Avon Lake

Population: 25,456
Median household income: $110,174
Median home value: $337,200

Located in Lorain County, Ohio, Avon Lake is a community with a population of 25,456. At $110,174, its median household income sits above Lorain County's $70,693.

From 2019 to 2023, Avon Lake's population grew 5.9% from 24,030 to 25,456, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $256,400 to $337,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,456
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $110,174
Median home value: $337,200
Median gross rent: $1,500
Housing units: 10,884
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,03025,456

Median household income

$83,018$110,174

Median home value

$256,400$337,200

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,030	$83,018	$256,400	$1,136
2020	24,309	$82,994	$260,000	$1,170
2021	25,005	$95,121	$275,800	$1,211
2022	25,220	$103,946	$318,800	$1,274
2023	25,456	$110,174	$337,200	$1,500

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,554	6.1%
5 to 17	4,727	18.6%
18 to 24	1,114	4.4%
25 to 34	2,758	10.8%
35 to 44	2,878	11.3%
45 to 54	3,979	15.6%
55 to 64	3,320	13.0%
65 to 74	3,018	11.9%
75 and over	2,108	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,104	90.8%
Black or African American	265	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	583	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	53	0.2%
Two or more races	644	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	803	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate17.0%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree30.6%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	349	1.9%
High school graduate	3,064	17.0%
Some college or associate's	4,836	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,528	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,284	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,707	75.5%
Carpooled	500	3.9%
Public transit	47	0.4%
Walked	73	0.6%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	2,258	17.6%
Other means	263	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,255	30.7%
15 to 29 min	3,166	29.9%
30 to 44 min	2,258	21.3%
45 to 59 min	1,122	10.6%
60+ min	798	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 3.9% (978 of 25,290)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,937	66.2%
Nonfamily households	3,534	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,471	96.2%
Vacant	413	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,612	82.2%
Renter-occupied	1,859	17.8%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,267	76.0%
1-unit, attached	1,007	9.3%
2 to 4 units	269	2.5%
5 to 19 units	710	6.5%
20 or more units	631	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3903464
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4945, -82.0161