Lorain County, Ohio

Lorain County has a population of 317,129 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $223,200, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $73,347.

Home price
$223,200
Income
$73,347
Population
317,129
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$223,200county
Median gross rent$966county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198060.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,382county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,279county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,058county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,646county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$73,347county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate12.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.7%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government14.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$47,390county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.37%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4950345county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths16.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county87county
Public school enrollment42479county
Students per full-time teacher16.8county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools44county
Middle schools21county
High schools19county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population317,129county
Land area in square miles491county
People per square mile of land646.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores52county
Convenience stores40county
Share living far from a food store25.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.2%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person31.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages7.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents93county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in6,861county
Households that moved away6,314county
Average income of arriving households$69,191county
Average income of departing households$65,826county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,082county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.3%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.3 incounty
Annual snowfall32.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing125 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days186 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$127county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.8¢county
Household electricity use786 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas76.6%county
Homes heated by propane3.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband88.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk90.2county
Coastal flood risk31.8county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk41.6county
Hail risk91.3county
Earthquake risk74.6county
Tornado risk90.9county
Tropical cyclone risk50.6county
Extreme heat risk64.1county
Winter weather risk90.5county
Strong wind risk92.7county
Wildfire risk45.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lorain County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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