Medina County vs. Lorain County

Medina County (OH)Lorain County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)179,146309,461
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.0%2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)172,333301,371
Population, Census, April 1, 2010172,332301,356
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.3%22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.9%18.3%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.8%
White alone, percent95.7%86.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.1%10.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.8%77.9%
Veterans, 2014-201811,22420,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.9%2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)73,048131,916
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.6%71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$189,700$145,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,494$1,301
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$536$484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$861$768
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.9%17.8%
Building permits, 20186291,114
Households, 2014-201868,121119,536
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.2%86.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.5%7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.4%88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.6%78.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.9%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.3%24.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.8%11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.4%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.9%61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)222,970397,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)580,6891,290,703
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,970,3557,327,971
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,536,8131,826,559
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,651,3943,707,277
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,266$12,297
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.024.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$74,243$56,965
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,979$29,777
Persons in poverty, percent6.5%14.2%
Total employer establishments, 20173,9815,623
Total employment, 201754,74185,507
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,251,5023,578,395
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.9%-1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,66717,937
All firms, 201215,04120,914
Men-owned firms, 20128,78611,319
Women-owned firms, 20124,5597,095
Minority-owned firms, 20126022,519
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,91817,554
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,6491,845
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,59417,889
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.0%27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010409.0613.6
Land area in square miles, 2010421.36491.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Medina county (OH) and Lorain county (OH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.