Alvordton vs Nettle Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Alvordton and Nettle Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nettle Lake has the higher population (213 vs 135 in Alvordton). Since 2019, Nettle Lake's population has grown faster (-10.9% vs -17.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Alvordton	Nettle Lake
Population	135	213
Median age	49.9 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median home value	—	$43,900
Housing units	83	319
Homeownership rate	61.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvordton	Nettle Lake
Population	164 → 135 (-17.7%)	239 → 213 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$18,750 → $16,731 (-10.8%)	$15,792 → $97,847 (+519.6%)
Median home value	—	$39,000 → $43,900 (+12.6%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $651 (-3.1%)	—

Alvordton

Population

164135

Median household income

$18,750$16,731

Median gross rent

$672$651

Nettle Lake

Population

239213

Median household income

$15,792$97,847

Median home value

$39,000$43,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvordton	Nettle Lake
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.1%
25 to 34	17.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	42.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	43.0%	38.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	5.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvordton	Nettle Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvordton	Nettle Lake
No high school diploma	11.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	75.7%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	13.1%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvordton	Nettle Lake
Drove alone	86.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	13.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvordton	Nettle Lake
1-unit, detached	66.3%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	40.8%

Poverty & households

	Alvordton	Nettle Lake
Poverty rate	6.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.88	1.75
Median year structure built	1938	1993