Sylvania

Population: 19,038
Median household income: $95,610
Median home value: $233,700

Sylvania is a community in Lucas County, Ohio, home to 19,038 residents. At $95,610, its median household income sits above Lucas County's $60,095.

From 2019 to 2023, Sylvania's population held roughly steady from 19,143 to 19,038, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $178,800 to $233,700.

Owners occupy 77.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,038
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $95,610
Median home value: $233,700
Median gross rent: $1,019
Housing units: 7,992
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,14319,038

Median household income

$76,923$95,610

Median home value

$178,800$233,700

Median gross rent

$858$1,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,143	$76,923	$178,800	$858
2020	19,242	$77,287	$182,100	$855
2021	18,991	$88,246	$189,400	$890
2022	19,042	$86,048	$216,000	$904
2023	19,038	$95,610	$233,700	$1,019

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,385	7.3%
5 to 17	3,432	18.0%
18 to 24	1,183	6.2%
25 to 34	2,339	12.3%
35 to 44	2,403	12.6%
45 to 54	2,040	10.7%
55 to 64	2,283	12.0%
65 to 74	2,428	12.8%
75 and over	1,545	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,501	86.7%
Black or African American	563	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	548	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.0%
Two or more races	572	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	839	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate17.8%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree23.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	316	2.4%
High school graduate	2,324	17.8%
Some college or associate's	3,801	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,596	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,001	23.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,171	77.2%
Carpooled	541	5.8%
Public transit	74	0.8%
Walked	165	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,307	14.1%
Other means	32	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,173	27.2%
15 to 29 min	4,015	50.3%
30 to 44 min	1,185	14.8%
45 to 59 min	245	3.1%
60+ min	365	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 5.3% (985 of 18,418)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,069	67.5%
Nonfamily households	2,440	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,509	94.0%
Vacant	483	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,823	77.5%
Renter-occupied	1,686	22.5%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,387	67.4%
1-unit, attached	651	8.1%
2 to 4 units	387	4.8%
5 to 19 units	829	10.4%
20 or more units	687	8.6%
Mobile home & other	51	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3976022
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.7104, -83.7102