Chauncey

Population: 822
Median household income: $36,356
Median home value: $74,000

Located in Athens County, Ohio, Chauncey is a community with a population of 822. The median household income of $36,356 is below the Athens County median ($53,837).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chauncey's population declined 22.2% from 1,056 to 822, while its median home value rose 19.2% from $62,100 to $74,000.

65.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 822
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $36,356
Median home value: $74,000
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 430
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,056822

Median household income

$29,677$36,356

Median home value

$62,100$74,000

Median gross rent

$631$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,056	$29,677	$62,100	$631
2020	840	$30,571	$58,800	$627
2021	744	$30,985	$62,200	$778
2022	874	$33,803	$65,800	$839
2023	822	$36,356	$74,000	$743

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5420.4%

55 to 6422.3%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	2.6%
5 to 17	78	9.5%
18 to 24	32	3.9%
25 to 34	111	13.5%
35 to 44	115	14.0%
45 to 54	168	20.4%
55 to 64	183	22.3%
65 to 74	61	7.4%
75 and over	53	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	781	95.0%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	2.1%
Two or more races	18	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	103	14.9%
High school graduate	301	43.6%
Some college or associate's	200	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	51	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	36	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	284	80.9%
Carpooled	47	13.4%
Public transit	4	1.1%
Walked	6	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	34.9%
15 to 29 min	151	44.3%
30 to 44 min	21	6.2%
45 to 59 min	14	4.1%
60+ min	36	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 29.5% (240 of 813)

	Count	Share
Family households	183	47.0%
Nonfamily households	206	53.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	389	90.5%
Vacant	41	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	235	60.4%
Renter-occupied	154	39.6%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	281	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	35	8.1%
5 to 19 units	5	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	109	25.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3913778
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4005, -82.1266