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Lorain County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Lorain County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lorain County is a mid-sized Ohio county of 322,030 residents with a manufacturing-oriented economic base, where median worker earnings of $43,301 and a median household income of $73,347 sit modestly below national averages. The labor force participation rate of 60.8% reflects a workforce with 27.9% holding bachelor's degrees or higher and 91.5% holding at least a high school diploma, alongside an unemployment rate of 4.4%. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $207,200 and median gross rent of $916 per month, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.6% over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

322,030

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$73,347

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.6% since 2018

Lorain County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone247,434 (78.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone24,301 (7.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race18,575 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races13,593 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone8,194 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone4,481 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish15,433
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,767
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,028
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island906
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

18,512

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,914

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,638

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance36,931
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)23,626
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)16,977
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services15,311
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services12,497

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations58,243
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations31,454
  3. 3.Service Occupations24,304
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations23,407
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations12,368

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.56×)22,823
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)7,848
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)16,937
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)36,302
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.00×)3,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$207,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$916/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99915,430 (16.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99912,569 (13.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9999,877 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9999,316 (9.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9998,274 (8.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9996,662 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,301

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone114,723 (77.9%)
  • Worked At Home17,238 (11.7%)
  • Carpooled11,028 (7.5%)
  • Walked2,140 (1.5%)
  • Other1,426 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit256 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.