Eaton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 8,337 people and four associated neighborhoods, Eaton is the 199th largest community in Ohio.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Eaton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Eaton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Eaton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Eaton may be for you.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Eaton rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.26% of adults 25 and older in Eaton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Eaton in 2022 was $30,547, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,188 for a family of four. However, Eaton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Eaton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eaton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Eaton include German, Irish, English, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Eaton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.