COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashtabula vs Painesville
PLACE A
Ashtabula, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Painesville, Ohio
Ashtabula is 15% smaller than Painesville. Painesville earns more, with a median household income $7,396 higher. Painesville has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
ASHTABULAPAINESVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population17,47420,660−15% vs Painesville
Population density2,2683,027−759
Population growth-6.0%3.8%−9.8 pts
Median age41.234.5+6.7
Male48.3%50.6%−2.3 pts
Female51.7%49.4%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born4.5%12.3%−7.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.1%61.4%+8.6 pts
Black8.5%7.6%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.0%25.8%−11.8 pts
Asian0.5%1.6%−1.1 pts
Other6.9%3.6%+3.3 pts
Median household income$44,120$51,516−$7,396
Per capita income$26,026$30,181−$4,155
Poverty rate29.8%25.6%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.469−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%22.7%−10.9 pts
Graduate degree4.4%7.9%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%6.5%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation59.1%65.5%−6.4 pts
Median home value$105,900$158,800−$52,900
Median gross rent$793$1,036−$243
Owner-occupied58.1%51.1%+6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%3.1%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%48.9%−2.6 pts
Average commute20.820.1+0.7
Worked from home2.4%8.3%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work1.2%1.5%−0.3 pts
Uninsured11.1%11.3%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025