northfield

A side-by-side comparison of Lakemore and Northfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northfield has the higher population (3,525 vs 2,917 in Lakemore). Northfield has the higher median household income ($69,444 vs $54,836 in Lakemore). Northfield has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $143,700 in Lakemore).

Population, income & housing

	Lakemore	Northfield
Population	2,917	3,525
Median age	51.2 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,836	$69,444
Median home value	$143,700	$168,300
Median gross rent	$1,073	$855
Housing units	1,476	1,568
Homeownership rate	82.7%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakemore	Northfield
Population	3,074 → 2,917 (-5.1%)	3,665 → 3,525 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$46,537 → $54,836 (+17.8%)	$65,375 → $69,444 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $143,700 (+61.1%)	$143,700 → $168,300 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $1,073 (+38.3%)	$691 → $855 (+23.7%)

Lakemore

Population

3,0742,917

Median household income

$46,537$54,836

Median home value

$89,200$143,700

Median gross rent

$776$1,073

Northfield

Population

3,6653,525

Median household income

$65,375$69,444

Median home value

$143,700$168,300

Median gross rent

$691$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakemore	Northfield
Under 5	2.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	6.4%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.4%
45 to 54	14.7%	17.5%
55 to 64	15.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.4%	10.1%
75 and over	11.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakemore	Northfield
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	72.5%
Black or African American	2.6%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.4%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakemore	Northfield
No high school diploma	11.6%	10.6%
High school graduate	47.6%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakemore	Northfield
Drove alone	84.4%	75.3%
Carpooled	4.2%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	13.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakemore	Northfield
1-unit, detached	81.9%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	14.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Lakemore	Northfield
Poverty rate	5.4%	11.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1968	1966