Mentor

Population: 47,215
Median household income: $89,202
Median home value: $229,500

Mentor is a community in Lake County, Ohio, home to 47,215 residents. The median household income of $89,202 is above the Lake County median ($77,952).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mentor's population held roughly steady from 47,096 to 47,215, while its median home value rose 33.1% from $172,400 to $229,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.8% of the population. 79.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,215
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $89,202
Median home value: $229,500
Median gross rent: $1,192
Housing units: 20,883
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,09647,215

Median household income

$72,615$89,202

Median home value

$172,400$229,500

Median gross rent

$958$1,192

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,096	$72,615	$172,400	$958
2020	47,075	$73,208	$183,600	$958
2021	47,369	$79,261	$189,400	$991
2022	47,302	$84,503	$215,500	$1,124
2023	47,215	$89,202	$229,500	$1,192

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,278	4.8%
5 to 17	6,995	14.8%
18 to 24	2,839	6.0%
25 to 34	5,275	11.2%
35 to 44	5,498	11.6%
45 to 54	6,301	13.3%
55 to 64	7,207	15.3%
65 to 74	6,296	13.3%
75 and over	4,526	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,921	88.8%
Black or African American	826	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	1,452	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.1%
Some other race	196	0.4%
Two or more races	1,542	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,240	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,515	4.3%
High school graduate	10,044	28.6%
Some college or associate's	11,041	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,090	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,413	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,406	79.4%
Carpooled	1,287	5.3%
Public transit	147	0.6%
Walked	191	0.8%
Bicycle	28	0.1%
Worked from home	3,209	13.1%
Other means	167	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,614	31.2%
15 to 29 min	8,942	42.1%
30 to 44 min	3,863	18.2%
45 to 59 min	1,238	5.8%
60+ min	569	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 5.4% (2,510 of 46,865)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,052	65.1%
Nonfamily households	6,982	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,034	95.9%
Vacant	849	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,912	84.4%
Renter-occupied	3,122	15.6%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,046	76.8%
1-unit, attached	1,522	7.3%
2 to 4 units	751	3.6%
5 to 19 units	1,541	7.4%
20 or more units	624	3.0%
Mobile home & other	399	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3949056
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 41.6902, -81.3359