Lorain County, Ohio Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Lorain County is 3rd in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Lorain County is 4th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Lorain County is 4th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Lorain County is 5th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - Two or More

Lorain County is 9th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Current population (2012)

Lorain County is 9th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Households

Lorain County is 9th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Housing units

Lorain County is 9th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Lorain County is 10th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Lorain County is 10th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Retail sales

Main Cities Within Lorain County, Ohio

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lorain County Rank Ohio US
Current population (2012) 301,478 9th 11,544,225 313,914,040
Size in square miles 491.1 28th 40,860.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 613.6 10th 282.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lorain County Rank Ohio US
Residents younger than 5 5.7% 55th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.2% 49th 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.3% 56th 14.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lorain County Rank Ohio US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.7% 24th 87.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 21.0% 22nd 24.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lorain County Rank Ohio US
Race - White 87.1% 79th 83.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 8.8% 11th 12.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 34th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.1% 21st 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 4th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.6% 5th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 8.7% 3rd 3.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 79.9% 81st 80.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lorain County Rank Ohio US
Female residents 50.8% 36th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.8% 21st 3.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lorain County Rank Ohio US
Housing units 127,748 9th 5,133,446 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 18.0% 19th 22.9% 25.9%
Households 115,534 9th 4,554,007 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 73.2% 51st 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $146,400 19th $135,600 $186,200
People per household 2.5 41st 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 726 4th 16,905 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lorain County Rank Ohio US
Income per capita $25,558 20th $25,618 $27,915
Income per household $52,194 17th $48,071 $52,762
Income below poverty line 13.6% 50th 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lorain County Rank Ohio US
Non-farm private establishments 5,574 11th 250,476 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 80,961 11th 4,432,849 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 20,283 9th 897,939 27,092,908
Retail sales $3,225,508 10th $138,816,008 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,646 34th $12,049 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $326,569 13th $17,779,905 $613,795,732

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