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Lake County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Lake County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lake County is a mid-sized Ohio county of 232,360 residents with a median household income of $80,925 and a low poverty rate of 8.2%, suggesting a relatively stable working-class and middle-income base. The labor force participation rate stands at 65.6%, with 30.5% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $46,261. Housing remains accessible, with a median home value of $199,900 and median gross rent of $1,073/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 0.9% over five years alongside a 75.8% homeownership rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

232,360

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$80,925

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.9% since 2018

Lake County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone198,440 (85.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,492 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race7,635 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,055 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,748 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone3,443 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,295
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4,132
  3. 3.Other Indo-European2,275
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic967
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)509

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

13,389

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,719

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,197

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance26,654
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)24,025
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)13,114
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services11,322
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing10,217

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations49,397
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations26,398
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations19,557
  4. 4.Service Occupations18,094
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,682

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.01×)24,149
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.31×)3,649
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.27×)10,233
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)12,981
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.93×)5,293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$199,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,073/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99912,098 (15.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99911,272 (14.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99910,005 (13.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9998,358 (10.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9996,802 (8.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9996,532 (8.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,261

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone91,865 (76.5%)
  • Worked At Home16,360 (13.6%)
  • Carpooled8,720 (7.3%)
  • Walked1,317 (1.1%)
  • Other833 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit598 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.