Elgin vs Middle Point

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and Middle Point: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Middle Point has the higher population (645 vs 80 in Elgin). Elgin has the higher median household income ($88,289 vs $53,906 in Middle Point). Elgin has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $83,100 in Middle Point).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Middle Point
Population	80	645
Median age	42.5 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$88,289	$53,906
Median home value	$112,500	$83,100
Median gross rent	—	$685
Housing units	32	324
Homeownership rate	90.6%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Middle Point
Population	96 → 80 (-16.7%)	514 → 645 (+25.5%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $88,289 (+50.3%)	$55,000 → $53,906 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$83,000 → $112,500 (+35.5%)	$70,900 → $83,100 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$794 → $685 (-13.7%)

Elgin

Population

9680

Median household income

$58,750$88,289

Median home value

$83,000$112,500

Middle Point

Population

514645

Median household income

$55,000$53,906

Median home value

$70,900$83,100

Median gross rent

$794$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Middle Point
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	32.5%	22.9%
18 to 24	2.5%	2.3%
25 to 34	3.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	41.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	3.8%	16.4%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.9%
65 to 74	3.8%	12.1%
75 and over	2.5%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Middle Point
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Middle Point
No high school diploma	3.8%	9.0%
High school graduate	17.3%	54.5%
Some college or associate's	76.9%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Middle Point
Drove alone	95.7%	87.4%
Carpooled	2.2%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	2.2%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Middle Point
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Middle Point
Poverty rate	3.8%	9.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1974	1957