Mentor-on-the-Lake

Population: 7,117
Median household income: $61,320
Median home value: $171,200

Located in Lake County, Ohio, Mentor-on-the-Lake is a community with a population of 7,117. The median household income of $61,320 is below the Lake County median ($77,952).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mentor-on-the-Lake's population declined 3.7% from 7,391 to 7,117, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $133,200 to $171,200.

The median resident is 46.6 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,117
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,320
Median home value: $171,200
Median gross rent: $1,021
Housing units: 3,867
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3917,117

Median household income

$54,642$61,320

Median home value

$133,200$171,200

Median gross rent

$902$1,021

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,391	$54,642	$133,200	$902
2020	7,391	$54,039	$139,500	$881
2021	7,135	$56,532	$141,100	$921
2022	7,152	$58,524	$162,200	$1,025
2023	7,117	$61,320	$171,200	$1,021

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6423.5%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	259	3.6%
5 to 17	882	12.4%
18 to 24	683	9.6%
25 to 34	1,144	16.1%
35 to 44	507	7.1%
45 to 54	644	9.0%
55 to 64	1,671	23.5%
65 to 74	739	10.4%
75 and over	588	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,268	88.1%
Black or African American	260	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	74	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	222	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	293	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	284	5.4%
High school graduate	1,805	34.1%
Some college or associate's	2,012	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	872	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	320	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,320	86.5%
Carpooled	201	5.2%
Public transit	7	0.2%
Walked	79	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	208	5.4%
Other means	23	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	941	25.9%
15 to 29 min	1,734	47.8%
30 to 44 min	654	18.0%
45 to 59 min	202	5.6%
60+ min	99	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 8.9% (625 of 6,986)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,695	47.0%
Nonfamily households	1,912	53.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,607	93.3%
Vacant	260	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,174	60.3%
Renter-occupied	1,433	39.7%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units27.6%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,370	61.3%
1-unit, attached	185	4.8%
2 to 4 units	53	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1,069	27.6%
20 or more units	190	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3949098
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.7151, -81.3635