Edgerton vs West Unity

A side-by-side comparison of Edgerton and West Unity: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edgerton has the higher population (1,991 vs 1,894 in West Unity). West Unity has the higher median household income ($62,045 vs $40,928 in Edgerton). Edgerton has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $108,200 in West Unity).

Population, income & housing

	Edgerton	West Unity
Population	1,991	1,894
Median age	38.7 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,928	$62,045
Median home value	$111,300	$108,200
Median gross rent	$767	$829
Housing units	949	753
Homeownership rate	73.4%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgerton	West Unity
Population	2,105 → 1,991 (-5.4%)	1,835 → 1,894 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $40,928 (-19.2%)	$45,000 → $62,045 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $111,300 (+27.1%)	$93,000 → $108,200 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $767 (+13.5%)	$631 → $829 (+31.4%)

Edgerton

Population

2,1051,991

Median household income

$50,625$40,928

Median home value

$87,600$111,300

Median gross rent

$676$767

West Unity

Population

1,8351,894

Median household income

$45,000$62,045

Median home value

$93,000$108,200

Median gross rent

$631$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgerton	West Unity
Under 5	4.9%	11.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	17.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	5.6%
75 and over	7.2%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgerton	West Unity
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	81.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgerton	West Unity
No high school diploma	8.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	52.6%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgerton	West Unity
Drove alone	83.5%	90.9%
Carpooled	9.5%	4.0%
Public transit	2.8%	0.7%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.4%
Worked from home	0.9%	2.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgerton	West Unity
1-unit, detached	76.4%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Edgerton	West Unity
Poverty rate	18.6%	20.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1967	1969