Demographics of Willoughby city, Ohio

Willoughby city, Ohio had 24,234 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +341 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Willoughby city, in four figures

24,234
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,046 ±27.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +341 people.; 45.6 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,309 ±$5,007
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.

Willoughby city, Ohio's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Willoughby 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

Willoughby city, Ohio's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Willoughby 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	23,893	100.0	100.0
2021	23,821	99.7	100.2
2022	24,087	100.8	100.7
2023	24,157	101.1	101.6
2024	24,193	101.3	102.5
2025	24,234	101.4	103.1

Population of Willoughby city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,893	—
2021	23,821	−72
2022	24,087	+266
2023	24,157	+70
2024	24,193	+36
2025	24,234	+41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±2.7: for men 42.7 ±2.6 and for women 47.9 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Willoughby city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	875 ±227	3.6% ±0.9	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,036 ±416	12.6% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,731 ±351	7.2% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,254 ±603	26.0% ±2.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,277 ±514	26.1% ±2.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,873 ±508	24.4% ±2.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,309 ±$5,007, and income per person $45,050 ±$2,172, 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 Willoughby city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,493 ±268	12.7% ±2.2	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,435 ±406	20.7% ±3.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,206 ±332	18.7% ±2.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,536 ±222	13.0% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,116 ±337	18.0% ±2.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,129 ±207	9.6% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	868 ±181	7.4% ±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 Willoughby city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,250 ±493	9.5% ±2.1	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	548 ±242	14.0% ±5.9	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	784 ±234	6.4% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	918 ±223	12.2% ±2.8	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Willoughby city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Willoughby city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	12,393 ±381	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±1.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.4% ±2.4	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.6% ±3.4	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$216,900 ±$9,742	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,171 ±$38	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Willoughby city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	425 ±166	1.8% ±0.7	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,686 ±660	86.0% ±2.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,769 ±541	7.4% ±2.2	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	85 to 313	0.4% to 1.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 194	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	871 ±333	3.6% ±1.4	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 Willoughby city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	19,671 ±491	81.8% ±2.0	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,080 ±352	12.8% ±1.5	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 77	< 0.1% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,255 ±349	5.2% ±1.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	999 ±273	4.2% ±1.1	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	90 to 422	0.4% to 1.8%	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%.

Willoughby city among the places of Ohio

70th 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 Willoughby city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Zanesville city	24,740 ±34
Sandusky city	24,606 ±25
Wadsworth city	24,492 ±34
Pickerington city	24,477 ±31
Riverside city	24,435 ±36
Willoughby city	24,046 ±27
Solon city	23,943 ±40
Athens city	23,396 ±133
Maple Heights city	23,258 ±52
Trotwood city	23,041 ±30
Hudson city	23,039 ±73

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 37 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 48 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 54 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 84 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 91 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share

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

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