Castalia

Population: 1,348
Median household income: $51,798
Median home value: $179,300

Castalia, a community in Erie County, Ohio, has 1,348 residents. At $51,798, its median household income sits below Erie County's $68,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Castalia's population grew 41.4% from 953 to 1,348, while its median home value rose 21.1% from $148,100 to $179,300.

31.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.89 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,348
Median age: 29.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,798
Median home value: $179,300
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 511
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9531,348

Median household income

$66,985$51,798

Median home value

$148,100$179,300

Median gross rent

$750$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	953	$66,985	$148,100	$750
2020	1,142	$60,625	$155,300	$714
2021	1,120	$44,120	$152,300	$681
2022	1,108	$48,516	$173,000	$775
2023	1,348	$51,798	$179,300	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1727.1%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	7.4%
5 to 17	365	27.1%
18 to 24	123	9.1%
25 to 34	193	14.3%
35 to 44	103	7.6%
45 to 54	180	13.4%
55 to 64	134	9.9%
65 to 74	99	7.3%
75 and over	51	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	912	67.7%
Black or African American	17	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	341	25.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	8.3%
High school graduate	307	40.4%
Some college or associate's	285	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	87	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled20.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	403	74.8%
Carpooled	110	20.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	21.2%
15 to 29 min	301	57.0%
30 to 44 min	52	9.8%
45 to 59 min	2	0.4%
60+ min	61	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 31.7% (427 of 1,345)

	Count	Share
Family households	344	73.8%
Nonfamily households	122	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	466	91.2%
Vacant	45	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	240	51.5%
Renter-occupied	226	48.5%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	428	83.8%
1-unit, attached	8	1.6%
2 to 4 units	68	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3912476
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.4042, -82.8016