Demographics of Lorain County, Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio had 323,219 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +9,705 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.

Lorain County, in four figures

323,219
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +9,705 people.; 42.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,347 ±$1,501
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.

Lorain County, Ohio's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lorain 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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Lorain County, Ohio's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lorain 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	313,514	100.0	100.0
2021	314,094	100.2	100.2
2022	316,304	100.9	100.7
2023	318,804	101.7	101.6
2024	321,159	102.4	102.5
2025	323,219	103.1	103.1

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Population of Lorain 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	313,514	+534	−54	+3	+525
2021	314,094	+580	−696	+165	+836
2022	316,304	+2,210	−967	+356	+2,858
2023	318,804	+2,500	−360	+502	+2,359
2024	321,159	+2,355	−520	+507	+2,363
2025	323,219	+2,060	−479	+322	+2,212

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.2: for men 40.9 ±0.3 and for women 43.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lorain County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	16,974 ±98	5.4% ±<0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	51,357 ±1,163	16.2% ±0.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	25,967 ±891	8.2% ±0.3	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	75,708 ±1,093	23.9% ±0.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	84,221 ±1,390	26.6% ±0.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	62,902 ±1,515	19.8% ±0.5	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,347 ±$1,501, and income per person $40,798 ±$1,016, 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 Lorain County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	19,831 ±1,223	15.5% ±1.0	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	24,551 ±1,303	19.2% ±1.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	20,810 ±1,039	16.3% ±0.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	16,360 ±1,049	12.8% ±0.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	22,523 ±1,143	17.7% ±0.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10,613 ±640	8.3% ±0.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12,856 ±817	10.1% ±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 Lorain County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	37,264 ±2,237	12.1% ±0.7	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11,870 ±1,082	17.7% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	16,777 ±1,042	10.6% ±0.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8,617 ±745	10.4% ±0.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lorain County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lorain County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	136,548 ±129	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±0.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.6% ±0.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.0% ±0.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.0% ±0.9	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$223,200 ±$3,747	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$966 ±$21	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±1	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 Lorain County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	35,037 ±0	11.0% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	239,518 ±668	75.5% ±0.2	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	22,627 ±1,165	7.1% ±0.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,367 ±343	1.4% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	266 ±85	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,009 ±309	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	14,305 ±1,453	4.5% ±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 Lorain County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	245,069 ±2,173	77.3% ±0.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	55,131 ±1,932	17.4% ±0.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6,992 ±906	2.2% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,937 ±829	3.1% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,197 ±624	2.0% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,740 ±585	1.2% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lorain County among the counties of Ohio

9th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Lorain County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	539,598	+0.5%
Summit County	538,376	−0.3%
Lucas County	423,347	−1.7%
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%

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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