Demographics of Mentor city, Ohio

Mentor city, Ohio had 47,010 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −380 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mentor city, in four figures

47,010
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 47,171 ±43.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −380 people.; 46.5 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,949 ±$3,671
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.

Mentor city, Ohio's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mentor 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

Mentor city, Ohio's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mentor 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	47,390	100.0	100.0
2021	47,236	99.7	100.2
2022	46,969	99.1	100.7
2023	46,862	98.9	101.6
2024	47,005	99.2	102.5
2025	47,010	99.2	103.1

Population of Mentor city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	47,390	—
2021	47,236	−154
2022	46,969	−267
2023	46,862	−107
2024	47,005	+143
2025	47,010	+5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.5 ±1.5: for men 45.0 ±2.2 and for women 48.0 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mentor city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,497 ±386	5.3% ±0.8	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,454 ±679	13.7% ±1.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,997 ±438	6.4% ±0.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,770 ±728	22.8% ±1.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,979 ±892	27.5% ±1.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,474 ±711	24.3% ±1.5	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,949 ±$3,671, and income per person $48,169 ±$1,900, 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 Mentor city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,853 ±348	9.1% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,428 ±443	16.8% ±2.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,200 ±513	15.7% ±2.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,753 ±347	13.5% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,378 ±535	21.5% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,527 ±340	12.4% ±1.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,216 ±310	10.9% ±1.5	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 Mentor city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,431 ±656	5.2% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	263 to 855	3.0% to 9.5%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,001 ±346	4.4% ±1.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	871 ±214	5.6% ±1.3	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mentor city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mentor city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	21,142 ±527	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±0.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.7% ±1.1	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.7% ±1.7	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.3% ±2.2	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$247,700 ±$9,591	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,239 ±$74	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 Mentor city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,106 ±450	2.3% ±1.0	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	41,739 ±869	88.5% ±1.8	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	847 ±306	1.8% ±0.6	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,611 ±351	3.4% ±0.7	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 123	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,765 ±541	3.7% ±1.1	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 Mentor city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	35,698 ±896	75.7% ±1.9	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,076 ±799	17.1% ±1.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	75 to 307	0.2% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,206 ±535	6.8% ±1.1	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,269 ±500	4.8% ±1.1	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	937 ±240	2.0% ±0.5	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%.

Mentor city among the places of Ohio

22nd 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 Mentor city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Newark city	50,783 ±63
Lakewood city	50,007 ±58
Dublin city	49,294 ±83
Euclid city	48,823 ±32
Mansfield city	47,663 ±33
Mentor city	47,171 ±43
Beavercreek city	47,126 ±59
Strongsville city	45,983 ±40
Fairfield city	44,828 ±35
Delaware city	44,589 ±707
Cleveland Heights city	44,497 ±66

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Mentor city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 21 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 30 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 36 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 43 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 53 Places in Ohio by median household income

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