CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Eaton

Ohio · 7,396 residents · 6.43 sq mi

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Eaton is a city of 7,396 people in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $48,900. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. The median household earns $24,758, about 18% below the national median. The population has fallen 9% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,396

−9%vs 2000

vs 8,133 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.43 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(525)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(505)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(572)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(478)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(456)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,157)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(1,092)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(645)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(648)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(729)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(417)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(172)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,758

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,231 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,459

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,771 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,900

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $474 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.6%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

30.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(7,937)

Black0.4%(31)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(46)

Asian0.6%(45)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(7,277)

Black1.1%(80)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(8)

Asian0.3%(20)

Other0.3%(19)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German25.2%(2,101)

American11.8%(985)

Irish11.4%(947)

English11%(920)

French2.1%(179)

Italian1.1%(91)

Dutch1.1%(89)

Swedish0.8%(69)

Scottish0.8%(66)

Norwegian0.7%(58)

Hungarian0.7%(55)

Polish0.6%(51)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(47)

Welsh0.4%(33)

British0.2%(15)

Swiss0.2%(14)

Subsaharan African0.2%(13)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Finnish0.1%(7)

Slovak0%(4)

Iranian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.4%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 17.6 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 married23.2%(714)

Married49.2%(1,514)

Widowed5.9%(182)

Divorced21.7%(668)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(758)

Married42.8%(1,565)

Widowed18.7%(684)

Divorced17.8%(650)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% 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)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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