Summersville, OH Demographics

Population 548 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Summersville

Household size in Summersville

Household size, people per household
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–102.542.562.512.68
2010–142.632.592.512.73
2015–192.522.602.472.71
2020–242.402.562.462.65
Change−0.14+0.00−0.05−0.03
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Summersville is a place of small households, averaging 2.40 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.54 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Summersville

Median age, years
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–1042.036.239.037.7
2010–1440.137.040.038.6
2015–1945.637.640.739.6
2020–2444.537.940.840.1
Change+2.5+1.7+1.8+2.3
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With a median age of 44.5, Summersville is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Summersville

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–106.2%12.0%11.7%12.3%
2010–148.1%12.1%11.9%12.3%
2015–197.8%12.3%11.7%11.6%
2020–2412.8%12.7%11.7%11.6%
Change+6.7 pts+0.7 pts−0.0 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are a bit more common in Summersville than nationally: 12.8%, against 11.6%. That is in line with the rest of the Columbus area.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Summersville

Renters in Summersville

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–1014.6%35.4%30.8%33.3%
2010–1412.0%37.9%33.1%35.6%
2015–196.6%38.5%33.9%36.0%
2020–2423.0%38.7%32.8%34.8%
Change+8.5 pts+3.3 pts+2.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 23.0% of households in Summersville rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About a third of owners (33.7%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Summersville

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–105.9%10.9%10.8%11.4%
2010–147.9%10.0%10.8%11.4%
2015–194.4%8.8%10.2%11.1%
2020–245.7%7.9%8.7%9.6%
Change−0.2 pts−2.9 pts−2.2 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Summersville than nationally: 5.7%, against 9.6% for the U.S.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Summersville

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–101974197619681974
2010–141969197719691975
2015–191990197919701977
2020–241988198219721980
Change+14+6+4+6
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Much of the housing in Summersville is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1988, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Summersville

Rent, per month
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–10$920$852$765$965
2010–14$668$924$814$1,040
2015–19$817$1,051$901$1,213
2020–24$1,373$1,378$1,142$1,571
Change+$453+$526+$377+$606
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Rent in Summersville runs $1,373 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. The Columbus area as a whole looks much the same. The typical renter here spends 18.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Summersville

Bachelor's degrees in Summersville

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–1014.7%33.3%25.4%28.4%
2010–149.6%34.4%26.5%29.6%
2015–1921.8%37.6%28.9%32.1%
2020–2420.3%40.2%31.9%35.6%
Change+5.6 pts+6.9 pts+6.5 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Summersville have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.3%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Summersville

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–1087.9%89.6%87.7%84.9%
2010–1493.3%90.2%88.9%86.1%
2015–1992.8%91.6%90.4%87.7%
2020–2492.9%92.2%91.7%89.3%
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Just over nine in ten adults in Summersville have finished high school (92.9%), above the national rate of 89.3%. The picture is much the same across the Columbus area.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Summersville

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSummersvilleColumbus areaOhioU.S.
2006–105.4%7.6%8.7%8.1%
2010–146.1%7.8%9.4%9.4%
2015–192.9%4.6%5.5%5.6%
2020–240.6%4.3%4.9%5.4%
Change−4.8 pts−3.4 pts−3.8 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Summersville has been low: just 0.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Summersville compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Summersville2.4044.512.8%23.0%5.7%1988$1,37320.3%92.9%0.6%
West Jackson2.1453.09.4%16.6%8.5%1971$1,10913.5%95.0%0.2%
West Mansfield2.4044.59.6%15.0%5.0%1965$1,14318.5%93.9%1.6%
Broadway2.5149.72.7%6.0%5.2%1986$1,11623.2%93.4%3.8%
Claiborne2.9048.210.4%11.3%7.1%1962$87118.8%96.2%5.0%
York Center2.9244.15.8%10.7%3.5%1994$1,19932.2%92.6%2.3%
Richwood2.6140.115.3%22.7%7.9%1960$87311.8%95.6%4.3%
Raymond2.9244.16.0%10.3%3.5%1994$1,24335.2%93.9%2.4%
Essex2.2849.19.5%17.8%11.1%1958$8768.3%94.8%1.8%
Pharisburg2.5944.15.1%12.0%5.0%1971$1,17229.9%93.9%2.9%
East Liberty2.5645.63.3%7.7%9.0%1985$87719.7%97.2%1.5%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Summersville. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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