Sheffield Lake

Population: 8,946
Median household income: $62,065
Median home value: $153,400

Sheffield Lake, a community in Lorain County, Ohio, has 8,946 residents. Its median household income of $62,065 runs below the Lorain County figure of $70,693.

From 2019 to 2023, Sheffield Lake's population held roughly steady from 8,968 to 8,946, while its median home value rose 37.2% from $111,800 to $153,400.

The median resident is 44.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,946
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,065
Median home value: $153,400
Median gross rent: $1,014
Housing units: 4,604
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9688,946

Median household income

$62,292$62,065

Median home value

$111,800$153,400

Median gross rent

$881$1,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,968	$62,292	$111,800	$881
2020	9,001	$57,623	$105,700	$884
2021	8,985	$65,172	$111,400	$943
2022	8,958	$61,699	$143,300	$1,019
2023	8,946	$62,065	$153,400	$1,014

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	364	4.1%
5 to 17	1,279	14.3%
18 to 24	591	6.6%
25 to 34	1,270	14.2%
35 to 44	1,074	12.0%
45 to 54	971	10.9%
55 to 64	1,617	18.1%
65 to 74	1,301	14.5%
75 and over	479	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,906	88.4%
Black or African American	69	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.5%
Two or more races	230	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	683	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate42.2%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	235	3.5%
High school graduate	2,833	42.2%
Some college or associate's	2,362	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	927	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	355	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,224	86.9%
Carpooled	258	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	344	7.1%
Other means	27	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,006	22.3%
15 to 29 min	1,797	39.8%
30 to 44 min	924	20.4%
45 to 59 min	479	10.6%
60+ min	313	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 12.4% (1,100 of 8,859)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,220	52.0%
Nonfamily households	2,052	48.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,272	92.8%
Vacant	332	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,081	72.1%
Renter-occupied	1,191	27.9%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units13.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,479	75.6%
1-unit, attached	23	0.5%
2 to 4 units	152	3.3%
5 to 19 units	309	6.7%
20 or more units	641	13.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3972088
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4883, -82.0979