With 1,230 people, Castalia is a city in Ohio. 36.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 65% were living in the same home a year earlier. The median age is 32.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,455, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Castalia
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate6.6% → 36.6%(+30.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants80.2% → 57.8%(−22.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age35.7 → 32.2(−3.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.1%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II18.2%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 33 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Castalia, decade by decade
Castalia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
900
$75,276
$150,484
6.8%
7.0
2000
935
$75,269
$191,456
7.8%
12.8
2010
852
$61,457
$187,158
22.5%
11.0
2020
774
$73,480
$188,230
19.2%
17.7
2024
1,230
$55,455
$186,300
12.0%
59.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
