Lorain

Population: 65,207
Median household income: $45,799
Median home value: $123,500

Located in Lorain County, Ohio, Lorain is a community with a population of 65,207. The median household income of $45,799 is below the Lorain County median ($70,693).

From 2019 to 2023, Lorain's population grew 2.2% from 63,801 to 65,207, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $87,300 to $123,500.

Owners occupy 55.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,207
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $45,799
Median home value: $123,500
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 30,456
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,80165,207

Median household income

$38,291$45,799

Median home value

$87,300$123,500

Median gross rent

$697$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,801	$38,291	$87,300	$697
2020	63,832	$40,486	$90,700	$719
2021	65,051	$42,201	$97,000	$765
2022	65,138	$46,562	$115,200	$832
2023	65,207	$45,799	$123,500	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,473	6.9%
5 to 17	11,426	17.5%
18 to 24	5,896	9.0%
25 to 34	7,616	11.7%
35 to 44	7,728	11.9%
45 to 54	7,895	12.1%
55 to 64	9,368	14.4%
65 to 74	6,524	10.0%
75 and over	4,281	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,821	50.3%
Black or African American	10,621	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.1%
Asian	427	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	266	0.4%
Two or more races	3,154	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,858	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,520	15.0%
High school graduate	15,941	36.7%
Some college or associate's	14,725	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,166	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,060	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,505	78.5%
Carpooled	3,410	13.1%
Public transit	86	0.3%
Walked	176	0.7%
Bicycle	29	0.1%
Worked from home	1,296	5.0%
Other means	606	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,688	27.0%
15 to 29 min	10,340	41.7%
30 to 44 min	4,692	18.9%
45 to 59 min	1,835	7.4%
60+ min	1,257	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 27.4% (17,678 of 64,438)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,791	54.4%
Nonfamily households	12,389	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,180	89.2%
Vacant	3,276	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,157	55.8%
Renter-occupied	12,023	44.2%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,067	69.2%
1-unit, attached	1,576	5.2%
2 to 4 units	2,367	7.8%
5 to 19 units	3,378	11.1%
20 or more units	1,714	5.6%
Mobile home & other	354	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3944856
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 41.4388, -82.1797