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Lorain city, Lorain County, OH

65,330 Population
23.6 square miles 2,767.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±3.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Lorain County: 42.4 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 39.9 ±0.2

Economics

$27,604 ±$3,098 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Lorain County: $42,366 ±$2,277
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ohio: $39,395 ±$295
$41,480 ±$5,153 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Lorain County: $75,461 ±$3,098
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Ohio: $67,769 ±$731

25.2% ±5.4% (16,410  ±3,522) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Lorain County: 10.6% † 32,762 (±1.6% / ±5,028)
  • nearly double the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,527,904 (±0.3% / ±36,156)

24.5 minutes ±1.1 (608,950  ±38,244) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Lorain County: 25.4 3,311,235 (±0.5 / ±88,617)
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 23.6 116,848,390 (±0.1 / ±534,046)

Families

27,930 ±1,459 Number of households
  • Lorain County: 128,887 ±1,779
  • Ohio: 4,917,309 ±10,812
2.3 ±0.1 (64,710  ±36) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Lorain County: 2.4 309,460 (±0 / ±233)
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 2.3 11,489,821

5.7% ±3.5% (820  ±509) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Lorain County: 5.7% † 3,872 (±1.7% / ±1,154)
  • a little higher than the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 145,372 (±0.3% / ±7,594)

Housing

31,197 ±1,849 Number of housing units
  • Lorain County: 137,570 ±107
  • Ohio: 5,317,134 ±790

$140,500 ±$15,170 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Lorain County: $223,800 ±$9,002
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ohio: $220,200 ±$1,285

8.7% ±3.1% (5,614  ±1,992.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Lorain County: 8.9% † 27,836 (±1.1% / ±3,474.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 11.4% 1,329,235 (±0.3% / ±30,430.1)

Social

86.9% ±5.3% (38,581  ±3,338.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Lorain County: 92.4% 206,922 (±3.1% / ±6,949.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 91.9% 7,508,950 (±0.5% / ±41,800.5)
17.5% ±3.4% (7,789  ±1,572.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Lorain County: 29.4% 65,883 (±1.8% / ±4,003)
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 32% 2,618,045 (±0.3% / ±24,734.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.4% ±1.4% (2,247  ±894) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Lorain County: 3.4% 10,771
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ohio: 5.3% 621,863

7.4% ±1.8% (3,730  ±933) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lorain County: 8.6% † 21,517 (±0.9% / ±2,272)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 6.5% 594,535 (±0.1% / ±11,864)
3,730 Total veterans ±933 3,578 Male ±943 152 Female ±195

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