Demographics of Lima city, Ohio

Lima city, Ohio had 34,695 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −781 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lima city, in four figures

34,695
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 35,010 ±46.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −781 people.; 36.8 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,240 ±$2,710
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.

Lima city, Ohio's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lima 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Lima city, Ohio's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lima 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	35,476	100.0	100.0
2021	35,246	99.4	100.2
2022	34,908	98.4	100.7
2023	34,799	98.1	101.6
2024	34,807	98.1	102.5
2025	34,695	97.8	103.1

Population of Lima city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	35,476	—
2021	35,246	−230
2022	34,908	−338
2023	34,799	−109
2024	34,807	+8
2025	34,695	−112

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±1.9: for men 34.3 ±1.8 and for women 39.0 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lima city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,870 ±268	5.3% ±0.8	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,211 ±581	17.7% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,770 ±415	10.8% ±1.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,374 ±563	26.8% ±1.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,170 ±548	23.3% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,615 ±467	16.0% ±1.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,240 ±$2,710, and income per person $24,787 ±$1,438, 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 Lima city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	3,954 ±478	27.7% ±3.3	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,760 ±438	26.3% ±3.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,447 ±408	17.1% ±2.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,162 ±353	15.1% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,382 ±271	9.7% ±1.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	280 ±103	2.0% ±0.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	288 ±129	2.0% ±0.9	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 Lima city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	7,958 ±737	23.9% ±2.2	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,626 ±444	32.9% ±4.5	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,842 ±425	21.6% ±2.2	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,490 ±220	19.9% ±2.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lima city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lima city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	15,950 ±361	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.5% ±1.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.5% ±1.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.6% ±3.0	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.4% ±2.7	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,200 ±$7,251	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$903 ±$37	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±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 Lima city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,670 ±285	4.8% ±0.8	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,517 ±640	64.3% ±1.8	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,158 ±705	20.4% ±2.0	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	109 to 509	0.3% to 1.5%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 297	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	13 to 177	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,108 ±618	8.9% ±1.8	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 Lima city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	27,924 ±594	79.8% ±1.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,982 ±563	17.1% ±1.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	57 to 243	0.2% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	954 ±313	2.7% ±0.9	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	429 ±178	1.2% ±0.5	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	525 ±229	1.5% ±0.7	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Lima city among the places of Ohio

42nd 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 Lima city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Upper Arlington city	36,293 ±47
Marion city	35,669 ±104
Mason city	35,509 ±55
Gahanna city	35,486 ±35
Brunswick city	35,246 ±38
Lima city	35,010 ±46
Fairborn city	34,534 ±295
Stow city	34,240 ±42
Westlake city	34,104 ±26
Massillon city	32,338 ±47
North Olmsted city	31,924 ±27

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lima city, Ohio

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026