CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Leetonia

Ohio · 2,063 residents · 2.26 sq mi

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Leetonia is home to 2,063 people in Ohio. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $36,000. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $327 a month. The median household earns $24,893, about 17% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,063

+1%vs 2000

vs 2,043 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(142)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(172)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(159)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(165)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(115)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(298)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(323)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(194)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(177)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(189)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(109)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,893

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,714 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,868

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,620 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,000

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $483 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(2,011)

Black0.3%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(17)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(2,049)

Black0.7%(14)

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

South American3.3%(61)

Chilean3.3%(61)

Mexican2.8%(52)

Puerto Rican0.3%(6)

Asian origin

Cambodian1.2%(22)

Ancestry

German22.7%(423)

Irish19.7%(367)

English15.8%(295)

Italian11.4%(212)

American8.2%(153)

Slovak6.5%(121)

Scottish5.3%(99)

French1.9%(36)

Dutch1.8%(34)

Romanian1.7%(31)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(29)

Polish1.5%(28)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.5%(27)

Hungarian1.2%(22)

Welsh1.1%(20)

Croatian0.9%(16)

Ukrainian0.8%(14)

Swiss0.5%(9)

Arab0.4%(8)

Slovene0.4%(7)

Austrian0.3%(5)

Czech0.3%(5)

Jordanian0.2%(4)

Lebanese0.2%(4)

Greek0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.1%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married38.3%(333)

Married40.1%(349)

Widowed12.5%(109)

Divorced9.1%(79)

Women 15+

Never married22%(168)

Married44.2%(338)

Widowed17.9%(137)

Divorced15.9%(122)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 7.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.4% 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)8.8%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(49)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.7%(36)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II34.4%(74)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 215 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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