CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Palestine

Ohio · 5,168 residents · 3.15 sq mi

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With 5,168 people, East Palestine is a city in Ohio. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $39,000. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 28%. Households take in $20,533 at the median, 32% less than the US figure. Median rent is $295 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,168

+5%vs 2000

vs 4,917 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(363)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(337)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(422)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(378)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(306)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(768)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(627)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(565)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(515)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(525)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(293)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(69)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,533

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,738 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,429

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,243 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,000

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $481 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.4%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

29.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(4,820)

Black0.4%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(35)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(5,140)

Black0.5%(28)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.9%(276)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Irish34%(1,598)

German28.3%(1,331)

English15.5%(728)

Italian9.5%(447)

American3.5%(164)

Polish1.5%(69)

Arab1.4%(65)

French1.3%(60)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(51)

Welsh0.9%(41)

Swedish0.6%(28)

Ukrainian0.4%(19)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.4%(18)

Czech0.4%(17)

French Canadian0.3%(16)

Scottish0.3%(13)

Croatian0.2%(10)

Serbian0.2%(10)

Danish0.2%(9)

Hungarian0.2%(9)

Dutch0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.9%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.2%(718)

Married38.4%(722)

Widowed6.8%(127)

Divorced16.7%(314)

Women 15+

Never married23.9%(472)

Married38.5%(760)

Widowed18.1%(357)

Divorced19.5%(385)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.5%

−12.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.5%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.5%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)23%(87)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(105)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.5%(119)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19.6%(74)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 378 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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