Demographics of Elyria city, Ohio

Elyria city, Ohio had 53,634 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,018 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elyria city, in four figures

53,634
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 53,035 ±41.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,018 people.; 39.4 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,945 ±$2,562
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Elyria city, Ohio's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elyria city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Elyria city, Ohio's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elyria city, 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	52,616	100.0	100.0
2021	52,715	100.2	100.2
2022	52,784	100.3	100.7
2023	53,050	100.8	101.6
2024	53,350	101.4	102.5
2025	53,634	101.9	103.1

Population of Elyria city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	52,616	—
2021	52,715	+99
2022	52,784	+69
2023	53,050	+266
2024	53,350	+300
2025	53,634	+284

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±1.1: for men 37.2 ±1.8 and for women 41.0 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elyria city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	3,119 ±449	5.9% ±0.8	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,513 ±661	16.1% ±1.2	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,644 ±616	8.8% ±1.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,428 ±892	27.2% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,751 ±826	24.0% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,580 ±701	18.1% ±1.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,945 ±$2,562, and income per person $32,302 ±$1,300, 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 Elyria city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	4,699 ±598	20.5% ±2.6	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,804 ±626	25.3% ±2.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,247 ±475	18.5% ±2.0	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,197 ±408	14.0% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,785 ±382	12.2% ±1.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,262 ±246	5.5% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	905 ±243	4.0% ±1.1	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 Elyria city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	8,751 ±1,069	16.7% ±2.0	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,986 ±565	26.1% ±4.4	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,159 ±504	14.9% ±1.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,606 ±314	12.5% ±2.3	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elyria city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elyria city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	25,182 ±549	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±0.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±1.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.0% ±2.1	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.0% ±2.6	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,100 ±$5,544	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$906 ±$34	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±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 Elyria city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,557 ±856	10.5% ±1.6	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,979 ±1,069	67.8% ±2.0	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,451 ±741	12.2% ±1.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	719 ±267	1.4% ±0.5	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 91	< 0.1% to 0.2%	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	92 to 370	0.2% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,048 ±845	7.6% ±1.6	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 Elyria city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	41,964 ±824	79.1% ±1.6	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,117 ±754	17.2% ±1.4	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	677 ±237	1.3% ±0.4	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,277 ±290	2.4% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	639 ±191	1.2% ±0.4	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	638 ±276	1.2% ±0.5	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Elyria city among the places of Ohio

14th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Elyria city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lorain city	65,395 ±103
Hamilton city	63,468 ±91
Youngstown city	59,331 ±33
Springfield city	58,190 ±75
Kettering city	57,206 ±191
Elyria city	53,035 ±41
Middletown city	51,617 ±594
Cuyahoga Falls city	50,909 ±46
Newark city	50,783 ±63
Lakewood city	50,007 ±58
Dublin city	49,294 ±83

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Elyria city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 34 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 76 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 104 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 140 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 152 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026