Magnetic Springs vs Richwood

A side-by-side comparison of Magnetic Springs and Richwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Richwood has the higher population (2,303 vs 326 in Magnetic Springs). Magnetic Springs has the higher median household income ($64,500 vs $52,422 in Richwood). Richwood has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $121,300 in Magnetic Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Magnetic Springs	Richwood
Population	326	2,303
Median age	36.1 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,500	$52,422
Median home value	$121,300	$161,500
Median gross rent	$970	$876
Housing units	129	1,069
Homeownership rate	61.3%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnetic Springs	Richwood
Population	334 → 326 (-2.4%)	2,329 → 2,303 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$50,694 → $64,500 (+27.2%)	$47,361 → $52,422 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $121,300 (+38.6%)	$101,900 → $161,500 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $970 (+39.0%)	$804 → $876 (+9.0%)

Magnetic Springs

Population

334326

Median household income

$50,694$64,500

Median home value

$87,500$121,300

Median gross rent

$698$970

Richwood

Population

2,3292,303

Median household income

$47,361$52,422

Median home value

$101,900$161,500

Median gross rent

$804$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnetic Springs	Richwood
Under 5	8.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	19.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.2%
25 to 34	16.9%	18.4%
35 to 44	19.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.8%
75 and over	1.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnetic Springs	Richwood
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	90.4%
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	6.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnetic Springs	Richwood
No high school diploma	8.9%	7.7%
High school graduate	48.7%	60.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnetic Springs	Richwood
Drove alone	94.6%	81.6%
Carpooled	2.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	2.7%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnetic Springs	Richwood
1-unit, detached	84.5%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Magnetic Springs	Richwood
Poverty rate	16.5%	14.5%
Average household size	2.63	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1938	1953