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Lorain County, OH

322,030 Population
490.5 square miles 656.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,707 ±$1,256 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Ohio: $40,934 ±$342
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,911 ±$4,291 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $72,212 ±$538
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.6% ±1.7% (33,266  ±5,323) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Ohio: 12.7% 1,467,983 (±0.3% / ±33,353)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.6 minutes ±0.8 (3,469,260  ±159,993) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 23.8 120,833,640 (±0.2 / ±1,131,298)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

130,167 ±2,051 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,929,322 ±14,176
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (313,226  ±218) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,586,466
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±1.8% (3,664  ±1,259) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 138,576 (±0.3% / ±6,966)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

138,317 ±106 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,336,168 ±1,425
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$244,200 ±$7,665 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Ohio: $239,800 ±$1,395
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.5% ±1.4% (30,487  ±4,429.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Ohio: 11.8% 1,383,489 (±0.3% / ±29,556)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93% ±3.1% (211,790  ±7,100.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 92.2% 7,607,705 (±0.5% / ±43,588.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.5% ±1.8% (64,853  ±4,036.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 32.4% 2,670,043 (±0.3% / ±24,912.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

3.5% (11,102  ±1,809) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 654,793
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.1% ±0.7% (18,016  ±1,697) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 6.2% 572,074 (±0.1% / ±11,365)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
18,016 Total veterans ±1,697 16,562 Male ±1,502 1,454 Female ±661

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