Harpster vs Marseilles

A side-by-side comparison of Harpster and Marseilles: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harpster has the higher population (273 vs 88 in Marseilles). Marseilles has the higher median household income ($85,313 vs $38,125 in Harpster). Harpster has the higher median home value ($134,900 vs $87,000 in Marseilles).

Population, income & housing

	Harpster	Marseilles
Population	273	88
Median age	57.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,125	$85,313
Median home value	$134,900	$87,000
Housing units	148	35
Homeownership rate	89.9%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harpster	Marseilles
Population	169 → 273 (+61.5%)	85 → 88 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$42,083 → $38,125 (-9.4%)	$48,958 → $85,313 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $134,900 (+38.4%)	$62,900 → $87,000 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $1,047 (+23.2%)	—

Harpster

Population

169273

Median household income

$42,083$38,125

Median home value

$97,500$134,900

Median gross rent

$850$1,047

Marseilles

Population

8588

Median household income

$48,958$85,313

Median home value

$62,900$87,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harpster	Marseilles
Under 5	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	12.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	11.4%
25 to 34	4.8%	20.5%
35 to 44	4.4%	22.7%
45 to 54	16.5%	17.0%
55 to 64	16.5%	8.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	2.3%
75 and over	26.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harpster	Marseilles
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harpster	Marseilles
No high school diploma	2.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	65.1%	58.2%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harpster	Marseilles
Drove alone	87.4%	94.7%
Carpooled	12.6%	5.3%
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)

	Harpster	Marseilles
1-unit, detached	96.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harpster	Marseilles
Poverty rate	9.2%	17.0%
Average household size	1.84	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1938	1955