Sheffield

Population: 4,287
Median household income: $102,384
Median home value: $265,100

Sheffield, a community in Lorain County, Ohio, has 4,287 residents. Its median household income of $102,384 runs above the Lorain County figure of $70,693.

From 2019 to 2023, Sheffield's population grew 2.3% from 4,190 to 4,287, while its median home value rose 25.0% from $212,100 to $265,100.

39.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,287
Median age: 50.6 yrs
Median household income: $102,384
Median home value: $265,100
Median gross rent: $1,661
Housing units: 1,815
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1904,287

Median household income

$80,000$102,384

Median home value

$212,100$265,100

Median gross rent

$1,267$1,661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,190	$80,000	$212,100	$1,267
2020	4,299	$83,477	$226,000	$1,307
2021	4,170	$88,310	$234,400	$1,402
2022	4,225	$101,173	$260,600	$1,566
2023	4,287	$102,384	$265,100	$1,661

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	2.9%
5 to 17	496	11.6%
18 to 24	305	7.1%
25 to 34	486	11.3%
35 to 44	435	10.1%
45 to 54	518	12.1%
55 to 64	717	16.7%
65 to 74	770	18.0%
75 and over	437	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,696	86.2%
Black or African American	98	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	133	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	200	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	160	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	5.3%
High school graduate	867	25.8%
Some college or associate's	1,004	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	828	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	487	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,691	80.6%
Carpooled	102	4.9%
Public transit	15	0.7%
Walked	13	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	278	13.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	491	27.0%
15 to 29 min	718	39.4%
30 to 44 min	398	21.9%
45 to 59 min	126	6.9%
60+ min	88	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 2.7% (115 of 4,267)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,204	70.1%
Nonfamily households	514	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,718	94.7%
Vacant	97	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,270	73.9%
Renter-occupied	448	26.1%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,283	70.7%
1-unit, attached	173	9.5%
2 to 4 units	166	9.1%
5 to 19 units	185	10.2%
20 or more units	8	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3972060
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.4569, -82.0940