Demographics of Lake County, Ohio

Lake County, Ohio had 232,217 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −300 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lake County, in four figures

232,217
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −300 people.; 44.1 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,925 ±$2,084
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lake County, Ohio's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lake County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lake County, Ohio's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lake County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	232,517	100.0	100.0
2021	232,179	99.9	100.2
2022	231,698	99.6	100.7
2023	231,648	99.6	101.6
2024	232,140	99.8	102.5
2025	232,217	99.9	103.1

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Population of Lake County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	232,517	0	−124	+2	+46
2021	232,179	−338	−1,053	+132	+352
2022	231,698	−481	−1,058	+345	+413
2023	231,648	−50	−683	+398	+298
2024	232,140	+492	−597	+649	+464
2025	232,217	+77	−612	+267	+408

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±0.1: for men 42.5 ±0.3 and for women 45.9 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	10,925 ±86	4.7% ±<0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	33,875 ±945	14.6% ±0.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18,282 ±818	7.9% ±0.4	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	55,567 ±986	23.9% ±0.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	63,259 ±1,202	27.2% ±0.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	50,308 ±1,371	21.7% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,925 ±$2,084, and income per person $45,279 ±$889, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	11,553 ±868	11.4% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	19,061 ±1,174	18.8% ±1.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	16,562 ±999	16.4% ±1.0	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	13,799 ±878	13.6% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	20,854 ±1,038	20.6% ±1.0	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9,894 ±635	9.8% ±0.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,421 ±599	9.3% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	19,110 ±1,896	8.3% ±0.8	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,552 ±818	12.6% ±1.8	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,131 ±985	6.9% ±0.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,427 ±592	8.0% ±0.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	106,331 ±82	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±0.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±0.8	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$214,100 ±$3,838	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,113 ±$21	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,314 ±0	5.3% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	195,593 ±881	84.2% ±0.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,024 ±579	4.7% ±0.2	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,419 ±283	1.5% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	69 to 255	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	101 ±10	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	884 ±366	0.4% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,719 ±1,061	3.8% ±0.5	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	182,740 ±1,677	78.7% ±0.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	35,176 ±1,356	15.1% ±0.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,864 ±423	0.8% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,436 ±1,053	5.4% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,318 ±880	3.6% ±0.4	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,118 ±618	1.8% ±0.3	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lake County among the counties of Ohio

12th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Lake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Butler County	400,128	+2.4%
Stark County	373,771	−0.2%
Lorain County	323,219	+3.1%
Warren County	257,181	+5.7%
Delaware County	242,032	+12.5%
Lake County	232,217	−0.1%
Mahoning County	224,706	−1.4%
Clermont County	216,977	+3.9%
Trumbull County	198,972	−1.3%
Licking County	185,564	+3.8%
Medina County	185,025	+1.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026