Eaton is a city of 8,339 people in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The foreign-born share is 0%. The typical home is worth $148,200, having risen by half since 2000. The median age is 43.3, about 4 years above the US median. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 28%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,467, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% 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 Eaton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$117,363 → $148,200(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.6% → 16.3%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$59,421 → $51,467(−13%)US over the same years: +14%
Its weight in Preble County
Eaton's population equals 20% of Preble County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 8.1% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 50% of the county's.
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)6.7%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(78)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.1%(195)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(30)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 463 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
Eaton, decade by decade
Eaton 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
7,396
$59,421
$117,363
6.6%
4.2
2000
8,133
$67,822
$152,290
10.3%
5.9
2010
8,407
$58,697
$142,562
14.0%
10.0
2020
8,375
$59,844
$124,961
17.1%
18.3
2024
8,339
$51,467
$148,200
16.3%
9.2
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.
