Elyria

Population: 52,833
Median household income: $53,204
Median home value: $142,800

Located in Lorain County, Ohio, Elyria is a community with a population of 52,833. Its median household income of $53,204 runs below the Lorain County figure of $70,693.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elyria's population declined 1.8% from 53,821 to 52,833, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $99,100 to $142,800.

The median resident is 39.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,833
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $53,204
Median home value: $142,800
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 25,383
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,82152,833

Median household income

$44,324$53,204

Median home value

$99,100$142,800

Median gross rent

$741$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,821	$44,324	$99,100	$741
2020	53,844	$43,816	$107,600	$740
2021	52,853	$46,034	$112,200	$772
2022	52,780	$49,569	$131,000	$835
2023	52,833	$53,204	$142,800	$859

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,148	6.0%
5 to 17	8,201	15.5%
18 to 24	4,763	9.0%
25 to 34	7,381	14.0%
35 to 44	6,927	13.1%
45 to 54	6,241	11.8%
55 to 64	6,863	13.0%
65 to 74	5,693	10.8%
75 and over	3,616	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,687	67.5%
Black or African American	6,755	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68	0.1%
Asian	851	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	138	0.3%
Two or more races	3,792	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,542	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,503	12.3%
High school graduate	12,837	35.0%
Some college or associate's	13,288	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,788	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,305	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,577	80.6%
Carpooled	2,701	11.1%
Public transit	71	0.3%
Walked	436	1.8%
Bicycle	15	0.1%
Worked from home	1,319	5.4%
Other means	166	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,475	28.2%
15 to 29 min	10,053	43.8%
30 to 44 min	4,193	18.3%
45 to 59 min	1,504	6.5%
60+ min	741	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 17.5% (9,119 of 52,126)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,600	54.7%
Nonfamily households	10,416	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,016	90.7%
Vacant	2,367	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,841	60.1%
Renter-occupied	9,175	39.9%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,112	63.5%
1-unit, attached	1,355	5.3%
2 to 4 units	1,841	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3,469	13.7%
20 or more units	1,426	5.6%
Mobile home & other	1,180	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3925256
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 41.3728, -82.1080