With 3,543 people, Northfield is a city in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $166,700. There are 3,384 people per square mile. Median rent is $876 a month. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,917, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 20%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Northfield
What changed most since 1990
Black share1.0% → 11.0%(+10.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate6.2% → 12.4%(+6.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.1% → 21.9%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)32.6%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.9%(52)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 141 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
Northfield, decade by decade
Northfield 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
3,624
$76,159
$164,405
13.1%
6.1
2000
3,827
$74,737
$209,126
12.8%
18.7
2010
3,677
$74,433
$214,491
19.4%
34.0
2020
3,541
$79,545
$169,443
20.4%
49.7
2024
3,543
$70,917
$166,700
21.9%
53.5
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.
